An article in The Guardian described an alternative treatment called Avatar Therapy [1] that has the therapist create a digital simulation of the voices, intera

An article in The Guardian described an alternative treatment called Avatar Therapy [1] that has the therapist create a digital simulation of the voices, interact with the patient using the simulated voice and work through a script that gradually gives the patient more power over the voice. It can get surprisingly radical for a therapy session, at one point even inciting the patient to commit suicide! [2] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/oct/29/acute-psychosis-inner-voices-avatar-therapy-psychiatry https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/oct/29/acute-psychosis... [2] > “You should end it,” the avatar [therapist] said, casually. “What have you done that’s of any use to anyone?”