Psychology in Secondlife

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Is it just me, or is there something fishy here.
The website has no working links, except to articles on other sites. and the website lists these as it's "latest updates"
22/07/06
- Library now online
21/07/06
- New Service: Merchandising
20/07/06
- August Newsletter Final Submission Date
19/07/06
- Research section now online
17/07/06
- E-therapy now available
- Accepting submissions for Awareness Bulletin
16/07/06
- Directory now online
14/07/06
- Psyche Launched

incidentally. the directory listed as being online... isnt.

The site also refers to psychology of the 22nd century......
but we are just in the opening years of the 21st

every fibre of my being is shouting "this is a scam" at me.

No self-respecting threapist would use the terms as described in his graphic. I really hope nobody signs up for this service.

He has a postcount of 10. How could he not be trusted?

~Ulrika~

What a crock.

With a name like "Eros" it sounds like he would be more interested in the "sex counseliing" part than anything else.

Briana Dawson

I'm going to IM him ingame and try to get a session. I sure would like an e-prescription.

Hey, maybe you could get viagra or sumpthin'

Remember, "therapist" is just one tiny bit of white space away from "the rapist"!

I think the idea itself is good. If e-mail therapy exists, why not therapy via a virtual world?

?

"It's pronounced ah-NAHL-ruh-pist."

*Submitted to LR for possible Spamming*

Interesting, too, that the page doesn't mention the alleged therapist's name, making it impossible to look up licensure information.

There are a number of therapists already operating in SL and offering these services.

Also there are the daily peer support group services offered free of charge by my supportforhealing group.

Nothing new here at all I'm afraid.....

I hate to think how hes going to mess with peoples heads, most people who have a little understanding of how brains work think they would be good therapists, they try and fail, and unwittingly (or not) leave some poor soul even worse then before. I would want to see his credentials before I even consider letting him near me. Although I have to agree the idea is a good one, especially as SL seems to induce insomnia, why not get a head shrink whist there

Less than 20 years ago and it may be much less, a person
did not even need a license to call themselves one.

They were just a person willing to talk to you for a fee.

Maybe where you are, but over here, its always been regulated.

The benefits of a National Health Service run by the state, eh?

I've just returned from a vacation so i apologise for the delay to respond. Where to begin?

1. The website is currently under construction and was launched the day i made this post. It’s an exciting project that unfortunately is very time consuming and has been put on hold due to the overwhelming response I’ve had to the service.

2. In response to Flavian’s comment on language, i must confess the wording I’ve chosen is quite sensationalised. This is my first attempt at psychology marketing! In real life advertising for mental health is simply not done. Due to my inexperience in secondlife advertising was necessary to get the message out there.

3. Briana, i chose the name "Eros" as he was, in Roman mythology, the god who married psyche and was responsible for her eventually finding peace. Although your right if i had my choice again i would choose a more neutral name.

4. Sally & Rabid, as i clarify to anyone who inquires about my service, e-therapy should not be seen as a replacement for face-to-face therapies. Secondly psychologists do not write prescriptions, that is the role of a psychiatrist. Furthermore Rabid i would be happy to spend 15min with you discussing the nature of my service.

5. Strife, ironically you have got me in some strife! I have been contacted by linden labs for spamming. I apologise to those who feel i have done this, i was confused about which category to post in and felt i followed the guidelines of each section to the letter, with many variations of my service to suit the category.

6. Sean if you wish to know my name you may have it. However most of the people i work with, choose to talk to me because of the anonymity.

7. Zafu, i have visited supportforhealing what you offer is simply remarkable. I had tried to contact you in the past but haven’t received a reply. I have been trying to get in contact with other therapists in secondlife however have only found one other. The aim of my time here in Secondlife is to research the new mediums of psychology and to help as many people as i can along the way. Group sessions are great, however are often not the best method of getting to the root of an individuals problems. While groups hold many benefits, they also have many drawbacks particularly when online.

8. Listle, i completely empathise with your concern but I’m certainly not "messing with peoples heads". I listen and try to help people to find their own answers. I’m glad you see the potential behind what I’m suggesting though.



I hope that has answered some of your questions, please if you would like to know more Instant Message me and i will schedule a time. I’m not here to scam anyone; my only focus is to create a strong psychological community within secondlife with a corresponding set of services.

I am completely aware of that fact that psychologists cannot prescribe medication. It was called humor.

Um, thanks. Nice remark for a therapist seeking to help people in SL.

Eros is also known as the erotic god of love.. The word Eros is often associated with erotic love or desire, hence my jumping to conclusions.

But you are too busy dropping insults to research the name you are using. But I guess people shouldn't jump to conclusions with definitions taken from the dictionary??

Eros @ merriam-webster.com
Eros] @ dictionary.com

Briana Dawson

Speaking about humour here is an assortment of hilarious psychology/psychiatry jokes your sure to find amusing. Particularly the joke about the psychologists on a ski trip who had never seen so many freudian slips!
http://www.workjoke.com/projoke30.htm

I realize psychologists and psychiatrists are used to having themselves promoted in news stories, but I would call this an ad. And as such, shouldn't it be in the Classifieds section, along with more reputable SL services?

I would definitely say this is an advertisement, and it definitely needs moving. Or perhaps it could be classified as "social experiment with advertising included" and a description of "Pay L$ for cyber-counciling and you too can be a lab rat for my diabolical social experiment which I hope to use to understand why I wasn't hugged enough as a child, though it might because I p'd myself more than most kids... why is that... well, it must have something to do with the fact that my rocking horse made me feel worthless because it didn't return my affection. Or perhaps it is because the sandbox made my butt itch, and that made me sad."

This whole thing sounds like the sort of deal that gives legitimate therapists a bad rap.

Whose anonymity? Theirs or yours?

Many psychological associations assert that patients have a right to know their therapist is accredited. For example, it is the first point in the state of California's Patient Bill of Rights :



Having a name, a real name, makes you accountable. Where would someone go to complain if "Eros Shore" wasn't doing his/her job as a therapist?