One Day at a Time — Tools for Lasting Recovery
Track your recovery journey with daily check-ins, identify triggers and warning signs, and build healthy coping strategies with evidence-based behavioral tools.
Why MoodStead for Substance Use Recovery?
Recovery from substance use is a daily practice that requires self-awareness, healthy coping strategies, and a strong support framework. MoodStead helps you track your moods and cravings daily, so you can identify the triggers and emotional states that put you at risk. Warning signs tracking lets you recognize early relapse indicators before they escalate, while your safety plan keeps emergency contacts and coping strategies always within reach. Behavioral activation helps you replace old habits with meaningful, rewarding activities, and journaling provides a private space to process the emotions that once drove substance use.
Daily self-monitoring increases sustained recovery rates by up to 50%.
Users in recovery track an average of 25 entries per week
Tools That Help with Substance Use & Recovery
Evidence-based features designed to support your unique needs.
Morning & Evening Check-ins
Start and end your day with structured check-ins. Track mood, energy, sleep quality, stress, appetite, medication adherence, and set daily intentions — all in under 2 minutes.
- Morning mood & energy scores
- Evening reflection & gratitude
- Activity & self-care tags
- Cognitive clarity tracking
Mood Tracking
Rate your mood on a 1-5 scale, add notes and activity tags, then watch your patterns emerge over time with beautiful trend charts and calendar heatmaps.
- 1-5 mood scale with emoji indicators
- Optional notes & activity tags
- Trend charts & calendar heatmap
- Weekly and monthly summaries
Behavioral Activation
Plan and schedule meaningful activities across 7 categories. Track completion, rate mood before & after, and measure pleasure and mastery — a core treatment for depression.
- 7 activity categories (physical, social, creative, self-care, productive, leisure, routine)
- Recurrence scheduling
- Mood before/after ratings
- Pleasure & mastery scores
- Weekly completion stats
Journaling
Write freely or use guided templates for structured reflection. Multiple journal templates help you process emotions, set goals, and practice gratitude.
- Free-form writing
- Guided templates
- Emotion tagging
- Searchable history
Warning Signs
Track early warning signs across 5 categories: sleep, mood, thinking, behavior, and perception. Recognize relapse indicators before they escalate.
- 5 warning sign categories
- Active/inactive tracking
- Last checked dates
- Custom warning signs
Safety Plan
Build your Stanley-Brown safety plan: warning signs, coping strategies, distraction contacts, help contacts, professional contacts, and environment safety steps.
- 6-step Stanley-Brown model
- Personal warning signs
- Coping strategies list
- Emergency contacts
- Professional contacts
- Crisis helpline integration
Breathing & Grounding
Access box breathing (4-4-4-4), diaphragmatic breathing, and the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique. Animated guides help you follow along in real-time.
- Box breathing (4-4-4-4 pattern)
- Diaphragmatic breathing guide
- 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique
- Session history tracking
AI-Powered Insights
Smart analytics that find patterns you might miss. See how medication adherence affects your mood, which activities improve your sleep, and which side effects correlate with dosage changes.
- Medication effectiveness analysis
- Sleep-mood correlations
- Side effect trends
- Dosage comparison insights
- Wellness score calculation
Getting Started Is Simple
Three steps to start managing your Substance Use & Recovery journey.
Sign Up & Set Your Profile
Create your free account, select Substance Use & Recovery as your focus area, and customize your tracking preferences. Takes less than a minute.
Log Daily in Under 2 Minutes
Complete your morning and evening check-ins. Rate your mood, energy, sleep, and track medication adherence -- all in a few quick taps.
Review Insights & Share
Watch your patterns emerge through AI-powered insights. Generate PDF reports to share with your therapist or psychiatrist for more informed care.
Real User Data
Users in recovery track an average of 25 entries per week
Based on anonymous usage data from MoodStead users managing Substance Use & Recovery.
See Substance Use & Recovery Tools in Action
Built with care for people managing Substance Use & Recovery every day.
Morning & Evening Check-ins
Mood Tracking
Behavioral Activation
"The reality check tool has become part of my daily routine. When I start questioning what is real, I open the app and work through it step by step. It keeps me grounded."
Destiny W.
Schizophrenia
Choose Your Plan
Start with a free 30-day trial. No credit card required. Upgrade when you are ready for more powerful tools.
Monthly
$119.88/year
- All tracking tools
- Mood & sleep analytics
- Basic insights
- Cloud sync
Annual
$5.00/month
- Everything in Monthly
- CBT thought records
- Behavioral activation
- Advanced AI insights
- PDF reports
- Priority support
Lifetime
Pay once, yours forever
- Everything in Annual
- All future features
- Lifetime updates
- No recurring charges
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MoodStead supports people across a wide range of mental health conditions.
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Use behavioral activation, thought records, and mood tracking to build momentum when everything feels heavy. Evidence-based tools that meet you where you are.
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