How to View Your Full Mood History After a Lapse

Who this is for: Users who practiced consistently in the past, stopped for a period, and are now returning — and want to understand whether their earlier progress is still visible in their data.

Amara used the app for two months, journaled 47 times, and watched her self-criticism score drop from 4.5 to 2.1. Then she stopped for six weeks. She came back because a client publicly criticized her work and her inner critic spiked back to 3.8. She wants to know whether her earlier progress is still there — or whether the lapse erased it.

Steps

1. Open the app and navigate to the Progress tab. After returning to the app, open the Progress tab to view your full history.

2. Look at the extended mood trend chart. By default, the mood trend chart shows the past 30 days. To see your full history including your earlier active period, look for the time range selector near the chart and select the longest available range — typically All Time or the maximum available window.

3. Identify your earlier active period in the timeline. The chart shows mood data points for every day you completed a mood check-in. Your earlier period of consistent practice will appear as a dense cluster of data points on the left side of the chart, with a visible downward trend in self-criticism over that period.

4. Identify the gap. Between your earlier active period and today's return, there will be a gap — a span of the timeline with no data points, corresponding to the weeks you didn't use the app. The gap is shown, not hidden.

5. See your return data point. Today's mood check-in (completed after your first practice back) appears on the right side of the chart. Compare the value to where you started and where you ended your earlier period.

6. Read the pattern. For most returning users, the pattern looks like this:

   • Self-criticism started high in the original period, dropped steadily over weeks of practice, and reached a lower level by the end.
   • Self-criticism spiked somewhat at the point of return — but usually not back to the original starting level.
   • The difference between the return level and the original starting level represents progress that persisted through the lapse.

7. Review practice statistics for the full history. Below the chart, practice statistics show totals across your entire history — including practices from your original period. These are not reset during a lapse.

Expected Outcome

Your full mood history is visible including your earlier active period, the gap, and your current return. The data shows that progress made during your original period did not disappear — self-criticism at re-entry is typically lower than it was when you started, even after weeks away.

Notes

• Progress persists through lapses. Self-compassion is a skill, not a daily dose of medication. Research suggests that skills built through consistent practice do not fully disappear during inactive periods. The data in the app tends to reflect this: a lapse does not erase your earlier work.
• The framing is encouraging, not punishing. The app does not show the gap as a failure or flag missed days with warning indicators. The timeline simply shows what happened — consistently, without judgment.
• Your journal entries are intact. The 47 journal entries from your earlier period are all still in the Journal tab, searchable and readable. The narrative evidence of your earlier progress is preserved alongside the numerical mood data.
• Free-tier note. If you uninstalled and reinstalled the app during the lapse, local data (including mood history) may be lost. On Plus with sync active, your full history is preserved in the cloud and restores on sign-in. If you're returning to a fresh install on free tier, your historical data is not recoverable — but your practice continues from where you are now.
• Returning is an act of self-compassion. Opening the app after a lapse — especially in a difficult moment — is exactly the kind of self-kindness the practice is built around. The app treats your return as continuation, not failure.