"My current system:

1. find any scrap of paper
2. use a crayon, magic marker, lipstick, pen, pencil - anything that writes
3. scribble illegibly on piece of paper
4. lose piece of paper

This system sounds SO much better. Easy. Portable. Organized. You can't lose it."

"Congratulations on your computerised mood chart. I think that it is very well designed, easy to use and well presented. I am recommending it to many of my patients to monitor their progress. "

"I would like to thank you for your superb program. It is more than great. I have been using excel to track my ups and downs. You have developed a fantastic, easy to use and quick program. My psychiatrist is amazed!"

"What a great idea for a piece of software. Tracking patterns can be difficult without good monitoring, and mood chart software like this can be very helpful in not only diagnosis, but recovery and treatment."

"Your dedication to this program is a blessing to more than you may ever know. I hope that you take comfort in that knowledge!"

"Not only is this mood chart tool very helpful for the patient but for the physician/healthcare provider as well. It bridges the gap between a patient's subjective feelings and the objective interventions as well as the gap between the physician and patient in truly 'seeing' what has occurred in the patient's life since the last visit. Kudos to Optimism!"

"This is exactly what I needed to finally start keeping track of my mood swings, and of what I do that encourages the ups (and the downs). I love how simple it is to use. And I appreciate how dedicated you are to improving Optimism, personally responding to my feedback and incorporating many good ideas from your user-base."

"Many patients benefit from learning to recognize thoughts from journaling and then confronting and counteracting or correcting them with healthier behaviors. That is the basis of cognitive behavioral therapy...I would welcome it if my patients were to bring this dynamic journal to their sessions so that we could work together to help them choose healthier thoughts and behaviors."

"Your mood chart software is truly a blessing...I can't wait to share this with my psychiatrist and therapist, they are going to be thrilled with the idea and it will make a big difference in how we communicate...I'm glad you had the foresight to create Optimism, you truly understand what we go through. "

"I came across Optimism today and immediately thought it would be quite useful to recommend to some of our students whom we counsel...Thank you, and best wishes for this excellent app!"

"I like the mood charting aspect, as one of the biggest problems with getting one's mind around anything that affects mood or depression is that whatever is current seems to have been that way for like forever. Then the mind projects the current mood into the future and it looks the same there too."

"You need to do whatever it is that one does in order to move up the rank of google hits. Your product is marvellous. "

"This is a fantastic program. I recommend it to everyone. I am disabled due to a back disease, have diabetes and am depressed. I take lots of medications and this is a GREAT program for anyone who wants to follow their health closely. Do yourself a favor and get this program!! "

"It works perfectly and I gotta say the updates are awesome. Job Well Done. Thanks for the great software and personal support. Your work is very appreciated. And I would definitely recommend it to anyone suffering with mental health issues. "

"I cannot tell you how helpful Optimism has been. Thanks again."

"We're helping teenagers and students, who are suffering from depression. A few weeks ago, I've tried you're absolutely fantastic program!!! I almost freaked out! You did a great job!!! "

"I have been using Optimism for one month now, and find it a fantastic program...Keep up the great work. "

"This looks very helpful - I'm having immune system problems recovering from surgery, and the fact that this can be customized makes it very useful for figuring out what factors make the most difference in how I feel, etc. Thanks!"

"Every time I launch OPTIMISM I smile because it is so great!! THANK YOU and keep up the fantastic work!!!"

"This is wonderful!!! I've been looking for mood chart software like this for years. I've had so many false starts at creating a workaround in spreadsheets and calendars, I can no longer count them. This is AWESOME at first glance and I look forward to additional development."

"Optimism is constantly being updated and the developer, James, is very responsive whenever there is an issue."

"I have only been using the program for a few weeks. I have noticed that it has, at the very least (which is quite significant), made me more aware of what I'm feeling and what is going on that might have an influence."

"Using Optimism has made me more aware of triggers for my depression and has provided an easy way to uncover what's really going on. The ability to customize the checklists has been great, making the software even easier to use."