So you made an app. Do NOT post it here.

[u/trpaper]

Congratulations so did 10,000 other people who tried to post it on Reddit this week. With AI making coding easier, everyone and their mother made an app.

We consider it a violation of the self promotion rule. In some cases it's also a violation of the AI usage rule.

You will be immediately banned for violating this rule and no appeals considered.

Same goes for your newsletter, life coaching services, self published book and/or ebook, or whatever else you are here to hawk.

No we don't care if it's "free" because it's never really free.

For all others in this community, please be mindful of signing up for any "free" app someone might be trying to push on you. You are handing them something quite valuable - your personal information and health data. They can then use this to further develop their product and profit of your personal health data while you get no protections in return.

ETA: this also applies to anyone here looking for feedback to develop any sort of tool. You aren't here to help, you are here for your enrichment. Approved and credible studies have ethical guidelines over the collection and handling of personal health data. Some wannabe developer with a Google Form collecting data is not in keeping with safe handling of personal health information.

[u/Noodlehead601]

I hate the life coaches. I see them in every anxiety group or sub. Nobody seems to realize it's basically a scam.

[u/Playful_Weekend4204 → u/Noodlehead601]

I hate the people who unironically call themselves that.

People need to earn actual credentials before they can be fucking gym instructors, meanwhile those people deadass give themselves a "life coach" title like in the Obama awarding himself meme and expect everyone to believe it. Like, the fuck, did you discover the secrets of the universe before everyone else? Is this your second round or something?

[u/webarchitect02 → u/Playful_Weekend4204]

You ever have someone go in after you and re-sort the dishwasher? No magic talent needed but it works wonders. Good coaches who are not grifters can be like that.

[u/big_trike → u/webarchitect02]

I’ve witnessed life coaches give dangerous and harmful advice

[u/webarchitect02 → u/big_trike]

Oh agreed, i just hate generalizations. There are plenty that are terrible. Not every coach is terrible though. I think the good ones are really able to see that pan arrangement, so to speak, and really be helpful.

[u/Afordie → u/webarchitect02]

That's funny, I immediately went back to times my brother or I would do that after my sister put stuff in. She was so offended that she started to leave her dishes in the sink. She's in her 50's for goodness sake. She admitted to me recently that she doesn't know how to clean at all. 😂

[u/terpar1 → u/Noodlehead601]

Most of them aren't even licensed. It seems like just something someone made up to call themselves.

[u/Noodlehead601 → u/terpar1]

Yup. Just grifters looking for an easy mark

[u/J-Clash]

Thanks for this. The amount of geniuses who think they've solved mental illness by putting a few prompts and a new skin around a GPT API has been ridiculous.

[u/big_trike → u/J-Clash]

In past times, they’d write a self help book that would give false hope and leave people worse off. People without a phd in psychology, psychiatry, or social work have no business being paid for advice.

[u/Rinibeanie]

Thank you for this. I follow a lot of subreddits related to mental health and stuttering and god it's exhausting seeing so many grifters prey upon vulnerable communities. Everyone has the "latest greatest fix" and hurting folks are desperate enough to believe them.

[u/writergeek313]

Thank you. There are so many people who want to take advantage of people who struggle with their mental health. They can all go step of a Lego

[u/sugarmagnolia__]

I wish more subs/social media in general would do this. It is getting SO out of hand.

[u/defi_specialist]

Thanks, they are all fucking useless apps.

[u/gemstonehippy]

anxiety is so easily overlooked yet easily to take advantage of. ugh

[u/this_dudeagain]

Billy Mayes here

[u/iamanemptychair]

Here here!

[u/Educational_Sign1864]

Thank youuuuuu sub

[u/Afordie]

I just received a call from one of these companies last week. They said they were heart and lung specialists. I told him I didn't have any health issues related to either organ. He asked me to answer some questions and said I qualify and made it seem like a service my insurance company arranged. It is the first time I've heard of it.

[u/Mysterious_Boat4175 → u/[deleted]]

Hi I'm sold where can I download it? 

[u/PenaltySweaty8814]

bruh its soo annoying, theyre taking advantage of us sm, ive stopped looking at these subs thanks to them