Getting started
Completing onboarding
What to expect from the four-step onboarding flow — addiction type, category, severity assessment, and recovery goals.
Quick answer
Onboarding runs the first time you sign in and calibrates the rest of the app — Dawn's tone, the progress charts, and your recovery plan all key off these answers.
Before you start
- About two minutes of uninterrupted time.
- A rough sense of when you started (or want to start) recovery — the date doesn't have to be exact.
Step-by-step
Pick the addiction type
Choose substance-based (alcohol, nicotine, drugs) or behavioral (porn, gambling, social media, gaming, etc.). The type determines which tracking metrics and resource libraries you see by default.
Pick the specific category
Within your type, pick the closest match. Each category has its own coping-strategy library and trigger taxonomy. If nothing fits, pick the closest one — you can refine later.
Take the severity assessment
Five questions on a 1–5 scale: frequency, daily impact, control difficulty, escalation, and withdrawal symptoms. Based on clinically validated assessment criteria.
Privacy
Your answers are encrypted and only used to calibrate your plan. They are not shared with anyone — including future Daybreak employees who don't have explicit access to your account.
Set your goals
Three fields:
- Recovery start date — when did you begin (or want to begin)? This drives your streak counter.
- Primary goal — one sentence on what success looks like.
- Motivations — short personal reasons. These appear on the dashboard for daily encouragement.
Common pitfalls
Picking the wrong category by accident
You can change the specific category any time from Settings → Profile. The broader addiction type (substance vs behavioral) is one-way — pick carefully.
Choosing a start date that feels dishonest
Pick the date that feels right to you, not the one that produces a longer streak. The streak is for your own awareness, not anyone else's. If you're starting today, set today.
What you can change later
- Specific category — yes, from Settings.
- Goals and motivations — yes, anytime from Settings.
- Severity assessment — yes, retake annually or whenever circumstances change meaningfully.
- Addiction type (substance vs behavioral) — no. Create a new account if you need to switch.
Next steps
- Run your first check-in — this is the data that powers your progress page.
- Talk to Dawn about your goals so the conversations key off your specific situation.
Still need help?
Pick whichever way of getting help works best for you.
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