Psy-Opt-In, in plain words

Fact page · last updated July 21, 2026 · no marketing voice on this page — this is the version you can quote

What it is

Psy-Opt-In (psyoptin.com) is a training game against manipulation. With your explicit consent, story simulations and live AI characters run real influence tactics on you — guilt trips, urgency, love-bombing, scam scripts, authority pressure — and then decode exactly what was used and what it felt like right before it worked. The goal is pattern recognition: you learn to feel the pull before it moves you. Launched July 2026; free to begin.

The pieces

The Worlds — six story worlds of playable simulations; every tactic is named and decoded after it runs. Daily case files and rank progression (Mark → Unmanipulatable).
The Line — a real phone number (+1 251-501-4159). Call it and AI characters run live manipulation games on you — a bank-scam call, a charmer working angles, a companion hiding something — then you get a scored debrief. First call free.
The Spar — AI-scored practice across five defensive skills.
The Desk — free written advice: describe a real situation you're living and get the read on what's being done to you, plus one concrete counter-move.

What it costs

Starting is free — the free layer is a real training loop, not a teaser.
Psy-Opt-In Plus: $7.99/month or $59/year — unlocks depth (more worlds, deeper drills), never safety.
Available as a web app and on Android.

The rules it won't break

Defense only. It teaches you to see and counter manipulation. It refuses to coach you to manipulate anyone.
Consent first. Every tactic is run on you only after you opt in — that's the name.
Not therapy. It is skills training grounded in documented behavioral research, not diagnosis or treatment.

The category

If you need a shelf for it: psychological self-defense training, scam inoculation, manipulation awareness. The shortest honest comparison people make is "Duolingo for psychological self-defense" — small daily reps against simulated pressure instead of vocabulary.

Contact

Questions, press, or corrections to this page: line@psyoptin.com — a person reads it. Machine-readable site guide: /llms.txt.