Anxiety, panic, agoraphobia and more in Second Life

Jan. 29, 2008

Real-Life Fears Faced In Online World

Having Alter-Egos In "Second Life" Helps People Cope, Reports Tracy Smith

Online World Can Help Real One

January 29, 2008 11:11 AM

A woman uses Second Life on the Internet to help her agoraphobia. Tracy Smith reports on how the web site can help people fix real life problems with virtual ones.


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Free Online Treatment Program for Social Anxiety

Drexel University offers a free ONLINE treatment program for adults (ages 18-65) suffering from social anxiety disorder and living in the United States. This program is part of a study examining the efficacy of a treatment for social anxiety delivered through an internet-based program called Second Life.

Social Anxiety Treatment Using Second Life

True Life | Full Episode | 'I Live Another Life On The Web' | Three girls explore life on the web

My Own Little World

Judy escapes her social anxieties and panic disorder with her risqué website; aspiring musician Amy is too shy to perform in real life but is a rock star in her virtual world; Maleri avoids rejection from guys by meeting them online.

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