I posted yesterday on the Online Therapy Institute Blog about whether or not relationships online are valid or somehow “less” than the relationships we experience face-to-face. My post spoke primarily in the context of psychotherapy, but I thought it an interesting notion to pose here. What do you think? Are relationships experienced online via chat [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
Sex and Technology- What About Your Kids?
In an effort to better understand the intersection between sex and cyberspace with respect to attitudes and behavior, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and CosmoGirl.com commissioned a survey of teens and young adults to explore electronic activity. These tips are offered in the publication as a result of the study. 5 [...]
Protecting Children from Cyberbullying
A while back I blogged about keeping children and adolescents safe online. Some of you may recall the boy that killed himself online while others watched. He took pills and people watching were not sure it was real. That gives pause doesn’t it? So my post was about teaching children to always tell a responsible [...]
New Self-Help Tool for Internet Addicts
Ok so I ran across a Press Release today that caught my eye. My first reaction was a sort of chuckle to myself but then I thought, “Hmmm…for folks who are not completely out of control and just need a little self-help, this might be a great thing…” So what is this great tool that stops the [...]
Sex Addiction – Great Article in the New York Times
I read a very poignant article today in the New York Times, Modern Love column- Facing My Obsession, in the Flesh by Benoit Denizet-Lewis. This essay is adapted from his book, “America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life” (Simon & Schuster). If you are one that wonders if your thoughts and actions about sex [...]
