Before you begin
What BECOMING is, and isn't.
Worth reading once, plainly — not buried in fine print.
Not therapy, not a diagnosis
BECOMING is a self-reflection and practice tool, not a licensed mental health service. Your baseline scores are a signal you can use to notice patterns — they are not a clinical assessment, and nothing in this app diagnoses, treats, or claims to cure any mental health condition. If you're working with a therapist, doctor, or counselor, this app is meant to sit alongside that relationship, never replace it.
Generated by AI, not a person
The Companion's replies, your Future Self profile, and your daily recommendations are generated by an AI system prompted with psychology, mindfulness, and behavioral-science research — not written or reviewed by a clinician. It can be wrong, miss context, or phrase something clumsily. Treat it as a thoughtful starting point for your own reflection, not an authority.
Evidence levels are always visible
Anywhere this app cites research — baseline domains, meditation descriptions, knowledge articles — it's labeled by how solid that evidence actually is: established science, emerging research, mixed evidence, hypothesis, philosophy, spiritual tradition, metaphor, or speculation. We don't flatten all of that into one category called “truth.”
If you're struggling right now
This app isn't built or staffed to respond to a crisis. If you're thinking about harming yourself or are in crisis, please reach out to people who can actually help: in the US, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), available 24/7. Outside the US, please contact your local emergency number or a crisis line where you are.