With the abridge app you can replay what actually happen in real time rather than relying on your memory. With all the stress we are currently under - and the associated trauma - it’s going to be difficult to remember anything that takes place during this time frame, let alone with any accuracy. This can give us an incomplete picture of our health condition and cause unnecessary stress and anxiety.Ĭonsider how the COVID-19 Pandemic and quarantine is impacting our mental health, our emotions, and our outlook on life.

Meaning if something scares us, we are more likely to remember other scary bits of information and forget hopeful or positive bits of information. Often, our memories follow our initial feelings. Basically, we forget most of what people tell us! We focus on the major bits of information, things like the diagnosis, but we are likely to forget smaller bits of information, things like how common the diagnosis may be. The concept is simple and is based on what we know about our memories. Tap the big button and take home your doctor’s advice.” Abridge is an app that records your visit with your doctor so that you can listen back later. I recently had the pleasure of speaking to one of the founders of the health app, Abridge. Obviously, just because an app exists doesn’t make it helpful and, especially in the mental health space, some apps can be harmful. From weight loss to time management to falling asleep faster, you’d be hard pressed to search for an app and not find something. There are no shortage of apps promising to make our lives better.

Mythoughts app