Rough, biology-informed pattern explorer for people who notice waves of anxiety
1–4 hours after carbs, sugar and caffeine. Not medical advice.
Timing
The model assumes a ~4 hour (240 min) wave: spike → crash → recovery.
0 minutes since meal.
Simple: what did this meal look like?
Start with a rough match. You can refine later with sugar and caffeine.
No meal selected yet.
Dessert and drinks
No dessert
Small (~10 g sugar)
Medium (~20 g)
Big (~35 g)
Big dessert might be a bowl of ice cream, a big slice of cake, or 2–3 cookies.
No sugary drink
One soda or sweet drink
Large soda
Big or multiple sweet drinks
Think of drinks you had within a few hours of this plate.
No caffeine
Small coffee or tea
Regular coffee
Strong coffee / energy drink
This is only a rough guess of caffeine. Exact numbers are not required.
Not caffeinated / no soda
Caffeinated soda (small / can)
Large / multiple caffeinated sodas
This adds to the caffeine estimate above. If in doubt, leave at
“Not caffeinated”.
Sensitivity and day pattern
Low
Medium
High
0 = mostly light / low carb so far, 2 = lots of bread, pasta, sweets, snacks earlier.
Low
Medium
High
0 = gut rarely complains, 2 = gut feels every bubble and stretch.
Low
Medium
High
0 = rarely anxious, 2 = nervous system that notices every little crash.
Current projected score
0–49 Low, 50–74 Moderate, 75+ High
0 / 100
Very low wave activity right now.
Low
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Biology says this pattern should feel fairly steady for most people.
Spike → crash → recovery timeline
Shows where you are in the 0–240 minute wave.
Add a rough meal time to see your crash window in clock time.
Spike window
Crash / anxiety window
Recovery
You are here: 0 min after meal.
Add meal, sugar, caffeine and timing to see where you sit in the
0–240 minute wave.
Spike windowAdd meal time to see spike window.
Crash / anxiety windowAdd meal time to see crash window.
Recovery trendAdd meal time to see recovery.
Crash window
Once you add a meal and timing, this will show your likely crash / anxiety
window in clock time.
Body snapshot
Once you pick a meal and rough timing, this will summarize how carbs,
sugar, caffeine and sensitivity are combining in your system.
This tool is not saying anything is “all in your head.” It is trying to
show how a heavy carb plate, added sugar and caffeine can create a wave
that hits the nervous system 1–4 hours later, especially in people with
IBS, visceral hypersensitivity or a sensitive anxiety system. If the
wave lines up with when you usually feel “off,” that is a clue that timing
might be part of the story.