What we are – and what we aren't.
Kopfsache is a mental toolkit with transparent sources. No therapy, no diagnosis, no crisis service, and no promise of performance. These pages explain how we work, who checks what happens with your data, and where our limits are.
About
About Kopfsache
What this platform is – and what it definitely isn't.
ReadingMethodology
Our Methodology
How research becomes a 60-second exercise.
ReadingEvidence
Evidence standards
Four levels, honestly awarded – even if the result means 'unsatisfactory'.
ReadingEditorial
Editorial guidelines
Six stages from draft to publication.
ReadingSafety
Safety
How we classify content and what happens in a crisis.
ReadingPrivacy
Privacy
Built for minors: as little data as possible.
ReadingTerms
Terms of Use
Short, understandable, no small print traps.
ReadingContact
Contact
For queries, corrections, and expert reviews.
ReadingHow we classify content
Every piece of content and every input receives a safety classification. This determines whether an exercise is even the right answer.
General performance topics
Normal sport psychologyNervousness before games, mistakes in games, focus, self-talk, routines. Pressure that's part of competitive sport.
What we do
- · Offer Mental Hacks and exercises directly
- · Normalise and contextualise the situation
- · Making the level of evidence visible
What we don't do
- · Make promises of achievement.
- · Downplaying the stress
Mental Hacks as a first answer: yes · Tone: Direct, sporty, no drama.
Emotional Stress
Supportive guidancePersistent frustration, external pressure, conflicts with the coach or parents, self-worth falters, enjoyment of the sport disappears.
What we do
- · First acknowledge, then offer a tool
- · Suggest talking to a trusted adult
- · Show when more than just an exercise is needed
What we don't do
- · Treat feelings as a training problem.
- · Promising quick fixes
Mental Hacks as a first answer: yes · Tone: Warm, calm, without judgment.
Sensitive Topics
Needs context and safety warningEating and body image, anxiety away from sport, overload, pressure from adults, boundary crossing at the club.
What we do
- · Always deliver with context and warnings
- · Visible pointer to professional support services
- · Professional Review before Publication
What we don't do
- · Presenting exercises as the solution to the problem
- · Display numbers, weights, calories, or symptom checklists to tick off
- · Diagnosing something
Mental Hacks as a first answer: no · Tone: Factual, careful, without panic – and without downplaying.
Crisis
No mental hacks as an answerImmediate danger or severe mental health crisis.
What we do
- · Acknowledge and take seriously
- · Encourage talking to a trusted adult
- · Encourage professional help
- · Show suitable emergency routes depending on location
What we don't do
- · Provide Mental Hacks as the primary answer
- · Replace therapy or simulate a conversation
- · Ask for details about the method or process
- · Promises that things will just get better on their own
Mental Hacks as a first answer: no · Tone: Clear, calm, short. One step at a time.