As a person with anxiety, I constantly try new things to soothe myself and find a way for my brain to turn off. For just a little. Some things seemingly work for my anxiety first but fail in the long run.
Breeze Wellbeing has come across my FYP page on TikTok as something that “unlocks your inner power.” I was just searching for a new anxiety app to try because a) I had inspiration, and b) my therapist recommended it.
So, is Breeze Mental Health one of those things that work in the beginning but fail in the long run? Or can it actually be helpful for people with chronic anxiety? Read my review of Breeze Wellbeing to know the answers.
How I Approached Reviewing Breeze Self-Discovery
A brief background of mine: I am an extremely anxious person. I have been like this since I can remember, but I’m not diagnosed with GAD. I’m currently in therapy to learn to manage my anxiety. So, I approved trying Breeze with my therapist first.
The thing about anxiety is that it doesn’t look like it does on TV. I rarely even have panic attacks. My anxiety is more “down-to-earth” and looks like this:
- nail-biting
- problems with slip
- doomscrolling
- something constantly playing in the background
- rationalizing my emotions
- believing that everybody judges me
- problems with social life
- overplanning “just in case.”
I wanted to see whether the Breeze app could support me in ordinary anxious moments between sessions. I used Breeze Self-Discovery in routine moments, such as:
- opening the app instead of scrolling on social media
- doing breathing exercises when emotions overwhelmed me
- journaling (tried to every day, but it was more like every two days)
- occasionally checking out other features as entertainment or boosting self-awareness
So, I just want to make sure that it’s clear: I wasn’t rigorously reviewing the app. Since it was created for mental wellness, I didn’t want to burn out while trying it out. That’s why I used the Breeze app when I felt like it.
It’s much healthier. And that’s how I can measure real results, not just put more pressure on myself.
Features of Breeze Mental Health I Used for Anxiety, Good and Bad
Breeze Mental Health has so many features: free and premium, for productivity and relaxation, creative and analytical.
I’ve read from other Breeze Wellbeing reviews that some features, like routine builder, can be used in more than one way. That’s how routine builder becomes a to-do list, personal planner, etc.
I will describe below the main features that stood out to me in a good or not-so-good way. It doesn’t mean that I haven’t tried other features. I simply don’t have anything to say about them, or I didn’t find them relatable to my anxiety.
Quizzes for Personal Growth
At first, I honestly didn’t understand how quizzes could possibly help with anxiety. I mostly tried them because they looked visually beautiful, and it was an interesting (and educational!) way to kill time.
But the more tests I completed, the more “Oh… that actually explains a lot” moments I had. It wasn’t like the tests revealed that I had “suppressed memories” or anything dramatic like that.
By completing these quizzes, I learned more about where my “flaws,” fears, and reactions come from. For me, it was a revelation that my sensitivity and anxiety as a result were a way for my brain to protect me.
And weirdly enough, that made me more patient with myself. I understood that, maybe, I wasn’t as “irrational” or “broken” as I thought. All of a sudden, I was grateful for my brain for trying to protect myself. Now, it’s kind of my turn to take responsibility into my hands.
Breathing Exercises
As a person who has a lot of experience with breathing exercises (they are the first things you will be taught for anxiety management in therapy), Breeze Wellbeing has one of the best, beginner-friendly iterations of mindful breathing.
There are three relaxing games in the app, each taking no more than 2 minutes. My therapist claims that the body needs 90 seconds to get rid of an adrenaline surge, caused by frustration or fear. So, this amount of exercise is a perfect effective span, scientifically and from my personal experience.
What I liked was how simple everything felt. And honestly, when anxiety becomes physical, simplicity matters a lot.
Did the exercises magically erase anxiety every single time? No. But they help interrupt escalation before the nervous system even has a chance to go into a spiral.
Journal
Anxiety is a chaotic thing. The irrational things make complete sense in your head. Everything in your life is somehow connected, and this connection isn’t good. This connection comes back to haunt you and your thoughts.
The journal in the Breeze Wellbeing app has three types of prompts:
- “foster gratitude”
- “calm anxiety”
- “release worry”
I tried to journal every day. I mostly failed. But typing out my thoughts, even every 2-3 days, was enough to feel the pressure literally disappear from my brain.
Many times, my problems looked less catastrophic once I saw them written down rather than endlessly replayed in my head. Thanks to this, I could redirect my energy towards more positive things, assess the situation more objectively, and even find better solutions to perceived problems.
However, the highlight of journaling in the Breeze app is the mood diary. My anxious guys, this is a real catch: by logging in the moods, activities, and feelings of the day, you can better learn your anxiety triggers.
Not just me, but also my therapist, found the mood analytics super useful. I stopped coming into therapy, saying, “I felt anxious all week.” I could describe specific situations, and we developed better coping strategies.
Insights
Insights were, honestly, a mixed experience for me.
I really enjoyed the therapist-written and science-based articles because yay for educational content. At the same time, the discussion and community side of Insights did not work very well for me personally. Explaining why.
I’m an extremely sensitive person, including to other people’s emotions and problems. Sometimes when I read emotional posts or comments from other users, I would absorb their distress instead of feeling comforted by someone with the same experience as me.
Still, I completely understood why many people like that feature. I saw users talking about how relieved they felt to find like-minded people who had gone through similar things. I see value in that.
One day, when I’m emotionally more resilient, I could also support like-minded people. But for now, I need to focus on my wellness.
Streak
The streak feature did not help my anxiety at all. I know that some people are motivated by discipline. But for me, the streak just added more pressure.
It went so far as to trigger my perfectionism. Missing a day made self-care feel like another thing I was “failing” at, which honestly created more stress than encouragement for me.
I realized pretty quickly that my anxiety already turns too many things into performance and pressure. Personally, I preferred using Breeze more flexibly rather than trying to maintain perfect consistency.
My Verdict on the Breeze Wellbeing App
The first question I had to answer in this Breeze Wellbeing review was “Is Breeze Mental Health one of those things that work in the beginning but fail in the long run?”
My answer is no, it isn’t. I genuinely enjoyed using Breeze Mental Health in the moment and believe these effects are cumulative. They build up, and you feel better gradually instead of magically becoming a different person.
My anxiety constantly pushes me toward unhealthy coping habits like doomscrolling, isolating myself, etc. Breeze did not remove those urges, and I still feel tempted to go back to them sometimes.
What the app did for me was give me a choice. Doomscrolling or journaling? Fall down a spiral or journal it out?
Things like breathing exercises, journaling, and self-discovery tests will stay with me. Maybe I won’t be as consistent or as engaged, but occasional self-care is better than no self-care at all.
I hope Breeze keeps adding more thoughtful features. And if someone is curious but unsure, I genuinely think it’s worth trying Breeze for free through the free trial or free version first to see which tools actually fit your own mental health needs.
