Anchored: Anxiety Journal

Name what you feel. Understand why. Bring it to your next session.

Anchored is an anxiety journal built around two tools therapists already use: a wheel of emotions and a CBT-style check-in. Whether you're in therapy or working through things independently, it meets you where you are.

NAME IT ON THE WHEEL

Drag Pebble out from the centre. The direction selects the emotion, while the distance shows its intensity. Choose from 24 feelings and three levels of intensity, with a genuinely neutral centre for days that are simply fine.

Most trackers give you five faces. But apprehensive, afraid and terrified do not describe the same kind of day. Anchored lets you record the difference.

WORK THROUGH IT

After choosing a feeling, complete a short CBT-style check-in: what triggered it, where you notice it in your body and one thought you want to record.

It takes about two minutes, so you never have to face a blank page at 11pm.

YOUR MONTH, IN COLOUR

Every check-in appears on your calendar. The colour represents the feeling, its size shows the intensity and a ring marks the days you practised.

Tap any day to revisit what happened and what you wrote. It gives you something concrete to open when someone asks how the last two weeks actually went and you cannot quite remember.

SUPPORT FOR DIFFICULT MOMENTS

Anchored keeps practical tools close when emotions spike:

- A full-screen breathing exercise using a 4-4-6 rhythm
- The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique
- A toolkit of 23 practices for immediate and longer-term support
- Guided audio exercises
- A late-night wind-down
- 18 plain-language guides

A ONE-TAP ANCHOR ON YOUR HOME SCREEN

Add the widget to place the breathing exercise one tap from your Home Screen. There is no need to search for the app when you need it most.

SEE WHAT HELPS

Anchored records which exercises you found helpful. With Apple Health, it can also show your heart rate before and after a session. Your readings remain on your device.

WHY ANCHORED

- Warm rather than clinical
- Built for difficult moments and longer-term reflection
- Private, with no account required to get started
- Calm by design, with soft colours and gentle motion

Anchored is an educational and self-help wellness app. It does not diagnose or treat any condition and is not a substitute for professional care.

Anchored is free to start. Breathing and grounding exercises, the crisis toolkit, the Home Screen widget and your first 14 days of check-ins are included.

Anchored Premium unlocks unlimited check-ins, your complete calendar history and the full collection of practices, guides and audio journeys.

Terms of Service (EULA): https://useanchored.com/terms/