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Notice
Say what happened in a sentence. Name what it’s about — work, relationships, faith, self-worth — and how heavy it feels.
A journaling practice for the heart & mind
A kinder conversation with yourself.
CBT-rooted journaling with a quietly Islamic soul. Five minutes a morning is enough to notice the thought, question it gently, and write the day back into shape.
Now in closed testing — iOS & AndroidPublic release coming soon to the App Store and Google Play.
See how it works ↓إلى نفسي العزيزةto my dear self.
Why another journal
Most journals hand you a blank page and wait. Dear Self asks better questions — small, specific, kind — until the thought that has been running your day is sitting on the page, where you can finally see it clearly.
The practice
Three quiet moves, every time.
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Question
Gentle CBT structure helps you ask whether the thought is a fact — or just a familiar visitor with a name.
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Remember
An optional verse or duʿāʾ sits alongside the page — remembrance offered, never imposed.
Guided · six gentle steps · two quiet minutes
The page walks with you.
What happened?
Set the scene in a sentence — and tag what it’s about: work, relationships, faith.
How are you feeling?
Tap the words that fit, then weigh how heavy it sits — zero to ten.
What’s going through your mind?
Write the thought down, word for word — so you can look at it instead of from it.
Any unhelpful patterns?
Mind-reading, expecting the worst — habits of thinking, not facts about you.
What’s another way to see this?
Answer the thought gently, with suggestions when you’re stuck.
How heavy does it feel now?
Watch the weight ease — then save the page to your library.
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Habits & streaks
A gentle streak, not a scoreboard.
Tiny habits anchor the practice to your day — a page after Fajr, one slow breath before sleep. Miss a day and the streak softens; it never breaks.
- Anchored to your rhythm — morning, after prayer, before sleep.
- Pause any habit and resume any time. No guilt mechanics.
- A week of quiet dots — not a wall of graphs.
The Self tab
A quiet mirror, not a report card.
Self gathers what your pages already know — how you’ve been, what tends to ease the weight, and the intention you’re steering by.
- An intention in your own words, with the values you chose, kept gently in view.
- How you’ve been — thirty or ninety days of mood, drawn from your writing. Never a score.
- Letters forward — write to a future you, sealed until it’s time.
أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ
“…in the remembrance of God do hearts find rest.”
Qurʾān 13:28
A small verse, if it helps — always optional, never imposed.
Private by design
Your pages are yours.
A journal only works if you can be completely honest in it. Dear Self is built so that honesty has somewhere safe to live.
App lock
Keep the journal behind your device’s biometrics or a passcode.
On your device
Your entries live on your phone — not in a feed, not in an ad profile.
Export anytime
Take your writing with you whenever you like, in plain formats.
Delete everything
One clear action removes your account and your data. No dark patterns.
Questions
Asked, gently.
Yes — free while we’re in early access. Down the road there may be an optional paid extra for encrypted backup, but the core journaling practice stays free.
Dear Self is in closed testing on iOS and Android right now. Public release on the App Store and Google Play is coming soon.
No. Dear Self borrows the shape of CBT — notice, question, reframe — as a journaling structure. It is not a substitute for professional care; if you’re struggling, please reach out to someone qualified.
No. The verses and remembrance are optional and can be turned off entirely. The practice stands on its own; the faith layer is there for those who want it.
On your device. Nothing you write is sold, profiled, or fed to an algorithm. The privacy policy spells it out in plain words.