<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><br></div><div> At my public library job, I hear fascinating feedback from folks using apps and web services. Someone I know pretty</div><div>well tells me that he finds the Wysa app very helpful for controlling his anxiety. The app is a free app for Android. (I think</div><div>there's an iOS version, too.)</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bot.touchkin&hl=en_US">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bot.touchkin&hl=en_US</a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> Admittedly, you have to be somewhat geek oriented to be comfortable seeking advice and help from an app. Kudos to the</div><div>very wonderful folks who created this app, though. </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> Phil</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Yes, the app raises serious privacy concerns, but it would be a shame if a person's anxiety about privacy prevented them</div><div>from getting the help this app offers.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__SIG_POST__">-- <br></div><div>--<br>Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com<br>http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html<br>http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro<br>http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html<br><br>"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>"Learning happens thru gentleness."<br><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options." David Suzuki</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div></div></div></body></html>