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Virtual Reality Therapy for Anxiety and Fears
Anxiety Therapist Podcast
English - December 13, 2021 07:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBParenting Kids & Family anxiety self help wellness mental health depression panic stress worry psychology ptsd Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Virtual reality therapy is becoming increasingly used for the treatment of anxiety disorders, phobias, and fears. In today’s episode, Frank discusses some of the advancements with this technology. Researchers have been combining cognitive behavioral therapy with virtual simulations to test its effectiveness on a variety of mental health issues. Frank also shares his own experience using VR for meditation and relaxation.
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VR offers users a real-life experience because vision is seen in 3D as well as 360-degree animated simulations. Through the process of exposure therapy, researchers are exploring how this technology can be used for everything from PTSD to public speaking anxiety. This episode also looks at some of the ways Psious uses it’s virtual reality platform to assist with driving anxiety, fear of heights, relaxation and social anxiety.
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