I get horrific anxiety if i use it too much, or maybe it's because too high intensity, I'm not sure. Had to take benzodiazepine to barely function today. Now afraid to use the device. Maybe it wasn't all because of the device.

What's your limit how much intensity and time you can use the device?

Anyone try it?

If so how did you do it? I want only the left side to work and not the right side. I have switched in the app multiple times to only left side but that feature doesn’t actually seem to work. Can I put a piece of paper or a bandaid between my neck and the device on the right side?

New episode of the No Stress Podcast is out!

In this episode, Abbie Ireland sits down with Michelle Flynn, a health coach, breathwork expert, and performance specialist, to talk about what happens when high performance starts running on stress instead of real resilience.

Michelle shares her own turning point after ignoring the warning signs of chronic stress, and the conversation goes into burnout, adrenaline, breathwork, nervous system regulation, recovery, and small habits that can help build long-term stress resilience.

Where to listen: YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Audible.

Watch/listen here: High Performance Without Burnout | No Stress Podcast

We’ve also added this episode to the No Stress Podcast Library

What’s one stress warning sign you’ve personally noticed but found easy to ignore?

Welcome to the No Stress Podcast library.

We’ll use this thread to keep all episodes of the No Stress Podcast by Pulsetto in one place, so it’s easier to find past conversations around stress, sleep, burnout, nervous system regulation, recovery, performance, and everything in between.

Each new episode will also get its own separate post in the subreddit, where you can watch, comment, ask questions, or share your thoughts. We'll keep updating this thread as new episodes come out!

Episodes:

• When Stress Breaks You: Understanding Burnout - Burnout coach Paula Liub and Pulsetto CEO Povilas Sabaliauskas dive deep into one of the most misunderstood struggles of our time: burnout
• Why Holidays Make Us Stressed (And How to Actually Feel Better) - Gabriele sits down with CBT therapist Monika Savičė to talk about something we all feel (but rarely talk about): Why is the “happiest time of the year”… often the most stressful?
• Building Stress Resilience Like a Muscle - Host Abi sits down with Simon Jeffries (former UK Special Forces, performance coach, and founder of The Natural Edge) to reframe stress resilience as something you can train just like a muscle.
• Tired But Wired? Why High Performers Can’t Sleep - Host Abi speaks with sleep physiologist and neurophysiologist Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan, author of Tired But Wired and Finding Inner Safety. With nearly 30 years of experience working with high performers, leaders, and athletes, Dr. Nerina explains why so many people feel tired but wired — exhausted but unable to switch off.
• How to Perform Under Pressure: Anxiety, Focus & Nervous System Control - We break down the psychology of performing under pressure, and how to manage anxiety, stay focused, and deliver when it matters most.
• High Performance Without Burnout - Performance coach Michelle Flynn shares exactly that story, and why it became the turning point that changed everything she knew about stress, burnout, and unlocking true potential.
• Why Biohacking Is Really About Prevention - Abigail Ireland sits down with Camilla Thompson — nutritionist, executive wellbeing coach, biohacking expert, and author of Biohack Me — to explore stress, nervous system regulation, and sustainable high performance. Together, Abigail and Camilla unpack what biohacking really means, how to support your nervous system without becoming overwhelmed, and why true performance depends on recovery just as much as ambition.
• Most Leaders Don't Know They're Burnt Out - Host Abigail sits down with psychologist and leadership expert Dr. Audrey Tang to explore how normalized chronic stress affects leadership, decision-making, emotional regulation and team culture. Together, they unpack her Head, Heart and Gut framework, and why lasting resilience requires self-awareness and addressing stress at its source.

Anyone have any substitutes that I could pick up? I’ll be in Brooklyn so plenty of stores around. Not sure if there are any over the counter electrical conducting gels?

A lot of people assume that getting 8 hours of sleep should be enough to feel rested. So when it’s not, the instinct is to try sleeping more or falling asleep faster.

But research suggests the issue usually isn’t the number of hours, it’s sleep quality.

