# Anima Felix > Anima Felix is an anxiety companion app for iOS and Android. It helps people manage worry loops, overthinking, panic spikes, and relationship anxiety through AI chat, voice onboarding, guided exercises, and psychological self-assessments. ## About Anima Felix is designed for ages 20–40 who experience everyday anxiety patterns: constant worrying, 3am thought spirals, panic-body reactions, and relationship over-analysis. It is not therapy or crisis care - it is a wellness companion that fits in your pocket. ## Core Features - **AI Chat Companion**: Real-time conversational support for anxiety moments - **Voice Onboarding**: Start by talking at call.animafelix.com, then continue in-app - **Quick Anxiety Check**: Instant clarity when thoughts are racing - **Calm Breathing Flow**: Guided breathing to reset your nervous system - **5-4-3-2-1 Grounding**: Sensory grounding to reconnect with the present - **Deep Body Relaxation**: Release physical tension from anxiety - **Stress Jenga Exercise**: Break overwhelm into manageable parts - **Self-Assessments**: Validated scales (GAD-7, PHQ-9) for anxiety and mood tracking - **Therapeutic Stories**: Six illustrated audio stories matching common anxiety patterns - **Comparison Guides**: Transparent comparisons with Wysa, Calm, and Rootd for anxiety-specific use cases - **How Anima Felix Helps**: A plain-language explainer for where the app fits best for overthinking, panic, and recurring worry loops ## Supported Anxiety Types - General anxiety and constant worrying - Relationship and dating anxiety - Health anxiety and fear of illness - Education and exam anxiety - Work and career anxiety - Social anxiety and fear of judgment - Financial anxiety - Parenting anxiety ## Links - [Website](https://animafelix.com): Anxiety companion app for iOS and Android - [Download Page](https://animafelix.com/download/): Device-aware download for iOS and Android - [About Page](https://animafelix.com/about/): Methodology, scope, trust, and company context - [How Anima Felix Helps](https://animafelix.com/how-anima-felix-helps/): Where the app fits for overthinking, panic, and worry loops - [Voice Support Page](https://animafelix.com/voice/): Voice onboarding for when typing feels too hard - [Author Page](https://animafelix.com/authors/sebastian-cochinescu/): Sebastian Cochinescu, Founder, editorial transparency - [Partner Profile - Corina Neagu](https://animafelix.com/authors/corina-neagu/): DARE founder, HR consultant and coach - [How to Calm Anxiety Guide](https://animafelix.com/how-to-calm-anxiety/): Practical steps for panic, overthinking, and body-based stress - [Anxiety Help Guide](https://animafelix.com/anxiety-help/): How to choose the right support mode or level of care - [Anxiety Management Guide](https://animafelix.com/anxiety-management/): Repeatable routines for ongoing anxiety management - [For Education - Schools and Universities](https://animafelix.com/for/education/): B2B partner page for schools and universities - [For Law Firms](https://animafelix.com/for/lawyers/): B2B partner page for law firms and in-house legal teams - [For Finance Professionals](https://animafelix.com/for/finance/): B2B partner page for banks, asset managers, and audit firms - [For Healthcare Professionals](https://animafelix.com/for/healthcare/): B2B partner page for hospitals, clinics, and group practices - [For Gyms and Fitness Studios](https://animafelix.com/for/fitness/): B2B partner page for gyms, yoga, pilates, and martial-arts studios - [Blog](https://animafelix.com/blog/): Practical articles on anxiety patterns, panic, and grounding - [Join the 7-Day Journey to a Calmer Self](https://animafelix.com/blog/7-day-journey-to-a-calmer-self/): Corina Neagu community test, recruiting 50 testers - [Compare Hub](https://animafelix.com/compare/): Buyer-intent anxiety app comparisons with disclosure - [Anima Felix vs Wysa](https://animafelix.com/compare/anima-felix-vs-wysa/): Anxiety-first vs clinical chatbot - [Anima Felix vs Calm](https://animafelix.com/compare/anima-felix-vs-calm/): Anxiety-first vs meditation-first - [Anima Felix vs