An AI therapist responds to you in real time — grounding your body, breaking the loop, guiding you back. Not a breathing exercise. Not a script. A live guided crisis session personalised to exactly what you tell them.
Available the moment you need it. At 3am. On the bus. Mid-meeting.
Every piece of advice you have ever been given — breathe, think positive, it is not that bad — requires a brain that is calm enough to reason. Mid-spiral, that brain is offline.
Breathing exercises assume you can remember them. Journalling assumes you can write. Meditation assumes you can sit still. All of these require the calm, rational brain that the spiral just switched off.
Emergency spiral mode is different because it does not ask you to already know what to do. It meets you exactly where you are — flooded, frightened, unable to think — and guides you out from there.
First it gets your body out of threat mode. Then, and only then, it addresses the thought.
Emergency mode is not a static exercise. Every session adapts to what you type — the assessor reads what you tell them and chooses the right technique for your specific moment.
Before anything else, the assessor interrupts the physiology. One simple instruction. Feet on the floor. Breathe with the ring. Hit the 174Hz tone. The thinking brain cannot be reached until the body stops screaming.
Once the body is even slightly less flooded, the assessor explains what just happened — briefly, clearly, without drama. Adrenaline. Fight or flight. Normal. Not dangerous. The alarm was real; the threat was not.
Now the prefrontal cortex is coming back online. Now the assessor gently explores the thought — challenges the catastrophic story, builds a realistic response, or uses ACT defusion to unhook from the spiral entirely.
Every assessor is trained on the same three-phase approach. What differs is how they speak to you. Some people need a firm hand. Some need a gentle voice. Pick the one that fits.
Every technique used in emergency mode has a clinical evidence base. The assessor reads what you tell them and chooses which one fits — you do not have to know which technique you need.
When you are ready — when the loop has broken and you feel steady — you tell the assessor. They give you a warm, affirming close, then the session saves to your timeline.
Start with a free account. Emergency spiral mode, all six assessors, and the frequency tone tools are available from day one. No credit card required.
Important: Stop The Loop is a self-guided CBT and ACT tool for anxiety management. It is not a medical device or replacement for professional mental health treatment. Emergency spiral mode is a therapeutic tool — not a substitute for emergency services. If you are in crisis, experiencing suicidal thoughts, or need immediate help, please call 999, NHS 111, or Samaritans on 116 123.