“Technically Optimistic” is a play on words my eldest was sharing with me. I asked him, as we shared time in London at both the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, “Sam, do you see yourself as a Futurist?”

His response was gloriously affirmative. Sam is involved in research into personalised genomic medicine to target cancer cells. It’s the stuff of Science Fiction, except it isn’t - it is Science Fact already.

Sam said, “I prefer the terms ‘Scientific Optimist’ and ‘Technical Optimist’.” And watching a clip of Elon Musk the other night, I saw the ‘type’. These are people at the frontiers of science and philosophy who are creating new paradigms of what is possible with science and technology.  When we looked at the excellent “Fixing Our Broken Planet” exhibition at the NHM, it was through the eyes of hope and the vision of a New Age of Enlightenment.

Then what should happen to come through Dad’s letterbox but an advert for a new NHS Service harnessing technology for Mental Health: Mindler.

In their own words:

“Mindler works in partnership with NHS Talking Therapies to provide typed therapy for adults treating a range of common mental health conditions with short term, one-to-one weekly sessions where you will type, much like a text conversation, with your assigned clinician.

Our service is free and available 7 days a week from 6am - 11pm.”

I can see MANY advantages of this approach, including access for people in awkward domestic situations and where privacy is paramount.

Of course, there a paid options too, like Betterhelp which acts as a portal to a Therapist near you, having done much of the required due diligence on the Therapists they recommend.

The message from a Technically Optimistic perspective is that help is at hand, nearer than you think…

What Therapeutic paths have you tried or heard recommended that could sit beside your daily commitment to using Moodscope?

Lex

A Moodscope member