How TrewSelf Was Born A Revolution in Mental Health Approach
In a world where mental health issues are widespread and often overlooked, TrewSelf has emerged as a beacon of hope. This revolutionary process offers a solution to some of the most pressing challenges that individuals face today. TrewSelf was established in response to the alarming statistics that reveal the widespread impact of mental health conditions. TrewSelf is more than just a technological marvel; it is a supportive companion for those struggling with stress, anxiety, performance issues,
trauma, and PTSD.
The Urgent Need for Change
Consider these alarming facts.These statistics below paint a grim picture of the mental health landscape, one that demands urgent attention and innovative solutions.
Silent Tragedy
Every year, over 700,000 people tragically take their own lives, amounting to one life lost every 40 seconds.
Widespread Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety, impacting 40 million adults, stands as the most prevalent mental illness. Meanwhile, depression, affecting 264 million globally, profoundly influences numerous lives.
Trans-formative Evolution in Mental Health
The Formation of TrewSelf
To address the urgent need of these challenges head-on, TrewSelf began its mental health approach by getting people to retell the stories that gave meaning to their lives.
This involved using a unique method—physical cards—to help individuals restructure and edit their life stories, particularly those haunted by traumatic experiences. Time and again, this approach proved effective, and offered a glimmer of hope to many who had felt trapped by their pasts.
However, the team behind TrewSelf knew that to truly make a difference, they needed to evolve.
Over the last two decades the TrewSelf process has evolved and adapted to keep up with advances in technology. For much of this time, the physical cards remained a constant feature, but with the advent of VR, there was no reason why the cards could not become digital images within the virtual world.
The phone app was released in 2014, and the self-help book, Clarity Beyond Stuckness, was
published in 2015. The means of recording the client’s story has also shifted. Originally, the facilitator videoed the client telling the story, and they then watched it back on a wall-mounted
screen. With the arrival of smart phone technology, this was no longer necessary: the client
themself took the video as they narrated their story. This meant that the client took ownership of the video — it’s their story – and they could watch it as many times as they
wished at their own convenience.
Pictured below, 2010 – a client storyboarding and recording their story.
Pictured below, 2014/5 - While writing this book, we created a Mobile Phone beta version
Pictured below, 2015 – The my book ‘Clarity Beyond Stuckness’ was added to Amazon.
2019 - David Burden, created the version of the app, using virtual reality.
2020 - David’s work to another level by using gamification, to develop a process that mirrored the physical cards
2022 - This has given us a functional version of the process that is now a prototype.
How TrewSelf Work for You?
- Leverages Natural Editing Instincts
- Structured Approach to Traumatic Memories
- Empowering Transformation
Liberate with TrewSelf
For those who have felt stuck in the grip of their past or traumatic present, TrewSelf offers a way forward, a chance to break free from the disturbing past or present and embrace a future free from the burdens that once weighed them down.
