Take a (Virtual) Trip to the Beach: The Benefits and Challenges of Virtual Online Depression Worlds

Deborah Gray is the creator of the Wing of Madness depression site Living With It Creator, Wing of Madness Deborah Gray lived with undiagnosed clinical depression, both major... Send Message Subscribe: Deborah Gray

Monday, May 14, 2007
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Over the years, since I first set up a chat room on my Web site for people with depression, I've had to take a lot of elements into consideration that many chat room hosts do not. If you're running a chat room centered on a non-mental health topic, it's fairly easy. Get a critical ...

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Trip to the Beach
Susan Cagley
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at 03:23 PM

My oldest daughter plays these games on line like gaya, world craft, and world craft 11. It gives her a place to be someone for a while live a different life style. But I wonder if it is a great as she tough since she and her friends are hunting new sites to go. She can get away from her problems and not have to be Debra for a while. I didn't know if this was what she really wanted or if she really needed someone talk to. Do you feel these rooms or games really take the place of the same problems we face in real life?
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