Nerva reviews

There’s one thing I can’t stand about this app. It makes me avoid it but it seems every time I come back there is the initial beginning (Sense) where the facilitator has you look, hear and feel 3 things in your environment, then 2, then 1. THEN she has you imagine the same thing all over again. It makes me crazy. It’s a great app. I just can’t stand this aspect.

The sessions get very repetitive after the first few weeks. I especially hate the “5 things you can see, hear, smell” one that lasts forever and makes you do it like 5 times. I don’t get why I need to pay $200 for a year for an app when the program doesn’t even last that long. Curable is better.

After using it for a year, it’s helped my severe IBS and I’m in the habit of taking care of it through self-hypnotherapy or meditation. I love this program, but the subscription model isn’t appropriate. Even if it were a 1-time payment for the same price, I can get the same type of content, recordings, and services elsewhere for less.

I want to try this, but it’ll be months before I have a spare $250 available. Essentially I can’t use this for that long - if it had the option of charging monthly (even at a higher rate) I’d sign up straight away. Not accessible for people with limited finances.

Very annoying that the app moves along each day, even when you haven’t completed previous session. Ie my app is showing ‘week 3’ but actually in terms of activities I’m only up to week 2. Incredibly annoying that you have to go such a long way round to see where you are

I live off of loperamide especially if I know I have to be anywhere where a restroom is not. I have IBS-D and it is aggravated if I know I’m going to have to drive, travel, go to an appointment, try to play golf, etc. I always have to know where the restroom is, I know where every public restroom is in my city. While the therapy is calming, I have tried to use the therapy/breathing before traveling etc and it does not work for me. I listened faithfully for the 6 weeks and I know it takes some of us longer but it has been 9 weeks since the therapy ended with no improvement. I guess I’ll keep trying but still have to take loperamide.

I purchased the annual subscription ($200). What they don’t tell you is there’s only six weeks of content built into the app and you were just expected to repeat each cycle of six weeks. I think this is a rip off and definitely I think that the app should have options to purchase three month subscription or six month subscription.

I don’t know if this app worked or my medication-caused GI symptoms resolved on their own, but I did notice an improvement. However, I found myself annoyed with the sessions after the first 3 because it’s just two relaxation exercises and maybe 4 different visualization exercises. I could not stay engaged with the repetition. The voice seems very AI. I would pay maybe 10% of this price for what you get.

I’m a bit disappointed after completing the programme that the app hasn’t helped me. My IBS is still pretty bad. I have completed the programme - I had really high hopes and felt sure it would work, but I haven’t seen any improvements…. The guarantee of ‘30 days or your money back’ doesn’t really make sense as the full programme is 6 weeks and it leads you on to continue by saying it’s quite normal you haven’t seen results yet. I was considering stopping at 30 days when I hadn’t seen the results, but the app encouraged me to give it longer. Having said that, the app is well designed, there’s lots of informative content on there, it’s easy to use, it works well and it’s interesting. If it had worked, it would be worth every penny. Sadly it didn’t - I still have lots of pain, IBS is still negatively impacting my life and I’m poorer by 125 quid.

I honestly think the app and the initiative behind it is amazing ! But $99 dollars for only three months is insane. For essentially a few pre recorded / guided body scans / meditation (‘hypnotherapy’ ) the price is too much. I Wish it was more accessible for people who have long term ibs and need the program on an ongoing basis.

I would think for many people that the description of digestion in the gut has been pitched at a level that requires substantial previous knowledge of the gut anatomy. For some people terms like colon, the image of the gastrointestinal tract and the representation of the bacterial colony would not make sense. I’ve published a paper on developing a decision aid for use in hospitals and the accepted level of language is grade 8. Refer to NSW Clinical Excellence Commission “Producing Plain English Resources” for info. I hope this feedback helps.

I have completed about 20 sessions. I’m on my 4th week. Results are expected after 6 weeks. So anyone who tells you they had results within days is really an outlier. I have had no results yet. I am somewhat discouraged though, not due to the lack of results, but due to the content. While I have IBS or IBS like symptoms, there is way too much content about anxiety for me. I am not experiencing the issues they discuss in the hypnotherapy. Their words are not resonating with me. And there is a ton of reading and other activities to do besides the 16-17 min hypnotherapy session daily. It’s a lot of time. And when the content is not pulling you in, it’s hard to motivate to make all of that time.

— I like the information and hypnotherapy sessions. They have helped me to connect with my body and reduced tension and pain in my abdomen. — I would like to be able to choose the introductory part of the session. I don’t like the one where you notice things you see, things you hear, etc. I’d rather listen to the other introductions.

The hypnosis was excellent in getting me to relax. The daily reading was supportive in educating me about IBS. I felt the program was was more focused on IBS Symptoms of diarrhea and much less on constipation, and that was unfortunate for me. The hypnosis sessions, while good , were repetitive.

I have seen some excellent results using my 7 day free trial but unfortunately I cannot continue because of the up front cost. The price is fair but there aren’t any pay monthly options, only to pay $200 up front for a yearly membership. I’d really love the option to pay monthly because I would 100% continue!

I gave it a chance twice. So paid the price two times. It didn't make a major difference in my IBS GI symptoms. First time I completed the 6weeks. Second time I stopped at week 2 after seeing no results. Idk try it, it can help you but personally did nothing for me.

I am three weeks into using Nerva at the recommendation of my dietitian. While I have seen benefits from the program, and will continue to use it, I do not think it is worth the price. Initial communications from the app promised a new session every day for six weeks, and the truth is that there are only fourteen sessions repeated three times. Fifteen minutes daily of diaphragmatic breathing and positive affirmations is proving really helpful and effective for my IBS, but you could find a free hypnotherapy session on Youtube and commit to repeating this every day instead of spending $150.