Calm Shift: A Game to Train Your Brain Away from Anxiety

Welcome to Calm Shift, a unique game designed to help you gently retrain your brain’s attention patterns and reduce feelings of anxiety. In a world that often feels overwhelming, this game is a peaceful space to practice finding the calm in the crowd.

This is more than just a game—it’s an interactive exercise based on a powerful, evidence-based psychological technique.

The Science of Shifting Your Focus

Calm Shift is built on a scientifically-proven method called Attention Bias Modification (ABM). Here’s the simple truth behind it:

Anxious minds have a natural tendency to automatically and quickly spot threats or negativity in the environment. It’s a survival instinct on overdrive. ABM is a form of cognitive training that helps to gently correct this bias.

• The “Go/No-Go” Task: The game presents you with a grid of faces. Most are mildly negative or frowning, but one is neutral or gently smiling.
• Training Your Brain: Your mission is to find and click on the non-negative face as quickly as possible.
• The Result: By repeatedly practicing this, you are training your brain’s automatic attention system to shift away from threatening information and towards neutral or positive information. Over time, this can lead to a real-world reduction in anxiety symptoms.

How to Play

The goal is to be both fast and accurate.

1. Your Mission: A grid of faces will appear. Find the one face that is not frowning or angry.
2. The Action: Click on the neutral or smiling face as quickly as you can.
3. Stay Focused: The faces will appear and disappear faster as you progress. Your score depends on your speed and accuracy.
4. Relax: This is not a test. It’s a gentle practice. Take a few deep breaths and let your instincts guide you.

Disclaimer: This game is an educational tool designed for skill-building and entertainment. It is not a treatment or a replacement for professional therapy or a medical diagnosis. We do not take responsibility for any damage or outcomes from the use of this game.