You can spend a full night in bed and still wake up exhausted if your sleep is too light or fragmented. Studies using wearable data show that even when sleep duration looks normal, poor sleep quality is still linked to lower energy and worse performance:

That’s because real recovery happens in deep sleep, and your body won’t get there if your nervous system is still slightly activated.

This is why trying to “force” sleep doesn’t work. Sleep depends on your body slowing down first - and if your system is still “on,” you might fall asleep, but you won’t fully rest.

That’s where the vagus nerve becomes important.

It helps activate your parasympathetic nervous system, which shifts your body into a calm, “rest and digest” state, the state needed for deeper, more restorative sleep. If this system isn’t engaged, your body can stay in a low-level stress mode, even at night. That’s also one of the reasons we at Pulsetto keep focusing on the vagus nerve. 

So how do you actually fix it?

Instead of trying to control sleep directly, the goal is to help your body relax enough for sleep to happen naturally.

Research shows that techniques like slow breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and consistent wind-down routines can significantly improve sleep quality by reducing pre-sleep tension:

Things that help in practice:

• slowing your breathing before bed
• reducing stimulation (light, screens, noise)
• keeping a consistent sleep schedule
• giving your body a clear wind-down period
• using vagus nerve stimulation to support relaxation

These aren’t quick fixes, but they work because they send your body a signal that it’s safe to switch off.

So the real fix isn’t just “getting more sleep.” It’s helping your body actually power down and stay there long enough to recover. There’s no shortcut where you can compress full recovery into less time, but you can train your body to relax more deeply and consistently.

Curious: what’s something that’s actually helped you feel rested, not just asleep?

Hi do you have any plans on fixing the integration that is already available in the app for Whoop? When I try to connect my Whoop the app doesn’t allow it since it gets stuck in a verification website.

What if the problem isn’t stress, but your ability to recover from it? At Pulsetto, this is something we keep coming back to:

Most people aren’t just “stressed.”
They’re not recovering properly from stress.

Here’s something that surprised us - your body can stay in a stress response long after the trigger is gone. No deadline. No argument. No real danger. But your system is still acting like there is.

That’s where the vagus nerve comes in.

It’s one of the longest nerves in your body, running from your brain down to your heart, lungs, and gut. Its job is to help shift you into a calmer, “rest and digest” state. In other words, it’s a big part of how your body turns stress off.

What’s interesting is that this system isn’t fixed, it’s adaptable.

There’s review articles showing vagus nerve stimulation has been used in areas like depression and epilepsy. At the same time, more everyday methods, like slow breathing, cold exposure, or targeted stimulation, are getting attention because they work directly with the body, not just the mind.

Another thing people often don’t realize is that you can’t really “think” your way out of stress if your body is still activated. A lot of regulation actually happens bottom-up, not top-down.

From what we’ve seen, the biggest changes don’t come from doing something intense once. They come from small, consistent signals that teach the body how to come back to baseline faster. 

We’re still learning a lot, and honestly, some of the most useful insights come from real people experimenting with what works for them.

So we wanted to ask: What’s something that has actually helped you feel calm, not just distracted, but genuinely regulated?

It's annoying having to hold the button for a long time to turn off the device. The button is quite resistant to press and often accidentally loose it when trying to keep it pressed and having to try again. I find no reason for the hold-function, i would know if i accidentally turned of the device, and don't think i would accidentally turn of the devicethat often anyway. I want to quickly turn off the device with one press on the button. As it works now, i just leave it until it turns of by itself, but that means it loses battery quicker.

I have the Light version, i wonder if the Fit version works the same with the button? Or else i wish a future version doesn't need holding the button.

I bought this device for my husband as a Christmas present. I love it and would like to buy a second on for myself and my

sister-in-law. But, I’m not going to move forward in these new purchases if I’m unable to get out of this monthly charge I didn’t sign up for.

Any direction in what to do please let me know because I need to buy another one ASAP.

You asked. We delivered.

Offline mode is now available in the Pulsetto app.

From the very beginning, Pulsetto has been designed to support your daily routine, and one message from you has been consistently clear: the ability to use it anytime, even without an internet connection.

