[UCMATH]

I've never actually used an app to track my Bipolar, and I wanted to know about your experiences with them? Do you use an app? What do you, or don't you, like about it? Also, what features would your dream app have?

[RisuNeko]

I would want a -5 to +5 scale with 0 in the middle and options for psychotic symptoms, anxiety, motivation, and maybe a couple of other things, like a check box for meds. I think there are apps sort of like this.

I used to use one but I forgot what it was called emoods maybe. It was a little unwieldy though and not very visually appealing. There was another mood tracker that wasn't made for people with bipolar that I didn't find useful at all but was much prettier. Those are the main ones i've tried.

[UCMATH]

Yeah, I've been sticking to pen and paper, but that's getting a bit annoying and time-consuming, because I like to keep track of things like average mood and energy levels. I'd like to decrease the time I spend with my calculator.

[Crazy Hitch]

I think they can work really well.

This is my opinion.

I have certainly used them in the past. With the intent to track sleep / mood / symptoms when wanting to become more aware of when I was entering a mood episode early on in order to require earlier intervention to see what could be done in order to help de escuate a potenially massive episode.

I used too when I was cycling heavily, but now that I'm stabile for weeks, I quit because it's so boring that I forget.

[gayleggg]

I've used Optimism and IMoodJournal, but mostly I just log my moods in a journaling app that I use called DayOne. I find it simpler to just work with tags when I'm journaling than to use a separate app.

[bella4]

I don’t have a smart phone, can’t afford one; I have made a spread sheet on my home computer. I have made a scale for moods, sleep hours, depression, mania, irritability, anxiety, psychosis, and comments. I can go back and look at the past days, weeks and see highs, lows and triggers.

[~Christina]

I use pen and paper, I am ole school , Takes me 5 mins before bed to mark it. and my T is 67 and has no desire to look at a phone app . lol

Mine tracks the following and is on a 1-10 scale (all but sleep that is specific hours.)

Sleep amount and quality
High?
Low?
Anger and irritability
Pain level
Whether I eat or not
Hallucinations
Level of OCD cleaning.

I only chart once a day and then its based on how overall the day was and my moods.. I wake up angry daily due to my pain, end of the day I just chart "over all" how my day has been.

Oh and I don't compare what I chart today to yesterdays .

[ThunderGoddess]

I've been using optimism for 5 months I like it but am thinking about switching to one without preset triggers.

I bought MyMood to look at it, a little pricey but I was in a spending mood then. It has a med reminder, charts sleep, energy, menstrual cycles, mood, mood faces, and it took notes on all entries. It's pretty involved compared to the other ones.

[HALLIEBETH87]

I know DBSA has a free app on iTunes but it was too detailed for me to do. I used to use Imood Journal. Now I do my diary cards for my DBT group and its helpful.