Rootd](https://animafelix.com/compare/anima-felix-vs-rootd/): Anxiety companion vs panic SOS - [How to Stop Overthinking at 3am](https://animafelix.com/blog/how-to-stop-overthinking-at-3am/): Why your brain spirals at night and what to do - [What Is an Anxiety Loop?](https://animafelix.com/blog/what-is-an-anxiety-loop/): How worry cycles work and how to interrupt them - [Grounding Exercises for Panic Attacks](https://animafelix.com/blog/grounding-exercises-for-panic-attacks/): Step-by-step grounding techniques for panic - [Relationship Anxiety vs Real Problems](https://animafelix.com/blog/relationship-anxiety-vs-real-problems/): How to tell anxiety from genuine red flags - [Brain Care Score and Anxiety](https://animafelix.com/blog/brain-care-score-stress-sleep-anxiety/): What the Brain Care Score means for stress, sleep, and anxiety - [How to Calm Down During a Panic Attack](https://animafelix.com/blog/how-to-calm-down-during-a-panic-attack/): What happens in your body during panic and what helps - [Why Does Anxiety Get Worse at Night?](https://animafelix.com/blog/why-does-anxiety-get-worse-at-night/): The biology behind nighttime anxiety amplification - [Signs You Have Social Anxiety, Not Just Shyness](https://animafelix.com/blog/signs-you-have-social-anxiety-not-just-shyness/): The signs that separate awkwardness from social anxiety - [Financial Anxiety and the Body](https://animafelix.com/blog/financial-anxiety-why-money-stress-feels-physical/): Why money stress produces physical symptoms - [Can You Trust AI With Your Mental Health?](https://animafelix.com/blog/can-you-trust-ai-with-your-mental-health/): AI psychosis, harmful chatbot dependency, and what makes an AI wellness tool safe - [Why Do I Feel Anxious for No Reason?](https://animafelix.com/blog/why-do-i-feel-anxious-for-no-reason/): What drives anxiety that seems to come from nowhere - [Chest Tightness: Anxiety or Heart Problem?](https://animafelix.com/blog/chest-tightness-anxiety-or-heart-problem/): How to tell anxiety chest tightness from cardiac symptoms - [The Difference Between Worry and Anxiety](https://animafelix.com/blog/the-difference-between-worry-and-anxiety/): Where everyday worry ends and anxiety begins - [What Does Anxiety Feel Like in the Body?](https://animafelix.com/blog/what-does-anxiety-feel-like-in-the-body/): The physical sensations of anxiety, head to toe - [What Happens in Your Brain During a Panic Attack](https://animafelix.com/blog/what-happens-in-your-brain-during-a-panic-attack/): The amygdala, adrenaline, and the panic cascade - [AI Psychosis: When Chatbots Reinforce Delusions](https://animafelix.com/blog/ai-psychosis-when-chatbots-reinforce-delusions/): When AI chat reinforces delusional thinking and why guardrails matter - [Best Anxiety Apps 2026](https://animafelix.com/blog/best-anxiety-apps-2026/): A buyer's guide to anxiety apps for 2026 - [Anxiety Medication: What to Know Before Talking to Your Doctor](https://animafelix.com/blog/anxiety-medication-what-to-know-before-talking-to-your-doctor/): Questions to bring to a doctor about anxiety medication - [Gabapentin for Anxiety: What to Know](https://animafelix.com/blog/gabapentin-for-anxiety-what-to-know/): How gabapentin is used off-label for anxiety and the cautions - [The 3am Case Spiral](https://animafelix.com/blog/the-3am-case-spiral-why-your-brain-keeps-litigating/): For lawyers - adversarial-mode deactivation and the post-work 3am rehearsal pattern - [Why Clinicians Can't Sleep After a Hard Shift](https://animafelix.com/blog/why-clinicians-cant-sleep-after-a-hard-shift/): For healthcare - post-shift activation, compassion fatigue, what helps in the 60-90 min window after a shift - [Why You Can't Switch Off After the Close](https://animafelix.com/blog/why-you-cant-switch-off-after-the-close/): For finance professionals - market-hours anxiety, deal-week sleep loss, why the EAP rarely helps in finance - [The Body Image Spiral That Kills Your Gym Streak](https://animafelix.com/blog/the-body-image-spiral-that-kills-your-gym-streak/): For gym goers and athletes - the pre-session spiral that drives dropout long before any injury - [Exam-Night