I found blahtherapy.com in search of a person simply to speak toa person who was unlikely to be biased, enable me or introject. I believe blahtherapy.com and its similar alternatives is a unique therapeutic modality that could bridge the divide for people who are unable to receive the assistance of a therapist or lack a listening ear.

My experience, however, was not positive. I was connected to a listener. They initially seemed O. K. when we exchanged pleasantries. In retrospect, they are unlikely to be anyone I would speak to because of how cold they seemed, but I was not of the mind to realize this. When I vented, they disconnected. I attempted blahtherapy.com once more, only to be reconnected to this person who promptly disconnected again. I now dreaded reconnection with them, compounding my preexisting anxiety, and so I closed the door altogether.

This did not affect me because, naturally, I was stable. This only made me realize that I should do something. In retrospect once again, however, after reading the critical reviews of similar Web sites, I cannot say the same on behalf of others who will use blahtherapy.com. To vent to someone only for them to disconnect, especially if they felt worthless or that they should "get over it," could leave one feeling worse.

So could having untrained, unscreened, anonymous minds who are "listening." I am not under the impression that anyone connected to the Web site was screened or that the person I was connected to was even qualified to speak to me other than by virtue of their having clicked "Listener" when choosing whether they wanted to listen or vent. People could connect to this Web site only to harass, demean, propagate inflammatory content, or intentionally make someone feel worse. The Internet is not a bed of roses.

I recommend proceeding with this and similar Web sites with caution. blahtherapy.com is a hit or miss and should not replace speaking to friends and family if they are capable listening earsor a licensed therapist. I also cannot recommend blahtherapy.com if you have difficult personal issues such as violence, grief or issues that are psychological. You are worth so much more than the distant, cold demeanor of a random pseudonymous person God knows how many miles away from you.