Spacer: Addiction Recovery

A gentle, science-backed approach to tapering addictions and bad habits. No streaks to break, no shame, and no cloud tracking. Your recovery stays private.

Spacer is built on a single, powerful idea from addiction science: you don't beat a habit with sheer willpower; you wear it down slowly.

Using Progressive Interval Recovery, Spacer helps you regain control over any habit. Whether it's an event (like smoking or taking a pill) or a duration (like doomscrolling or gaming). Instead of demanding you quit "cold turkey", Spacer gently stretches the time between your uses, gradually lowering your baseline while respecting your body's rhythm.

WHY SPACER IS DIFFERENT • No Streaks, No Shame: A single slip shouldn't erase months of progress. Spacer tracks your true baseline. If you slip, just log it honestly—your data adjusts, but you never go back to zero. • Cold State Rule: Decisions about your recovery should be made when you are calm. Changes to your pace take effect the next day, preventing impulsive choices during a craving. • Total Privacy: Your data never leaves your device. There are no accounts, no cloud syncs, and no telemetry. Your recovery is your business.

KEY FEATURES • Progressive Delay: Spacer automatically calculates when you can use next, gently increasing the gap each time. • Urge Surfing Toolkit: When a craving hits early, Spacer provides immediate, evidence-based tools: 4-7-8 breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercises, and voice memos you record yourself to remind you why you started. • Emergency Bypass: Recovery isn't perfectly linear. If you genuinely need to use, the emergency bypass lets you do so while adjusting your progress proportionally, preventing the "all-or-nothing" guilt spiral. • Accountability Partner: Automatically send beautifully formatted, context-free progress reports to someone you trust, without exposing your private journals or slip times. • Deep Insights: Identify your triggers, see your success rate when surfing urges, and view time-of-day heatmaps so you know exactly when you are most vulnerable.

Whether you are tapering off screens, habits, or substances, Spacer gives you the structure and the grace to recover at a pace that works.

Medical Warning: Abruptly stopping certain substances (like Alcohol, Benzodiazepines, Barbiturates, or Opioids) can cause severe medical complications. Spacer is a supplementary tool and does not replace medical supervision.

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