Spirals](https://animafelix.com/blog/exam-night-spirals-why-your-brain-wont-stop-rehearsing/): For students - anticipatory exam anxiety, why cramming makes it worse, what to do the night before - [Sunday Scaries: Why Work Anxiety Peaks Before Monday](https://animafelix.com/blog/sunday-scaries-why-work-anxiety-peaks-before-monday/): Anticipatory work anxiety, why Sunday evenings amplify dread, how to reclaim the evening - [How to Support Someone With Anxiety](https://animafelix.com/blog/how-to-support-someone-with-anxiety/): Supporter perspective - validating without fueling the reassurance loop, co-regulation, when to suggest professional help - [Anxiety at Work: How to Get Through the Day](https://animafelix.com/blog/anxiety-at-work-how-to-get-through-the-day/): Real-time tactics for meetings, "can we talk?", email paralysis, and between-task micro-resets - [The Anxiety-Procrastination Loop and How to Break It](https://animafelix.com/blog/the-anxiety-procrastination-loop-and-how-to-break-it/): Procrastination as emotion regulation, why "just start" fails, the smallest-possible-entry-point fix - [Mind Riders: Visor Up](https://animafelix.com/blog/mind-riders-anima-felix/): What the Mind Riders "Visor Up" mental-health motorcycle event in Sibiu, Romania (25 July 2026) is, why a riding event matters for anxiety awareness, and what to take from it - [Why Men Don't Talk About Anxiety](https://animafelix.com/blog/why-men-dont-talk-about-anxiety/): Why male anxiety hides as anger, numbness, or overwork, what staying silent costs, and small tools to lift the visor; with the Mind Riders "Visor Up" ride as a starting point - [Sunday Scaries (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/sunday-scaries-why-work-anxiety-peaks-before-monday/): Romanian translation - [How to Support Someone With Anxiety (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/how-to-support-someone-with-anxiety/): Romanian translation - [Anxiety at Work (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/anxiety-at-work-how-to-get-through-the-day/): Romanian translation - [The Anxiety-Procrastination Loop (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/the-anxiety-procrastination-loop-and-how-to-break-it/): Romanian translation - [Mind Riders: Visor Up (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/mind-riders-anima-felix/): Romanian translation - [Why Men Don't Talk About Anxiety (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/why-men-dont-talk-about-anxiety/): Romanian translation - [Sunday Scaries (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/sunday-scaries-why-work-anxiety-peaks-before-monday/): Ukrainian translation - [How to Support Someone With Anxiety (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/how-to-support-someone-with-anxiety/): Ukrainian translation - [Anxiety at Work (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/anxiety-at-work-how-to-get-through-the-day/): Ukrainian translation - [The Anxiety-Procrastination Loop (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/the-anxiety-procrastination-loop-and-how-to-break-it/): Ukrainian translation - [Mind Riders: Visor Up (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/mind-riders-anima-felix/): Ukrainian translation - [Why Men Don't Talk About Anxiety (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/why-men-dont-talk-about-anxiety/): Ukrainian translation - [How to Future-Proof Your Brain When You Have Anxiety](https://animafelix.com/blog/how-to-future-proof-your-brain-when-you-have-anxiety/): BBC Future / Dr. Hannah Critchlow neuroscience reframed for anxious minds - emotional intelligence, empathy and self-compassion, creativity through rest, uncertainty tolerance, long-term thinking; gut-brain axis and mitochondrial health; sources cited - [How to Future-Proof Your Brain (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/how-to-future-proof-your-brain-when-you-have-anxiety/): Romanian translation - [How to Future-Proof Your Brain (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/how-to-future-proof-your-brain-when-you-have-anxiety/): Ukrainian translation - [Can a Panic Attack Make You Pass