If You Liked the US's Invasion of Iraq, You'll Love . . .

[snot]

. . . it's invasion of your dreams:

You've heard of power walking, but "power dreaming?" That practice's usually the stuff of Buddhism, and now, could go a long way towards mending the psychic wounds of our nation's bravest. With about 52% of PTSD-affected veterans reported as having disturbing nightmares, the U.S. Army's working towards a virtual solution that'd marry the design of Second Life with laptop-displayed or 3D head-mounted, physio-emotional healing. The project, a form of biofeedback therapy which would create custom, stress-alleviating imagery for traumatized vets, is currently in the planning stage with Washington State's Naval Hospital serving as its experimental base. Over half a million in funding's already been put towards the effort which is expected to launch in full next year. And when it does, we're hoping the tech resembles a certain Strange Days SQUID recorder -- with happy thoughts, o'course.

More at http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/22/u-s-army-urges-vets-to-get-outta-their-dreams-and-into-the-virt .

It's not enough that they're b-casting brainwashing at us every waking hour . . . .

[NYC_SKP]

1. Creepy, but I'm encouraged that they seem to be trying to address PTSD. (nt)

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. Teaching vets to meditate would be brilliant. Lucid dreaming not so much...

...depends upon the individual and it depends upon the extent and intent. I became addicted to lucid dreaming (among other things).

Meditation however is simpler...good on them for pursuing traditional methods of improvement.

[Blue_In_AK]

3. While I don't have a problem with the intent

of this experimentation, I'm concerned about unintended consequences. It reminds me of Ursula LeGuin's "Lathe of Heaven." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lathe_of_Heaven (which was a pretty great PBS production about 30 years ago).

[stevedeshazer]

4. I'm only going to say this once.

A poster called 'snot' is not going to get as much attention as a poster that does not refer to mucous.

If your screen name refers to body fluid, I'm not likely to help you out.

Ick.

Get a new name.