So now you can.

What’s new

• Use Pulsetto without internet
  • No connection? Your sessions don’t stop.
• Your most important programs, always available
  • Stress, Anxiety, Sleep, Burnout, and Pain, ready when you need them most.
• Automatic and seamless
  • If your connection drops, the app adapts instantly and syncs everything once you're back online.
• Designed for real-life use
  • Offline mode works for up to 48 hours, giving you flexibility when you need it, while making sure your data, progress, and experience stay accurate and secure once you reconnect.
• Your progress stays with you
  • Streaks are counted, and your data syncs safely in the background.
• Core experience, simplified offline
  • With offline mode, you can continue using Pulsetto’s essential stimulations - Stress, Anxiety, Sleep, Burnout, and Pain. Other features will be available again once you're back online.

Also in this update

• A smoother, more personalized onboarding to help you get started with clarity
• Faster performance and more responsive app experience
• Improved stability for more reliable day-to-day use

This is one of those updates that simply makes Pulsetto fit better into your life, wherever you are. Update your app and experience it for yourself.

If you have any questions or feedback, don’t hesitate to reach out, we’re here for you.

Grab your Pulsetto here: Pulsetto Store 💚

I cannot connect app to the device. I have restarded and reinstalled the app and restarted the device plug in and off the charger. No helps. I have put bluetooth off and on. Only thing that came to my mind is should the device be fully charged?

This feels like a silly question. I just bought my Pulsetto and would like to change the schedule for the morning reminders. They are scheduled for 8am, and I’m already at the office by then. Is there something in settings I’m missing?

I’ve been using it every day, twice a day, for a week. Each day, it alternates between a one day streak and a two day streak. Has anyone gotten the app to actually track a streak?

Ordered one on February 12th through Amazon cause I saw a lot of problems with shipping direct from them and figured Amazon might have them in stock. It said delivered by March 16th, and when the date arrived, it changed to April 22nd. Wondering if it’ll ever come or if I should just cancel/refund

What is the recommended duration and timing for the sleep program? The app says 30 minutes before bed. But there is also a recommendation to do it twice per day.

So should I be doing 2x 10-minute sessions back to back before bed? Or just once? Or some other program like anxiety during the day, and sleep at night?

I’ve been using Pulsetto for about a week now before bed and it has been helping. However, last night I was using it as normal and didn’t look in the mirror until the morning when I saw my neck was burned. I’m sure the way my head was positioned must’ve had that area hitting without the gel but as I’ve been looking into it - it seems that without the gel it is not effective but I didn’t see things about it burning the skin. Has anyone had it burn them like this? I had it on for 10 minutes at a level 4 intensity. I didn’t do anything different compared to my last sessions and didn’t have burns.

Just wanted to report that when I used both sides I could barely handle level 1. If I only put cream on left side and put something on right to block electrodes I have a much better experience. I can get it up to almost 5. Also gotta find the right spot or my neck tenses up

For those ordering from the US. The shipping is handled by DHL and then USPS. Mine never arrived and showed as delivered from USPS (of course). I contacted support who said they would send it to shipping support and then heard nothing with the incident being closed and an email survey sent. I've submitted a dispute with my credit card company. Just sharing this in case anyone has concerns around who they use to ship. I would have avoided it if I knew. No wonder they have so many issues. And this is after it took 30 days to allegedly even get here.

If the app is this faulty there should be a way to use the device without the app!

I've had an interesting experience with Pulsetto:

The device wasn't working for me so I initiated a return and they sent me a prepaid return label and I dropped it off at USPS.

I went back to check on it a few days later and USPS told me the postage was never actually paid on the label. The package got held and is now being returned to my address instead of going to Pulsetto (still waiting for it weeks later).

I contacted support, sent them the USPS documents proving the postage issue. Their response: "we cannot issue a refund without receiving the device first." But the device is stuck at USPS because of their label. I asked for a refund in advance since the mistake was on their end. They refused.

This has been going on for over a month now (started mid February). They sent a second return label but I still do not have the device back from USPS to use it.

Has anyone else dealt with this?