Sul tema ansia, panico, attacchi di panico, dap – disturbo di ansia e panico esistono innumerevoli siti web e forum, curati da professionisti o da persone che ne hanno una diretta esperienza.
Ne segnaliamo tre, di cui due italiani. Sono benvenute le segnalazioni di altri siti, forum, blog. Pannelli con i relativi siti web si trovano anche al Centro Mimir, in Second Life, e nella Grid Mimir Opensim, e ricordo che chi lo desidera potrà partecipare a incontri ad esso dedicati, ogni sera dalle ore 22:30 alle 23:30
Grid Mimir Opensim
Disturbi d'ansia, da agorafobia e da attacchi di panico
LIDAP
Insieme senza Paura: Ansia Panico Fobie
InSeP
Panic, Anxiety, Phobias and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD)
No More Panic
http://john-norris.net/2008/09/16/online-support-groups-introduction-to-virtual-worlds/
As for the most popular groups, here’s my top 5, based on membership
and what I could find with SL Search:
Support for Healing — 899 members.
Begun as an online forum for mental health issues in 2004, Support for
Healing added their own island in Second Life. The group offers
several peer-to-peer meetings on different topics during the week.
www.supportforhealing.com
Transgender Resource Center — 845 members.
Providing support and resources for those looking into gender identity
issues, the TRC creates an environment so that people may better
address these issues in their own lives as well. sltrc.pbwiki.com
Wheelies — 565 members.
Wheelies is a disabilities themed nightclub in Second Life. The group
gets together for various dance parties at the club.
simonstevens.com/wcblog
Depression Support Group — 427 members.
Based on the online forum Support for Healing (see above) this group
is for those “suffering with depression, anxiety or related
illnesses.” They offer regular meetings and a place to visit.
Dream Travelers – 258 members.
Associated with the online forum BrainTalk, the Dream Travelers group
provides a safe, and highly creative space, for those dealing with
stroke as well as Asperger’s Syndrome. They offer a sandbox in which
to build things within Second Life, and hold regular contests there.
They also host the annual Dreams Fair for health related non-profits
and others. www.slstroke.com
