The article reflects the author's struggles with mental health and unemployment, illustrating a period of inactivity characterized by a deep sense of worthlessness. A friend introduces the Finch app, which employs a gamified approach to self-care, allowing users to complete tasks for rewards that impact a virtual pet's happiness. Initially skeptical of its validity, the author finds an unexpected motivation in the app's playful elements, leading to daily engagement and self-improvement, highlighting the blend of technology and mental health support.
The Finch self-care app encourages users to complete daily tasks to earn rewards for caring for both themselves and a digital pet, fostering mental health awareness.
Despite initial skepticism about the app's effectiveness, the simple act of caring for a virtual pet motivated the author to engage with self-care tasks.
As my friend described it, the app seemed gimmicky. Transactional. Superficial. No better than the stack of half-read self-help books littering the floor by my bed.
I've dealt with mental health issues most of my life and know—the work to help yourself has to come from yourself. Not a book and certainly not an app.
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