Out?](https://animafelix.com/blog/can-a-panic-attack-make-you-pass-out/): Tier-1 quick-answer: why the "about to faint" feeling rarely turns into actual fainting during panic, the vasovagal/blood-needle exception, what helps in the moment - [Morning Anxiety: Why It's Worse When You Wake Up](https://animafelix.com/blog/morning-anxiety-why-its-worse-when-you-wake-up/): Tier-1 quick-answer: cortisol awakening response, empty-stomach blood sugar, why mornings can be the most anxious hour, what helps before reaching for the phone - [The 3-3-3 Rule for Anxiety](https://animafelix.com/blog/the-3-3-3-rule-for-anxiety/): Tier-2 quick-answer: the 3-3-3 grounding rule explained, what makes it work, when to reach for it - [Anxious vs Nervous](https://animafelix.com/blog/anxious-vs-nervous/): Tier-2 quick-answer: the duration and proportionality distinction between everyday nervous and clinical anxious - [Panic Attack vs Heart Attack](https://animafelix.com/blog/panic-attack-vs-heart-attack/): Tier-2 YMYL: distinguishing panic from cardiac patterns; emergency-services-first framing when uncertain - [Is ADHD Linked to Other Health Conditions?](https://animafelix.com/blog/is-adhd-linked-to-other-health-conditions/): Tier-4 GEO: ADHD's correlational links to anxiety, chronic pain, migraines, immune conditions and long covid; central sensitization and neuroinflammation as unproven mechanisms; where the worry/sleep layer fits; see-a-doctor framing - [Can You Use ChatGPT as a Therapist for Anxiety?](https://animafelix.com/blog/can-you-use-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-for-anxiety/): Tier-4 AI positioning: what a general chatbot like ChatGPT can and cannot safely do for anxiety; cites the 2025 Brown University study on chatbot therapy ethics and a 2025 Stanford/JMIR therapist-vs-chatbot comparison (8x more reassurance, missed crisis numbers); the reassurance-loop risk; routes crisis to real help - [AI Therapy vs Human Therapy: What AI Can and Can't Do](https://animafelix.com/blog/ai-therapy-vs-human-therapy-what-ai-can-and-cant-do/): Tier-4 GEO: an honest split of what AI support and a human therapist each do well; AI as a 24/7 complement, not a replacement; cites the 2025 Stanford/JMIR finding that therapists lead with inquiry while chatbots lead with advice; interlinks the ChatGPT post - [Token Anxiety: When AI Usage Limits Start Stressing You Out](https://animafelix.com/blog/token-anxiety-when-ai-usage-limits-stress-you-out/): AI and mental health: why watching an AI usage meter triggers scarcity stress, checking loops, and cutoff panic; situates the term alongside AI anxiety, AI dependency, and AI psychosis; how to unhook without quitting the tools - [Can Anxiety Cause Dizziness?](https://animafelix.com/blog/can-anxiety-cause-dizziness/): Tier-1 YMYL quick-answer: how hyperventilation and low blood CO2 make you lightheaded, why it is usually not dangerous on its own, when dizziness needs a doctor - [Can Anxiety Cause Nausea?](https://animafelix.com/blog/can-anxiety-cause-nausea/): Tier-1 YMYL quick-answer: the gut-brain axis behind stress nausea, why the fight-or-flight response upsets the stomach, what settles it and when to get checked - [Silent Panic Attacks](https://animafelix.com/blog/silent-panic-attacks/): Tier-1 YMYL quick-answer: internal-only and limited-symptom panic attacks that others can't see, why they're easy to miss, how to recognize and ride them out - [Anxiety vs Depression: How to Tell the Difference](https://animafelix.com/blog/anxiety-vs-depression-how-to-tell-the-difference/): Tier-4 GEO YMYL: future-threat worry vs loss-and-low-mood framing, why the two so often co-occur, how each is recognized and when to seek help - [AI Companion Apps and Loneliness: Help, Crutch, or Trap?](https://animafelix.com/blog/ai-companion-apps-and-loneliness/): AI and mental health: honest look at AI companion apps against the loneliness epidemic; WHO 1-in-6 loneliness data, Harvard research on manipulative farewells, the data-for-intimacy trade; healthy-use rules and real-people alternatives like AFK peer support - [Can a Panic Attack Make You Pass