Even with stigma I would suggest getting a recommended therapist with help of your doctor. The results will be better with open cards and I would recommend a medical professional as auditor of therapy and therapists. There probably won't be a technical solution for problems like patient dependence and bad therapists.
Ask HN: Are there tools out there to video chat with anonymity
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
> facial anonymity. Turn camera off, point it at your shadow or use some censoring/blurring software to cover your face?
These are great suggestions. I think there should be a software solution that blurs faces on the webcam feed to create a different virtual feed that can be fed into a browser based video chat tool. Along the same lines, wearing a mask also protects identity. The only problem is that this is an additional step for someone who is already reluctant to talk to a professional.
Avatarify looks pretty neat too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7LFDT-FRzs
Re: Ask HN: Are there tools out there to video chat with anonymity
#13Even with stigma I would suggest getting a recommended therapist with help of your doctor. The results will be better with open cards and I would recommend a medical professional as auditor of therapy and therapists. There probably won't be a technical solution for problems like patient dependence and bad therapists.
Thanks for the response. Agreed that it's better the normal way but even a simple consultation requires submitting a phone number to a mediator service. Most of folks are reluctant to submit their phone numbers to a database (which might get hacked given the state of security policies, not to speak of other predatory practices of selling personal data to ad services). Like I said in my post, there is no regulation th…
Re: Ask HN: Are there tools out there to video chat with anonymity
#14Turn off the camera.