Product Description

I think I have finally decided where I am regarding concept generation and product ideas. After reshuffling my insights, narrowing my thinking and a little inspiration I have finally settled. I have  spent this week writing out a brief product description in order to help me set the record straight. I want it set what it exactly is I am doing to do so I can start making. 

Project description

Problem:

People who have panic attacks will often avoid situations they know might trigger panic, or fear because they have had attacks in these situations before.

Concept:

Creating a product that will help stop panic when people feel the early warning signs or initial symptoms of a panic attack, creating a reply to the invitation to panic.Whether it is a thought or situation that triggers the panic reaction, it will help calm the reflex reactions that people feel and get them to think more rationally.

Product:

Creating a physical artefact that will help people control their first symptom of a panic attack by giving them a regular pattern to breathe too. This product will work on sensory touch, following a track that gives a structure to simulate slow breathing in turn calming initial signs of panic.

This product is designed to be used discreetly in the moment, for example if someone is with a group of people they do not know and they feel that first initial sign of rapid breathing, or an anxious thought that gets out of control.

If the user finds this is not working, when the user goes over a certain amount of rotations of the user gets a chance to escape the situation.  The product will send a phone call to the user's phone, meaning they can leave the situation to a quieter place, where they can collect themselves.

There will be a connected application which users will be able to track their progress. They can look how much they have been using the product, how many interruptions they have needed that week and comparing it to other weeks.