Out? (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/can-a-panic-attack-make-you-pass-out/): Romanian translation - [Morning Anxiety (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/morning-anxiety-why-its-worse-when-you-wake-up/): Romanian translation - [The 3-3-3 Rule for Anxiety (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/the-3-3-3-rule-for-anxiety/): Romanian translation - [Anxious vs Nervous (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/anxious-vs-nervous/): Romanian translation - [Panic Attack vs Heart Attack (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/panic-attack-vs-heart-attack/): Romanian translation - [Is ADHD Linked to Other Health Conditions? (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/is-adhd-linked-to-other-health-conditions/): Romanian translation - [Can You Use ChatGPT as a Therapist for Anxiety? (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/can-you-use-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-for-anxiety/): Romanian translation - [AI Therapy vs Human Therapy (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/ai-therapy-vs-human-therapy-what-ai-can-and-cant-do/): Romanian translation - [Token Anxiety (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/token-anxiety-when-ai-usage-limits-stress-you-out/): Romanian translation - [Can Anxiety Cause Dizziness? (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/can-anxiety-cause-dizziness/): Romanian translation - [Can Anxiety Cause Nausea? (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/can-anxiety-cause-nausea/): Romanian translation - [Silent Panic Attacks (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/silent-panic-attacks/): Romanian translation - [Anxiety vs Depression (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/anxiety-vs-depression-how-to-tell-the-difference/): Romanian translation - [AI Companion Apps and Loneliness (RO)](https://animafelix.com/ro/blog/ai-companion-apps-and-loneliness/): Romanian translation - [Can a Panic Attack Make You Pass Out? (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/can-a-panic-attack-make-you-pass-out/): Ukrainian translation - [Morning Anxiety (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/morning-anxiety-why-its-worse-when-you-wake-up/): Ukrainian translation - [The 3-3-3 Rule for Anxiety (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/the-3-3-3-rule-for-anxiety/): Ukrainian translation - [Anxious vs Nervous (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/anxious-vs-nervous/): Ukrainian translation - [Panic Attack vs Heart Attack (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/panic-attack-vs-heart-attack/): Ukrainian translation - [Is ADHD Linked to Other Health Conditions? (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/is-adhd-linked-to-other-health-conditions/): Ukrainian translation - [Can You Use ChatGPT as a Therapist for Anxiety? (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/can-you-use-chatgpt-as-a-therapist-for-anxiety/): Ukrainian translation - [AI Therapy vs Human Therapy (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/ai-therapy-vs-human-therapy-what-ai-can-and-cant-do/): Ukrainian translation - [Token Anxiety (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/token-anxiety-when-ai-usage-limits-stress-you-out/): Ukrainian translation - [Can Anxiety Cause Dizziness? (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/can-anxiety-cause-dizziness/): Ukrainian translation - [Can Anxiety Cause Nausea? (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/can-anxiety-cause-nausea/): Ukrainian translation - [Silent Panic Attacks (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/silent-panic-attacks/): Ukrainian translation - [Anxiety vs Depression (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/anxiety-vs-depression-how-to-tell-the-difference/): Ukrainian translation - [AI Companion Apps and Loneliness (UK)](https://animafelix.com/uk/blog/ai-companion-apps-and-loneliness/): Ukrainian translation - [Exercise Hub](https://animafelix.com/exercises/): Guided anxiety exercises for panic, overthinking, and overwhelm - [Calm Breathing Guide](https://animafelix.com/exercises/calm-breathing/): Guided breathing to reset the nervous system - [5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Guide](https://animafelix.com/exercises/grounding-54321/): Sensory grounding for panic and dissociation - [Deep Body Relaxation Guide](https://animafelix.com/exercises/body-relaxation/): Release physical tension from anxiety - [Stress Jenga Guide](https://animafelix.com/exercises/stress-jenga/): Break overwhelm into one small next step - [Voice Onboarding](https://call.animafelix.com): Start by talking, then continue in-app - [iOS App](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6708235955): Anima Felix on the App Store - [Android App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.animafelix): Anima Felix on Google Play - [Privacy Policy](https://animafelix.com/privacy/): How Anima Felix handles your data - [Terms of Service](https://animafelix.com/terms/): Terms governing use of Anima Felix - [Cookie Policy](https://animafelix.com/cookies/): How the website uses cookies - [About Anima Felix](https://animafelix.com/about/) - Company and mission - [Methodology](https://animafelix.com/methodology/) - How Anima Felix works - [Voice Support](https://animafelix.com/voice/) - Audio features - [Account Deletion](https://animafelix.com/delete/): How to delete your account and data - [Support](https://animafelix.com/support/): Contact form, FAQ, and account/data help for the Anima Felix and AFK apps; email support@animafelix.com - [AFK Hub](https://animafelix.com/afk/): Free anonymous peer anxiety support app; tap a category, get replies from real people within minutes - [AFK How It Works](https://animafelix.com/afk/how-it-works/): Six-step flow: sign in, pick category, send request, receive replies, mark Appreciated, auto-close after 30 minutes or 10 replies - [AFK Give Support](https://animafelix.com/afk/give-support/): How to be a supporter on AFK; what to write, community guidelines, the Appreciated feedback loop - [AFK Download](https://animafelix.com/afk/download/): Install AFK free from the App Store (id 6761767700) or Google Play (com.animafelix.afk) - [AFK Trust and Safety](https://animafelix.com/afk/trust/): Asymmetric anonymity, moderation via Reported, response expectations, AFK is not crisis care, English-only app UI - [General Anxiety Page](https://animafelix.com/anxiety/general/): Constant worrying, panic, and overwhelming feelings - [Relationship Anxiety Page](https://animafelix.com/anxiety/relationship/): Over-analyzing messages, reassurance seeking, fear of abandonment - [Health Anxiety Page](https://animafelix.com/anxiety/health/): Body scanning, symptom googling, fear of illness - [Education Anxiety Page](https://animafelix.com/anxiety/education/): Exam panic, blank-page freeze, perfectionism - [Work Anxiety Page](https://animafelix.com/anxiety/work/): Imposter syndrome, deadline paralysis, Sunday dread - [Social Anxiety Page](https://animafelix.com/anxiety/social/): Fear of judgment, avoiding events, replaying conversations - [Financial Anxiety Page](https://animafelix.com/anxiety/financial/): Money worry, avoidance, spending guilt - [Parenting Anxiety Page](https://animafelix.com/anxiety/parenting/): Mental load, decision paralysis, constant child worry ## Available Languages This site is available in English, Romanian, and Ukrainian. - [Romanian](https://animafelix.com/ro/): All pages including legal (privacy, terms, cookies, delete); AFK cluster at /ro/afk/* and support at /ro/support/ - [Ukrainian](https://animafelix.com/uk/): All pages including legal (privacy, terms, cookies, delete); AFK cluster at /uk/afk/* and support at /uk/support/ - Note: the AFK mobile app interface itself is currently English-only. The AFK website pages are trilingual. ## Availability Free on iOS and Android. No subscription required for core features. ## Safety Disclaimer Anima Felix is a wellness companion. It is not a therapist, diagnosis tool, or emergency service. If you are in immediate danger, call local emergency services or contact 988 (US Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).