Frequently asked questions

No. MiraNote is a self-help tool built around the thought-record structure used in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). It can sit alongside therapy, and many people use it to bring examined thoughts to their next session, but it is not a clinical service.

Two optional things. While you pick patterns, Mira can suggest which of the nineteen distortions fit the thought you wrote. After a record, Mira Says explains the pattern, how to get past it, and offers an alternative thought for your exact situation. You always decide what fits.

No. Positive thinking tries to replace a bad thought with a good one. Cognitive reframing tries to replace a distorted thought with a more accurate one. The balanced thought is often more hopeful, but it still acknowledges what's hard. "This is a tough week, and I've gotten through tough weeks before" is a reframe. "Everything is great" isn't, especially if part of you doesn't believe it.

A thought record is a short CBT exercise. You write down a situation, the automatic thought it triggered, and how strongly you felt it. Then you look at the evidence and write a more balanced version. In MiraNote this takes three stages and about three minutes.

Your thought records are stored in your own account on Google Firebase, encrypted in transit, and never sold or shared with other third parties. You can delete your account and every record from inside the app at any time.

iPhone running iOS 15 or later and Android phones running Android 8.0 or later. Sign in with email, Google, or Apple, and your entries sync across your devices.