Confidence · 180 days

You know the answer, but you stay quiet — why stick your neck out?

180 days of small steps grounded in cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exposure. One concrete action a day — small enough that you actually take it.

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Sound familiar?

  • You have the point ready in a meeting. You wait for the right moment. The moment passes, someone says exactly the same thing — and gets the credit.

  • Someone cuts in front of you in a queue. You say nothing, then spend an hour rehearsing the line you should have said.

  • You write the message. Delete it. Write a softer one. Delete it. Send something that no longer means anything.

  • You leave the party early and feel relief. The next day you feel regret.

How it works

  1. 01

    You take the test

    A dozen or so questions, two minutes. You get a profile: what exactly blocks you, and in which situations.

  2. 02

    You get one step a day

    A four-minute lesson and one micro-challenge to run in real life. Not "work on yourself" — "ask the person behind the counter one question today".

  3. 03

    The change compounds

    After a month you have thirty situations behind you that you would previously have avoided. That is not motivation, it is repetition.

Preview from the app

This is what your day looks like

Four minutes of reading and one action. No wall of text, no homework for the evening.

Day 6Phase 1 · Foundation

Your inner critic speaks in someone else's voice

4 min read

Do this today

Today, say no to one person about something small. Do not explain yourself for longer than one sentence.

Done

Reflection

What did you feel in your body in the second before you said no?

What did you notice?

  • Day 3Ask a stranger for the time — even though you are wearing a watch.
  • Day 12In a meeting, say your thought as the first person to speak, not the third.
  • Day 27Say "I disagree" in a conversation where you would normally just nod.
What it is built on

What it is built on

This program is not built on quotes from the internet. Every week has a clear source you can check:

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Spotting and challenging automatic thoughts — the sentences in your head that sound like facts but are only habits.

Graded exposure

The classic approach to anxiety: start with something hard but doable, and raise the bar only once the previous level stops stinging.

Self-compassion work

Because confidence training built on beating yourself up over every failure does not survive past two weeks.

This program is educational and developmental. It is not therapy, diagnosis or treatment, and it does not replace contact with a psychologist or psychotherapist.

The questions you are asking right now

How much time does it take per day?+

Four to six minutes for the lesson, plus one micro-challenge you run during an ordinary day — in a shop, in a meeting, in a conversation. You do not have to go anywhere or book anything.

I am really badly stuck. Is this for me?+

The program starts at a level many people find trivial — that is by design. But if anxiety is taking away your day-to-day functioning, or you are dealing with depression, start with a therapist. Riseva can be an addition then, never a replacement.

What if I miss a day?+

Nothing breaks. You can catch up one missed day and your streak survives. This is a 180-day program, not a 180-consecutive-days program.

Do I get all 180 days at once?+

No. The next day unlocks each day. The point of this program is repetition, not reading everything in one weekend.

How do I cancel?+

In your Account tab, in two clicks, with no phone call and no form. Before every renewal you get an email with the price and the date.

Is this therapy?+

No. It is an educational program based on methods known from cognitive behavioural therapy, but without a therapist and without a diagnosis. If you need therapy, no app replaces it.

One small step a day. For 180 days.

The test is free and requires no card. This program is educational and does not replace professional help.