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May 22, 2008 at 3:25 pm #1044542
A nasal spray which increases our trust for strangers is showing promise as a treatment for social phobia, say scientists from Zurich University.
They found that people who inhaled the “love hormone” oxytocin continued to trust strangers with their money – even after they were betrayed.
am i the only one that thinks this could be abused by pervy men or dodgy con men… i suppose people might realsie you jamming a vicks inhaler up there nose tho!
May 22, 2008 at 3:29 pm #1172285djprocess wrote:am i the only one that thinks this could be abused by pervy men or dodgy con men… i suppose people might realsie you jamming a vicks inhaler up there nose tho!but might not notice one of them auto spray (air freshener) things they use in office loos…
in somewhere like a business environment all they would have to do is encourage the target to drink lots of water (perhaps spiked with a diuretic), then when they go to the loo (with covert CCTV) the spray can be triggered..
May 22, 2008 at 3:34 pm #1172288oxytocin you say, could be interesting.
Walk into bank, squirt stuff about, say ” Its ok i’ll lock up for you, get yourself off home”, fill van :weee:
happy days.
is this product avaiable now?
May 22, 2008 at 3:37 pm #1172287oooh, sounds a bit dodgey to me and immediatley made me think of how it could be used by dodgey people on the already vulnerable
esp the comment – ‘even when you’ve been betrayed…. ‘
a level of anxiety /distrust is essential to protect ourselves IMO in lots of circumstances (even in crossing the road as if we wernt anxious about cars knocking us down – we’d walk staight out in to the road)
and cognitive behaviour therapy is known to work really well with social phobia, if the person wants to work with it – as some people gain more being ‘ill’, than they would if they sorted themselves out as they often loose their support network when they’re well
May 22, 2008 at 3:40 pm #1172286Tank Girl wrote:a level of anxiety /distrust is essential to protect ourselves IMO in lots of circumstances (even in crossing the road as if we wernt anxious about cars knocking us down – we’d walk staight out in to the road)
exactly. not sure if it would be 100% effective anyway
after all MDMA is supposed to reduce your social anxiety, but I can take loads and still am wary of new people – to the point people ask me if I am OK / enjoying myself – but over the years I’ve found a certain amount of “shyness” to be a valuable survival mechanism until you’ve got to know people properly and whom you can actually trust..
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