‘You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real’: what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the voices in their heads?

Avatar therapy may help in treating mental health conditions beyond psychosis. Preliminary research from Ward’s team with an avatar embodying the “anorexic voice” has shown it to be a promising intervention for eating disorders. Glenthøj is researching VR-based avatar therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder. Ward also wants to investigate whether dialogues with avatars could help people who struggle with anxiety or depression. “The technology is about creating this external representation of the dark side of yourself,” Craig said. “At some level, this is about thoughts, isn’t it?”
— Read on www.theguardian.com/news/2024/oct/29/acute-psychosis-inner-voices-avatar-therapy-psychiatry