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Dr. Richard Grossman:
Hi everybody,

Therapy by text message was bound to appear sooner or later (after all, lacking business here, the psychoanalysis community has exported on-the-virtual-couch therapy to China via Skype):

http://www.talkspace.com

And here’s an article about it:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/disrupting-psychology--does--25-week--text--therapy-with-an-online-shrink-work-133715375.html

I’m not sure whether to be  :roll:,   :?, or  :lol:

Richard

Hopalong:
Tell you what.
How about you practice on ME and then see how it feels?

I VOLUNTEER!

 :P

Hops

Dr. Richard Grossman:

--- Quote from: Hopalong on May 29, 2015, 06:46:03 PM ---Tell you what.
How about you practice on ME and then see how it feels?

 :P

Hops

--- End quote ---

ok Hops  whats goin on?  how are u fealing today?  ;)

R.

Twoapenny:
Gosh, it wouldn't have suited me!  I got so much out of carving out a space for myself once a week for an hour and having actual face to face contact with another human being.  Both the therapists I saw were female which was really good for me given all my 'mother' issues as they gave me much stronger, more positive role models than the one I had grown up with.  One in particular, who was the same age as my mum, used to walk me to the door at the end of the session and give me a little pat on the shoulder as I left.  It was a really motherly thing to do and I appreciated it so much.  They also both used to make sure I was comfortable during the session - make sure I was sitting comfortably, get me a glass of water, hand me tissues if I needed them.  Those little comforting gestures made as much difference as the talking did, I think.

So therapy by text - I suppose it would be better than no therapy if that was the option - in the same way that junk food is better than no food at all?  And I guess as the world changes more and more people have relationships with their machines than they do with other people and this might be the way that more and more people go.  I'd worry that it's potentially dangerous?  If you can't see how someone is reacting physically your words might be too strong for them?  That's quite a difficult balance to get right in therapy.  Mmmm.  Not for me.  I'm interested in seeing how this text speak conversation between Hops and Dr G progresses, though ;)

Hopalong:
Oh. You mean we gotta do it HERE?
 :oops:

You mean Group Text Therapy?

Hops

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