What If...?

A private record for a worry about something that has not happened yet. Name it, say when you will know, and guess two things separately: how likely it is and how bad it would really be. The guess locks when you save it, and when the moment comes you record what actually happened. A secondary Both sides mode helps with a decision you keep re-arguing: write the story, write the plain record, and underline what appears in only one version. The two records stay separate. The tool works offline, has no account and makes no network requests.

Start with the smallest useful record

Anyone who finds a worry keeps circling back to the same worst case, or a decision keeps getting re-argued instead of settled, and who would rather see what their own record says than keep going round. Begin with what happened or what you expect, in ordinary words. Do not turn a difficult day, a worry or an estimate into a score about the person. The purpose of the record is to preserve something that can be read back later, when memory and the current feeling may tell a tidier story.

Write only what this decision needs. A small record can be complete. A blank day can remain blank. If the act of recording is becoming another demand, make the record smaller, pause it or use paper instead.

What the tool does

One self-contained HTML file, a quick start, an evidence record and a checksum manifest. No install, account or subscription. The tool works offline and makes no network requests. The publisher receives no copy of what you enter. Records stay in this browser, but browser storage is not encrypted or protected from other people using the same browser profile. Pay once for this version and reuse the downloaded file indefinitely. Future major versions and continuing support are not included unless they are stated separately. Two doors on one record: a worry about something that has not happened yet, and a decision you keep arguing both ways. For a worry: name it, say when you will know, and guess two things separately, how likely it is and how bad it would really be, each with how sure you are. The screen acknowledges or computes only from the information entered. It does not infer a diagnosis, read hidden meaning into free text or compare the user with other people.

The useful questions are: What did I put into the record? What did the tool calculate or read back? Which part is still an assumption? What is the next small decision? Keep those answers separate so that a gentle presentation is not mistaken for a clinical or predictive claim.

Privacy and portability

The packaged tool runs locally in a modern browser and makes no network requests, so the publisher receives no copy of what you enter. There is no account, subscription or automatic synchronisation. Working data stays in that browser on that device unless you export it. Clearing browser site data can clear the record, so export a backup before changing browser, computer or storage settings.

Local storage is a privacy boundary, not a guarantee that a shared or managed device is private. Browser storage and exported backups are not encrypted or password-protected by the tool. Do not enter confidential, regulated or third-party information unless you have authority and the device is appropriate. The tool does not send a message, contact another person or obtain consent on your behalf.

Pay once means you may keep reusing the version you downloaded without a subscription. Future major versions and continuing support are separate unless they are explicitly included.

Limits and when to use another route

This is a personal record of your own guesses and your own two versions. It is not an assessment, it is not therapy and it is not a substitute for it, it is not medical advice, and it does not replace professional support. It does not say that keeping the record will make a worry smaller or a decision easier. It never reads what you have written to decide anything about you. If a worry like this is taking up hours of most days, disturbing sleep, or leading you to avoid things you would otherwise do, that is a recognised pattern, and it is treated directly by therapists using structured approaches, including the kind of thinking this tool borrows from. In England, NHS talking therapies take self-referrals, so you do not need a referral from a GP, although you do need to be registered with one, and a GP can refer you as well. If things feel unbearable right now, Samaritans are there day and night on 116 123. Research and guidance are transferred only at the narrow level described in the source acknowledgement. A study of one action does not prove a month-long programme works; a model can explain a design choice without validating the product; and a private record cannot replace the records held by a clinician, employer, bank or other responsible service.

If the situation involves immediate risk, safeguarding, serious distress, regulated advice or a consequence outside the tool's scope, use the relevant human or professional route. Recheck time-sensitive guidance before relying on it.

Frequently asked questions

Use the smallest useful tool

The method above does not require a purchase. If a retained local record would reduce repeated setup, review this tool after its tested release.