Harnessing the Spatial Foundation of Mind in Breaking Vicious Cycles in Anxiety, Insomnia, and Depression: The Future of Virtual Reality Therapy Applications

Ravinder Jerath

Connor Beveridge

Charitable Medical Healthcare Foundation, Augusta, GA, United States

Edited by: Nadja Heym, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

Reviewed by: Fabrizio Stasolla, Giustino Fortunato University, Italy; Komal Verma, Amity University Gurgaon, India

*Correspondence: Ravinder Jerath moc.loa@r506jR

This article was submitted to Psychological Therapies, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry

Charitable Medical Healthcare Foundation, Augusta, GA, United States

Edited by: Nadja Heym, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

Reviewed by: Fabrizio Stasolla, Giustino Fortunato University, Italy; Komal Verma, Amity University Gurgaon, India

Received 2020 Dec 22; Accepted 2021 Jun 8.

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Abstract

Mental Illnesses, particularly anxiety, insomnia, and depression often involve vicious cycles which are self-perpetuating and can trap one into a more chronic state. For example in the case of insomnia, sympathetic overactivity, intrusive thoughts, and emotional instability due to sleep loss can perpetuate further sleep loss the next night and so on. In this article, we put forward a perspective on breaking these vicious cycles based on preeminent theories in global and spatial cognition, that the foundation of the conscious mind is a spatial coordinate system. Based on this we discuss the potential and future of virtual reality therapeutic applications which utilize massive virtual spaces along with biofeedback designed to help break perpetual cycles in depression, anxiety, and insomnia. “Massive spaces” are those which are truly expansive such as when looking to the clear night sky. These virtual realities may take the form of a night sky, fantastical cosmic scenes, or other scenes such as mountain tops. We also hope to inspire research into such a spatial foundation of mind, use of perceived massive spaces for therapy, and the integration of biofeedback into virtual therapies.

Keywords: virtual reality therapy, spatial cognition, mind-body therapies, mind, vicious cycle, anxiety, depression, insomnia

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Michael Jensen for producing the figures in this article.

Acknowledgments

Footnotes

Funding. Funding provided by Charitable Medical Healthcare Foundation.

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