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Before Helponymous, there weren’t so many options for people to talk about their problems or their life without an identity. Most self-care therapeutic apps require a sign up just to use the app. With Helponymous, you don’t have to do all that. You don’t even need a username to access the app.

When you first use the app Helponymous, the only thing that it asks of you is to choose a generic-named character (which will be explain shortly)& that is all you need. There is an option to have a PIN & if you don’t want it, you can press ‘skip’ on the top right corner.

On top with Helponymous being completely anonymous, Helponymous is also a private space for you as well. The 4-digit PIN code is just like a password protected lock screen — only its for the app. The hidden identity and PIN is what makes Helponymous a safe space for everyone. You don’t need a phone number or an email to access the app.

A huge pro of not needing any sign up (and simply just a 4-digit PIN if you choose to) is that you don’t have to worry about anyone accessing your account or hacking & finding out your information. If you’re talking about an abusive partner or dysfunctional family within the app, for example, they won’t know about the post if they have the app themselves. There is no username. There is simply only placement generic names everyone gets. Such as Arlo, Moki, Yarri, Timbo, etc. You don’t have to worry about blackmail, you don’t have to worry about embarrassment, and you don’t have to worry about being humiliated! (Which isn’t a problem anyways because the community is very nice and supportive).

Despite the fact that there is no official sign in or account, you can still track your posts and receive notifications (Such as someone commenting on your post or another post you commented on & reactions on your post). As of March 5, 2020, there are 3 bottom tabs: Timeline (Where you can see other people’s posts and different topics), Your posts & saved posts, and notifications. It’s so genius that you don’t need an account to see posts, to save posts, and to get notifications. Everything is given to you and you can track back to other posts, either made by you or someone else. It is also very organized as well. You can figure out if a post is made by you with a simple badge next to your generic name. You can also figure out if the original poster comments on their own posts with an ‘OP’ badge next to their generic name as well.

The app is filled with people who give support & people you can support . Although the app just launched a few months ago, there are so many people within the app who ask for support and give support. So don’t worry about no responses on your post, there will always be help available for you 24/7. And if you are feeling generous, you can help the people within the community as well, just by giving other people feedback and advice as well!

This app has many topics and emotions to choose from. So don’t worry about being excluded due to your specific emotions or struggles because there is something for everyone! Helponymous has all kinds of topics to explore; such as mental health, chronic illness/disease, emotions, to even certain events. Specific topics you can choose from are: depression, anxiety, PCOS, autism, PTSD, adopting a child, being body positive, diet & nutrition, etc. Other options you can select are emotions. Such as encouraged, happy, confused, meh, sick, etc. So you can post whatever you want — positive, negative, or confusing! This is very validating and helpful, considering that everyone goes through different things in life. People experience things differently and feel differently about certain topics that many people experience in their life. Not many websites or apps have diverse options to choose from like Helponymous does. It’s very considerate to have different options, it lets other users know what advice you’re looking for and what you need to hear.

I highly recommend this app. I’ve used this app for quite a few months now and it’s helped me tremendously since I downloaded it. Before, I would have to rely on other friends and family to talk to about my problems, which would be embarrassing or very personal sometimes. But now, all I would do is go onto the Helponymous app and talk about my life/struggles & I always receive a response back. Helponymous helped me feel better about my life & it’s struggles. I no longer feel alone & I feel more better about my situations than I ever have before. Helponymous is a great support system and I highly recommend getting this app for anyone who needs to talk about their life or their problems.

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