Unstress
Why I built this
I built unstress because I’ve been where you might be right now. I’ve gone through stress collapse twice.
When I was in it, I picked up a lot of things that helped. The hard part was using them. They were spread across a book here and a piece of paper there, and you have to remember them all, which is difficult when stress is already making you forget things. I wanted one place to keep what I’d learned, so it was easy to find and use, and where I could see how I was doing over time. So I made that.
Unstress is a set of tools I found helpful myself, and I hope some of them help you too. You’re not the only one who’s been here.
This is my personal experience, not medical advice. If you’re struggling, please consider reaching out to someone you trust or a qualified professional.
A personal note about faith (optional — skip if it’s not for you)
This part is personal, and it’s about my faith, so I’ve tucked it away here. It isn’t part of the tools, and it’s completely okay to skip it — I don’t want to push anything on anyone.
Good therapy genuinely helped me — a lot of unstress grew out of what I found helpful in what I received from skilled therapists, and I’m grateful for them.
Before all that the biggest turning point for me was Jesus. Therapy worked with my heart and my mind; faith reached somewhere deeper.
When everything inside felt loud and heavy, Jesus brought a peace I still can’t fully explain. At first it was just one quiet room within me — but having that one steady place helped the peace slowly spread to the rest of me, and it gave me hope on the days that felt impossible.
Talking honestly about my situation — with Jesus, and with my pastor, and with a few other Christians — carried me through, and so did the encouragement I kept finding in the Bible. Recovery has still taken years, and I’m not all the way there, but this is honestly for me what made the difference.
My pastor gave something different again — more time than an appointment usually allows, and a presence that was less about fixing me and more about simply being with me. The tools here helped, and so did therapy; for me this was never either/or, it was all of it together.
It’s hard to put into words. Faith, for me, was like finding a life-ring after being lost at sea. It doesn’t make the storm go away — the situation is still hard — but it keeps your head above water, and lets you hope a little longer and breathe a little easier until you reach some kind of shore.
If you’re open to it, I’d gently encourage you to invite Jesus into your heart and your situation, and maybe to talk with a pastor as well. And if it isn’t your path, that’s completely okay — the rest of unstress works exactly the same for everyone.
What unstress is — and isn't
It is: A calm, private, research-informed place to reflect on your stress load and take small supportive steps.
It isn't: A diagnosis, a treatment, or a replacement for professional or crisis care.
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Who makes unstress
unstress is made and run by Henning Dall, a solo developer in Denmark. There’s no company behind it, no investors, and no team. Just me.
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