Could virtual reality help treat anxiety? - BBC News

Psychologists and computer scientists are testing to see whether virtual reality could be used to treat mental health conditions.

They believe that because the virtual scenarios are so realistic, they could be used to train and heal our minds.

With mental health services under so much pressure, could virtual therapy be the solution?
Victoria Derbyshire reporter Jean Mackenzie went to test it out.

[razzor]

This isn't really being used effectively to treat anxiety but it seems to be useful for phobias, I guess.

[expressenglishtraining]

In what countries is this software available for psicologysts?

[livelyfuture]

Very interesting, especially since I never saw or experienced Virtual Reality. Any one else that had no experiences yet?

[richardmaloney]

I have qualified as a hypnotherapist recently and I think this therapy and hypnosis totter could pertintcially help people in a lot of ways. Id really like to experiment with a course of hypnotherapy and this method. Its hard sometimes for people to envisioned a place or a stair way for example when given hypnosis and I feel this could help people with expanding there senses and opening up the unconscious. Making those important changes in a persons life . Hannah Maloney

[adammistina]

My hands are sweating already. All of my phobias are extreme so I really doubt exposion therapy would help.

[hasinabux]

wer can i experience vitual reslity gor fear of lifts n being traped

[sebastianalegria]

i think the new technologies have could make our lifes much easier than before, as for example treats the stress

[leticia_baptista]

Andam por aí muitas pessoas a pedir socorro e esmola.
Dizem que, através da pena e da bondade dos outros, conseguem tornar-se deusas/rainhas.
Dá para acreditar nisto?! 🤨

[concretelightbulb]

What happens when someone falls from that high up in VR? Would the sensation of falling in VR cause a person to fall to the floor for real? Heart attack?

[ramkumarr]

I have a dino and also played walk the plank. Good tech. Love. Trinity and Neo.

[mielerodriguez]

Do not pay the TV tax. Do not pay to be lied too.

[youzakhunt]

Yoghurt helps treat fear of small spaces. facts.

[c]

The brain fears the risk | remove the risk entirely | THE FUTURE OF NEUROPLASTICITY​ THERAPY

[benjones]

Psychology and therapy all in all is a very complicated and intellectual way of telling the person they are stupid and irrational and if they don't get better, it is their failing, the therapist or psychiatrist never gives a refund or admits to failing.

[jasontang]

She know she is still standing on ground tho. She need to be on some high place where there is a danger too in reality and this look boring even for me who have fear of high.They need improve or else when they really get on real high ground they will feel the fear of danger.

[Chrisallengallery]

"I would never do this in real life." Makes the experiment pointless, don't you think?

[jamesgrey]

Could exposure to fake news help treat mental illness?

[doone]

Could virtual reality help treat anxiety? NO