I just caught this news (Dutch) about on-line treatment for alcohol-addiction by some Dutch clinic that specialises in that type of thing.
This ‘treatment’ consists of 7 online chat-sessions with a professional.
Now, I can’t get this image out of my head:
i have a drinking problem
Come, come, elucidate your thoughts.
i drink too much
I’m not sure I understand you fully.
i am an alcoholic
Did you come to me because you are an alcoholic?
yes
I understand.
help me
OK… “i are an alcoholic”. Tell me more.
Well — you get the picture.
(BTW the above dialogue was created using this Eliza implementation in Javascript which, as it implies, works from your browser.)
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December 13th 2006 at 12:06 pm in
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