Numerous individuals shared their personal stories of mixing video chat with chemsex with Rob, David, and Terry both during and after the event, with a variety of commonalities in what they said – regardless of whether they were mixing video chat and chemsex one-on-one or in a group chat room. One issue their audience brought up, and an issue that all three experts said they were increasingly encountering in their work, was the role that video chat plays in these behaviors. David Fawcett, and therapist Terry Gatewood – renowned specialists in sex addiction and fused substance use and sexual behaviors – spoke about the rising use of methamphetamine in conjunction with sexual behaviors (aka, chemsex). So video chat is a really awesome sci-fi invention come to life that benefits us all.
Also, on TV Captain Kirk uses it when he’s conversing with alien warlords. It’s what kids do on their iPhones, right? And they taught grandma how to do it last Christmas so she can see them at the holidays instead of just talking to them. The term ‘video chat’ sounds relatively innocuous. Substance Use & Sexual Disorders Self-Test.
