---
title: "Can I change the difficulty after I've started?"
description: "Soft sessions can be adjusted. Hard and Nuclear locks cannot. Dialling the difficulty down mid-session is exactly what they prevent."
url: "https://www.welock.in/de/faq/unlock-difficulty-levels/change-difficulty-mid-session"
locale: "de"
---

# Can I change the difficulty after I've started?

For gentle sessions like a Soft Lock, yes: you can stop or adjust. For hard and Nuclear locks, no. The whole point is that you cannot dial the difficulty back down mid-session, because the version of you who wants to lower it is exactly the one the lock exists to overrule.

## Specifics

- You can always raise the stakes mid-session; you can never lower them.
- Choose the level deliberately before you commit, not once the craving has started.

## Related questions

- [How do I turn a block off, and how hard is that?](https://www.welock.in/de/faq/unlock-difficulty-levels/how-to-turn-a-block-off)
- [How does the PIN unlock work?](https://www.welock.in/de/faq/unlock-difficulty-levels/pin-unlock)
- [Isn't this too extreme? Is it safe?](https://www.welock.in/de/faq/nuclear-mode/is-nuclear-mode-safe)
- [Who is Nuclear Mode actually for?](https://www.welock.in/de/faq/nuclear-mode/who-is-nuclear-mode-for)
- [What happens when my focus session or Nuclear date ends?](https://www.welock.in/de/faq/nuclear-mode/when-nuclear-mode-ends)

Part of [Unlock difficulty levels](https://www.welock.in/de/faq/unlock-difficulty-levels).

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