HeartShip
Build a support network with HeartShip! Know that you are not alone. Discuss mental health hardships, physical ailments or other issues with people that share them. Messaging is anonymous, secure, and meant to be judgment free without fear of stigma or shame.
How to use HeartShip:
1. Create your account and type an anonymous pseudonym to display to other users2. Enter your mental health, physical health or other issues (e.g. depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, work-related stress, epilepsy) 3. Find and message users with shared issues4. Add friends and build a support network5. Update your status regularly to let friends and new matches know how well you are feeling or just whatever comes to mind6. Check the statuses of your friends to see how well they are feeling. Reach out to users that need help.
Features
- Potential shared issues: ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, bullying, cancer, depression, diabetes, an eating disorder, PTSD, a sleeping disorder, or schizophrenia
- If your issue isn't listed, enter it!
- Users are hidden from matches section after 7 days of inactivity
- Filter matches by age, gender & shared issues
Goals
- Connect people suffering from shared hardships
- Give the families and friends of those with mental "illness" an opportunity to educate, learn and better understand the person they care for
- Share ideas and suggestions on how to manage or better care for an issue
- Reduce stigma for mental “illnesses" such as anxiety or depressionb
- Provide a safe space to discuss mental "illness" consequence-free
- Increase mental health awareness for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD and more
- Prove that no one is truly alone
About HeartShip
HeartShip's purpose is to let people know they are not alone in the world, that their hardships can be overcome and that shame is fruitless. Depression and anxiety should not dominate anyone's life. Suffering from a major ailment such as those or bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD and other mental "illnesses" can be alienating. HeartShip provides a space for those individuals to talk through problems with people that understand them.
Users can vary from a person who has struggled his or her entire life with depression to someone looking to care for their relative with anxiety or someone recently bipolar disorder looking to better understand their diagnosis. Develop real connections on and help it become a community built on supporting one’s fellow person.
There are no current plans to monetize HeartShip. The app will not have traditional advertising and there will never be premium-only features. All users should have the same access to tools that can better their lives.
Disclaimer
Bullying and trolling have no place in HeartShip. Given the sensitivity of the issues being discussed, please respect the boundaries of potentially vulnerable users. If you believe you may hurt yourself, others or do something drastic, please call 1-800-273-8255, The National Suicide Prevention Hotline.
HeartShip does not offer counseling or connect licensed medical professionals to users. All connections are between anonymous individuals looking to support one another.
***Coming Soon***
- iOS version in late December or early January
- Profiles and Timeline (Q1 or Q2 of '17)
- Fixed bugs
Support or Follow:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartShipApp
Reddit: Coming soon
Patreon: Coming soon
How to use HeartShip:
1. Create your account and type an anonymous pseudonym to display to other users2. Enter your mental health, physical health or other issues (e.g. depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, work-related stress, epilepsy) 3. Find and message users with shared issues4. Add friends and build a support network5. Update your status regularly to let friends and new matches know how well you are feeling or just whatever comes to mind6. Check the statuses of your friends to see how well they are feeling. Reach out to users that need help.
Features
- Potential shared issues: ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, bullying, cancer, depression, diabetes, an eating disorder, PTSD, a sleeping disorder, or schizophrenia
- If your issue isn't listed, enter it!
- Users are hidden from matches section after 7 days of inactivity
- Filter matches by age, gender & shared issues
Goals
- Connect people suffering from shared hardships
- Give the families and friends of those with mental "illness" an opportunity to educate, learn and better understand the person they care for
- Share ideas and suggestions on how to manage or better care for an issue
- Reduce stigma for mental “illnesses" such as anxiety or depressionb
- Provide a safe space to discuss mental "illness" consequence-free
- Increase mental health awareness for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, PTSD and more
- Prove that no one is truly alone
About HeartShip
HeartShip's purpose is to let people know they are not alone in the world, that their hardships can be overcome and that shame is fruitless. Depression and anxiety should not dominate anyone's life. Suffering from a major ailment such as those or bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD and other mental "illnesses" can be alienating. HeartShip provides a space for those individuals to talk through problems with people that understand them.
Users can vary from a person who has struggled his or her entire life with depression to someone looking to care for their relative with anxiety or someone recently bipolar disorder looking to better understand their diagnosis. Develop real connections on and help it become a community built on supporting one’s fellow person.
There are no current plans to monetize HeartShip. The app will not have traditional advertising and there will never be premium-only features. All users should have the same access to tools that can better their lives.
Disclaimer
Bullying and trolling have no place in HeartShip. Given the sensitivity of the issues being discussed, please respect the boundaries of potentially vulnerable users. If you believe you may hurt yourself, others or do something drastic, please call 1-800-273-8255, The National Suicide Prevention Hotline.
HeartShip does not offer counseling or connect licensed medical professionals to users. All connections are between anonymous individuals looking to support one another.
***Coming Soon***
- iOS version in late December or early January
- Profiles and Timeline (Q1 or Q2 of '17)
- Fixed bugs
Support or Follow:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartShipApp
Reddit: Coming soon
Patreon: Coming soon
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Reviews (7)
Ale.
Dec 13, 2016
Biased as I am the app's creator...but I truly do plan to use HeartShip to develop a better positive outlook and improve the lives of people suffering from mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.
A. G. u.
Dec 17, 2016
This is really awesome... Great job guys.... I really like this keep it up.....
Jef. G.
Nov 11, 2016
I like the unique approach to dealing with life's issues that this app takes. The interface is also pretty slick and easy to use. Looking forward to seeing where it goes in the future.
Kis. V.
Dec 21, 2016
It' really nice app. I like it so much! Using this app two month on my mobile phone! I'm happy with this app! Please, install this app and enjoy it.
Cyn. A.
Dec 14, 2016
Mental Health Awarness! Glad to see an app focused on raising awareness for the mental health crisis.
Dav. L.
Nov 14, 2016
Thanks for providing me a great app. Highly recommended!
I didn't like how there was no option just to sign up with an email. I don't want to sign up with facebook or my google account. That's uncomfortable. Please add an email only option for sign up!