Comments on: Think Social Networks, Blogs Can’t Hurt You?

By: Viadssafhes

Viadssafhes — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:41:56 +0000

Excellent site psychcentral.com and I am really pleased to see you have this this post.
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It has taken me literally 2 hours and 24 minutes of searching the web to find you (just kidding!) so I shall be pleased to become a regular visitor from now on

Thanks

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Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:57:16 +0000

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By: KT

KT — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:49:55 +0000

I just want to add that I think this is an outstanding article.

By: Laura Collins

Laura Collins — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:41:10 +0000

Privacy is an important concern, but the point in this case is that they are looking for “reasons” for an illness is anosognosic: people with anorexia often don’t understand their illness or its cause.

To look at self-reports – on the Internet or in a diary or even on the witness stand – for insight into the cause of the illness is simply wrong.

We don’t ask Alzheimer patients for insight into their illness. We don’t ask schizophrenia patients why they think little green men are after them.

By: untreatable

untreatable — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:47:31 +0000

Reasons why I never use my real name on my blog or the various forums across the net. I made a decision whether or not to make my blog overly personal and the result was even though I don’t use my name any one who has treated me will know who I am but most have written me off anyway so what the hell.

By: TC

TC — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:23:50 +0000

You should really submit this to Grand Roundshttp://blogborygmi.blogspot.com/2004/09/grand-rounds-submission-guidelines.html

By: InfoDiggs » Late breaking news

InfoDiggs » Late breaking news — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:11:49 +0000

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By: John M. Grohol, Psy.D.

John M. Grohol, Psy.D. — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:22:42 +0000

Depends on how widely you use the pseudonym. Most online users are fairly lazy when it comes to such things and use the same or similar usernames and passwords across multiple social sites.

So while you feel free to blog all day long about your favorite Hollywood stars on Myspace, if you use the same or similar pseudonym on the health blog or social network, it’ll be easy to connect the dots.

As long as people choose different pseudonyms for different sites (and are careful not to repeat them), that also offers another layer of privacy.

By: Gianna

Gianna — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:06:57 +0000

going with a pseudonym works too, no?