[Maven]

I watched Dr. Phil yesterday, talking with people who suffer anxiety, panic and OCD, and I really related to the people on the show. I'm not a fan of Dr. Phil, but I watch if a topic sounds interesting. Anyway, he has this Dr. Lawlis guy who works with him, and they treated this one guest with a "BAUD" device (I'll post a couple of links for more info), and she was almost magically cured. I knew there was more to it--and there was, some breathing techniques--but no psychiatrist or psychologist, nor anyone who's ever treated me, has ever suggested behavior therapy or getting tests done like this PNP center supposedly does (again, see the links below). I decided to check out Dr. Lawlis, to see if maybe his program really works and maybe I should give it a try, even though I don't trust Dr. Phil and the whole reality TV shows. In short, I found out (see the third link) it's almost $7500 just for the initial evaluation! Even if this treatment really does work, I don't have thousands of dollars. So I guess I'm screwed, if I can't fix it myself!

Links:
Dr. Phil Show - Dr. Phil.com
Dr. Lawlis - G. Frank Lawlis
PNP Center - PNP Center

[Travelinglady]

Alas, it does seem like most of these things on TV do have a "catch" of some sort. That's really unfortunate in this case.

I've also watched the show and apparently OCD can be cured with magnetic pulse therapy. I do understand how expensive it is as these sort of techniques has just been invented. Of course, the show pays for it all.

Obviously some are scams and there are people that get cured just because of the placebo effect. (not that there's anything wrong with people being legitimately cured because they think that they are, such as fake knee surgeries..)

And it's not like taking advantage of people with mental disorders is a new thing..

[shortandcute]

A few years ago, I heard about this "wonderful" cleansing fast system that was "absolutly free." All you had to do was call the 800 and it was yours! So I called them, and they wanted my credit card number so they could charge me 350 dollars! I told them that the commercial said that it was free, and the guy told me "If you're not satisfied after 30 days, you can send it back for your money back--so it's free that way." I was a bit irritated.