The research
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How wearable technology enables urge surfing and supports evidence-based, non-pharmacological behavioral intervention — data, methodology, and results.
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Habit Bandz gives your hands something better to do — tap for calming vibrations, let the urge pass, and build a healthier alternative behavior.
Somatic grounding during acute episodes — a live urge-wave visualization that settles as you do.
A gamified competing response — tap the blue, ignore the yellow — while the urge crests and passes.
Redirect the pull to a neutral motor response, and share de-identified progress with your therapist.
Redirect picking urges to calming vibrations, then review scores and patterns across sessions.
Ride out the craving — each session scored from focus, steadiness, and optional heart rate.
A pause before non-hunger eating — set your focus each session, from food cravings to nicotine.
Interrupt the urge–thought cycle without acting on it; before-and-after 0–100 ratings quantify each session.
A structured pause to breathe and settle — a repeatable way to reset before emotions escalate.
A stimulus-control cue on the device itself — launch from a Lock Screen widget, Watch complication, or Back Tap.
“After struggling with skin picking for 45+ years... I noticed a significant decrease in my urge to pick. The gentle reminder on my wrist has helped me become more aware of my habit, allowing me to break the cycle.”
“Habit Bandz helped me stop picking my skin within 2 days of using it. After 2 days, I haven't picked my skin for a month! It's easy to use, and it's very discreet. I'd recommend it to anyone looking to break a bad habit.”
“It helped me see the pattern of my habit better and take more ownership of it. I like that this device is easy to use with just a button press, but it still provides applicable data for me to assess my progress.”
“My spouse loves that he has a constructive way to alert me... For them to be able to nicely say 'Push your button' instead is very positive for everyone.”
“I feel more confident thanks to Habit Bandz... I was able to heal my skin and take out my stress and anxiety in a less harmful way.”
“Habit Bandz helped me be more aware of my habit and an easy way to keep track. Very helpful being able to wear and use it whenever I want in a discreet way. It's the only fidget-type tool I've been able to stick with consistently!”
“Habit Bandz combines a lot of the therapeutic techniques for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, such as habit reversal training and urge surfing, into one simple device.”
“It was simple to use and helped me break multiple bad habits. I think Habit Bandz could even be used for much more... like quitting smoking or any other kind of habit.”
“Habit Bandz allowed me to acknowledge my unwanted habit and have a stimulus replacement to overcome it... It caused me to learn new ways of overcoming my unwanted habit and pick less.”
“I was really struggling with picking at my skin and have been for a very long time. Habit Bandz helped a lot with decreasing the time I spent picking and gave me something else to focus on when I was anxious.”
“Habit Bandz helped bring awareness to my unwanted habit... it flipped my urges almost 180, and it helped me stay motivated to continue to work towards breaking my habit completely.”
“I've always wanted to change mentally, but never did. This was the first time I ever realized that I could stop picking at my hands if I had something to help.”
How wearable technology enables urge surfing and supports evidence-based, non-pharmacological behavioral intervention — data, methodology, and results.
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Four short reads on the research concepts Habit Bandz is built on.
Habit reversal training pairs an early-noticed urge with an incompatible action — and why that action has to be within reach.
Read the article →Why a gentle vibration works as a grounding cue while an urge rises, crests, and passes.
Read the article →Self-monitoring and blended-care research — and why Habit Bandz is built as an adjunct, not a replacement.
Read the article →In-the-moment measurement beats end-of-week recall for dynamic states like urges — if the burden stays low.
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