Posted by Rzip on January 28, 2001, at 19:00:46
In reply to Re: Questionnaires?, posted by Dr. Bob on January 28, 2001, at 16:34:15
Dr. Bob,
Perhaps you can investigate how is ON-LINE communication beneficial (or hindering) to a client who is currently seeing a therapist, whom does not have an e-mail address. My current therapist does not have or does not believe in e-mail exchanges. Unbelievable!
So, let us say that you have a new participant who is currently seeing such a therapist. Then, you can track his/her internal thought processes before, during, and after ten weeks. You figure out how to control and standardize this. What I am interested in is one, exactly how in more concrete terms does this online exchange change my affect. And how does it hinder me? Logically, the answer should lie in my self-control. So, at what point does this exchange "harm" me. What if I am triggered by something online. In a therapy session, I can always count on my therapist to guide me out of it. But, if something online triggers me, then who do I turn to? Perhaps you could investigate this further. When do a participant know that he/she should get off-line and contact the therapist? Obviously, if the poster is suicidal or is bleeding or hurt, then the obvious answer is the emergency room. But what if he/she just got spooked or triggered for whatever reason. At that time, should they continue to sit in front of the computer screen and wait for others to respond to the post. Or, should they extract themselves completely from the Internet setting and go do something (walking, studying, watch T.V.) at a place where there is actually no contact with a computer. Should they take a time-out. For me, personally, I am finding that the time-out option is the most effective. Perhaps, that only works for me because of my personality or the reason that I got triggered in the first place.
Would you be interested in formating a questionaire on this issue?
- Rzip
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