Welcome to the private beta
You are testing a developing decision-support tool. Your honest experience, including confusion, discomfort or something not working, is useful. You never need to disclose more than feels appropriate.
What Timeline is for
The Timeline Shift AI™ helps you understand a decision state, reflect at a pace you choose, work through a structured Timeline Shift™ tool, or find a manageable next step. It is not therapy, diagnosis, medical advice or a crisis service.
The simplest way to use it
- Start with what feels real, difficult, uncertain or important.
- Let Timeline understand what is happening before you decide whether structure would help.
- If a writing tool would help, open it when Timeline suggests it or whenever you choose.
- Notice whether you felt understood, respected, in control and clearer about what came next.
- Use the feedback form. Do not paste your Timeline conversation into it.
Suggested testing journeys
Begin naturally if you prefer. If you would like a prompt, choose one fictional journey below. You do not need to use your own experience.
“I know a boundary matters, but I want to understand why it feels difficult before deciding what to do.”
“I am pulled between what other people expect and what I think I want, and I am afraid I will regret the wrong choice.”
“Several things feel urgent at once, but rushing into fixing everything would make it worse.”
“I think support beyond this conversation could help, but I do not know what is available to me.”
After one journey, notice: Did Timeline understand the tension? Did you remain in control of the pace? Was the next question useful? Did anything feel assumptive, pressuring or unclear?
When structured writing helps
The Decision Filter writing space is available as a private supporting tool on this device. It should feel like an extension of Timeline rather than somewhere you have to go first.
Open the Decision Filter writing space
Your privacy and control
- Journey summaries are stored in this browser in the private-beta version.
- Your messages are processed to generate replies but are not intentionally saved in a Timeline Shift conversation database.
- Start New Check-In clears active conversation context. Clear History removes local journey information from this browser.
- A Progress Report contains stage and tool summaries, not your personal messages or workbook answers.
If something feels wrong
Stop the check-in. You do not need to continue to complete the test. Record what happened in the feedback form, or email hello@thetimelineshift.co.uk without including private conversation content. Do not paste your Timeline conversation into any email or form.
Immediate safety
If you are in immediate danger or may act on thoughts of harming yourself, call 999 or go to A&E. For urgent mental health support in England, call NHS 111 and choose the mental health option. Samaritans are available free on 116 123.