Unburden Your Mind | DailyBean User Story

Here’s a review selected from the DailyBean User Story Contest.

This story comes from “Seppu,” who became more honest with her feelings while using DailyBean during pregnancy.

Q. Has DailyBean ever helped you realize something meaningful?

While looking at my DailyBean, I realized that I’ve been feeling annoyed and exhausted every day, and seeing it visually made me realize just how hard things have been. I’m in the late stages of pregnancy and still suffering from morning sickness, so every day is a struggle.

What I really like about DailyBean is that I can be honest about my emotions. Looking back at my entries, I noticed how often “annoyed,” “tired,” and “depressed” showed up. Seeing that helped me realize just how tough things have been for me. I’m looking forward to the day the baby arrives, when I’ll be able to fill up my DailyBean with happy faces!

Q. Could you tell us more about how DailyBean was able to help?

I’ve been using DailyBean every day since Feb 2024, so it’s been over a year. During this time, I’ve been going through a tough pregnancy. But I have a habit of hiding my struggles from others, so whenever someone asked, I’d act like everything was fine.

But at the end of the day, when I log my honest feelings in DailyBean, that’s the one moment I feel like I don’t have to pretend.

My pregnancy symptoms have been pretty rough — severe dizziness, hyperemesis, and indigestion have been unrelenting throughout the whole of my pregnancy. I was already underweight before, but now I weigh even less. I can’t even stand up without support, and I throw up several times every day. None of my morning sickness medication have worked.

And I’m an extreme extrovert, so I used to go out every day even while pregnant, which helped me relieve stress. But at one point my symptoms got too severe, and now I can no longer leave the bed, let alone my house. I’m a very active person, I love yoga and marathons and moving around. But these days, all I’m allowed to do is lie in bed, which is depressing for me.

But I tend to keep putting on a brave face, which makes me feel even lonelier. But when I vent my raw emotions in DailyBean, I feel like I’m finally being truthful with myself. Unloading my emotions here gives me strength to move on to another day, which is why I journal in DailyBean every night.

A Note of Gratitude

We are deeply moved by Seppu’s courage to peel back the "brave face" and share the raw, unfiltered reality of her pregnancy journey. We are rooting for you and your baby, and we look forward to the day your DailyBean is overflowing with the joyful, happy-faced beans!

At DailyBean, our mission has always been to provide a safe, non-judgmental sanctuary for every emotion—especially the "annoyed," "tired," and "depressed" ones that are often hard to express out loud. If you want to see how other users are growing with DailyBean, check out more stories on our blog.

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We asked to our users "Has DailyBean ever helped you realize something meaningful?" and many users replied it.

Here’s a story selected from the DailyBean User Story Contest.

From High School Seniors to College Sweethearts

DailyBean was shown to me by a very close friend, back when I was ending my senior year of high school. It helped me capture the blossoming of my relationship (to which i was all new to), being asked out to prom, my first date, prom, becoming his girlfriend, graduation, moving away for college and transferring to go to his college.

Realizing ‘Best Friend’ Meant ‘Something More’

Throughout all of my use of DailyBean, it helped me realize that the once best friend of mine was actually someone who would be more suitable as my boyfriend. Being able to write down my emotions every day helped me realize the guy I only considered a friend from my English and Anatomy classes was actually something way more.

A Diary Full of White Roses and Baseball Games

Eventually I found myself writing about me going to his senior baseball games to watch him pitch, sitting after to just talk to him long after his whole team had left, hoping he would ask me to prom, the day he asked me to prom with white roses in the school parking lot, and finally the day he asked me to be his girlfriend.

A Constant Companion Through Every Chapter

Since then and along every step of the way my DailyBean has been there to record it all. It helps me process my day and my emotions. It allows me to look back and reminisce on it all to which I am so grateful for. All in all, DailyBean has been there for me and I don’t know what I’d do without it.

I am now...

Now a typical day for me includes selecting “partner” in the people icons, because we have been together for 3 years!

A note of gratitude from DailyBean

We are truly touched by this beautiful journey—seeing a high school friendship blossom into a three-year-long partnership is like reading a heartwarming coming-of-age movie. It’s incredible to see how DailyBean served as a mirror, helping you recognize the "something more" in your heart that you might have otherwise missed.

At DailyBean, our mission is to be a safe, quiet sanctuary where you can process your rawest emotions and preserve your most precious milestones, from nervous first dates to the joy of selecting the "partner" icon every day. Thank you for letting us be part of your story from high school graduation to your college years. We hope your DailyBean continues to be filled with white roses, baseball games, and many more years of shared happiness!

If you want to see how other users are growing with DailyBean, check out more stories on our blog.