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Is there a treatment for the compulsive behavior of Deseret News columnists that causes them to become unskeptical shills for out-there business schemes?
In the latest example, Doug Robinson gives a Utah-based pornography addiction recovery business a free ad. His column begins with the drama of owner Mark Kastleman overcoming his addiction to porno:
Does he talk to someone who has undergone the program? No.
Does Robinson point out that the six-week, totally online program — "developed and fully tested over a 12-year period by some of the World’s leading clinical psychologists" — costs $500? No way. Nor does he check on the test results or get the names of the "leading clinical psychologists."
OK. Maybe porno addiction is scourge upon the earth. Maybe you can get clean by following a program on your laptop. But at least ask the questions Doug avoided before you fork over $500.
In the latest example, Doug Robinson gives a Utah-based pornography addiction recovery business a free ad. His column begins with the drama of owner Mark Kastleman overcoming his addiction to porno:
Kastleman wrestled with his addiction for 20 years before he was able to break its stranglehold.
He was so moved and altered by his experience that in 1997, at age 38, he made a career change, from corporate training to author, researcher and "recovery coach" in the field of pornography.Does Robinson talk to a psychiatrist or psychologist who doesn't have a stake in the company about the Candeo program's claims or porn addiction in general? No.
Does he talk to someone who has undergone the program? No.
Does Robinson point out that the six-week, totally online program — "developed and fully tested over a 12-year period by some of the World’s leading clinical psychologists" — costs $500? No way. Nor does he check on the test results or get the names of the "leading clinical psychologists."
OK. Maybe porno addiction is scourge upon the earth. Maybe you can get clean by following a program on your laptop. But at least ask the questions Doug avoided before you fork over $500.
2 Comments:
As a social worker, I had the same questions that you posed. How can an untrained opportunist develop a program to treat addicts? Who are the clinicians involved with this program? What research was involved in developing this program? What models and theories did it use? Is it just a combination of borrowed theories written by a hustler?
Maybe Robinson received free treatment in return for the free ad?
Isn't it obvious? Deseret News is owned by the Mormon church. So of course it's employees are going to shill for the anti-porn crusaders.
Dig deeper into this "addiction recovery" business; connections to Mormons would not surprise me.
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