Very anxious, you appear for an interview.
On entering the room you see a panelist on the other side of a table,
Eager to QUESTION YOU. The panelist is LOOKING AT YOU, JUDGING YOU and ASSESSING YOU.
Your palms are sweaty, pulse is racing and heartbeat is going through the roof.
You are unable to swallow as your mouth is dry and you stammer when you say “Good Morning”.
YOU EXTEND YOUR HAND for a handshake and you wish you could stop it from trembling.
YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING, ANYTHING AT ALL TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL your hands, mouth,
heartbeat and the trembling. THE CURSED TREMBLING.
BUT YOU CAN’T.
YOU BEGIN TO WISH YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO APPEAR FOR THE INTERVIEW.
YOU WISH IT WOULD ALL JUST END! ! …and it does, as someone removes your VR headset and you find yourself in your counsellor’s chamber.
Be it anxiety in social situations as in the above scenario or a fear of heights, VR Therapy enables a patient to be subjected to anxiety causing situations but in controlled, measured and metered ‘doses’, which are steadily increased. As a result, the patient slowly gets used to such adverse stimulations, increasing their anxiety tolerance and becoming immune over a period of time.
This is just one of the examples of how Virtual Reality helps people in distress and Sahayta Psychiatric Clinic pioneers its use to heal various psychiatric disorders, being the first healthcare system to bring simulation-technology driven treatment to India.
An alternative form of exposure therapy, Virtual Reality Therapy makes use of specially programmed computers, visual immersion devices and artificially created environments to give patients a simulated experience. Ground-breaking in terms of treatment, it enables patients to safely interact with a virtual representation of their phobia to overcome or control it while not having to face a real version of the phobia itself.
itself.
It allows patients to interact in authentic, virtual environments where they can overcome their fears as they are gradually exposed to phobias or sources of distress; thereby, increasing anxiety tolerance to distressing situations.
They may also practice conversations, visit remote locations, and relax in tranquil settings while in authentic, virtual environments.
The environments are built from panoramic images and videos, rather than animated graphics. This makes it easier for patients to experience true "presence" with visceral sensations
Teleports patients around the world to the scene of an important life event or takes them to tranquil natural environments where they can relax.
