Midwest Center For Stress And Anxiety
http://www.stresscenter.com/mwc/
Oak Harbor Ohio
U.S.A.
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Midwest Center For Stress And Anxiety Signs Of A Scam...Midwest Center For Stress And Anxiety, Lucinda Bassett, Attacking Anxiety And Depression Program FCC, Infomercial, SCAM, overpriced, prey on consumers, tricks Oak Harbor Ohio
*Consumer Comment: Worked for Me
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A: NO mention of $$$ cost of program during infomercial, No mention of even S&H cost for "free trial".
B: www.stresscenter.com/mwc/ Log on to website: Don't recall which page it was on but rather tacky, self-absorbed full-body photo of the woman whose going to change your life. (not a headshot w/ upfront credentials).
C: Searching website 7 or 8 pages, still NO mention of $$. Only thing I found was obscure bottom of FAQ page, mention of $60 qrtly charge for online participation. Still NOTHING about charges for signing up/ordering. just LOTS of links to sign up for FREE TRIAL.... LOTS!
D: the END of any shred of doubts I may have still had about doing business w/ these people ...
When you go to LEAVE the website, a POP-UP window opens trying to log you into a "live agent" for a "great last-minute deal offer" and worst of all..... to CLOSE this window the wording is blatant trickery, you have to click CANCEL to stay on w/ the agent on the site and "OK" to close the thing . Read it carefully.
By now it's time to GOOGLE Midwest Center and how NOT shocking! ... there's a list of links to complaints on sites such as this one!
By now anyone should be aware that rather or not the PROGRAM is helpful, these people are running every trick the the marketing book. That always means there's a ridiculous price point or payment program they are determined not to disclose until they've tricked you out of your payment information &/or some other fine non-existent print that will always leave the consumer on the losing end.
I wish more people would start paying attention to some pretty easy-to-spot elements to these scam artists so they would stop getting away w/ so much (mostly your $$!!).
If I see this infomercial on again, I WILL write the station airing it.
Use your brain
Dunedin, Florida
U.S.A.
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REBUTTALS & REPLIES:
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Updates & Rebuttals
#1 Consumer Comment
AUTHOR: Bc - Stamford (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
POSTED: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
I used Lucinda Bassett's program and it worked. If you are dealing with anxiety and panic attacks the price of the program is worth it compared to not being able to ever figure out what is wrong with you and how to stop it without any medication. ANyone saying this program is a croc is wrong.
#2 Consumer Comment
AUTHOR: CLRFL - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, September 28, 2010
POSTED: Tuesday, September 28, 2010
There might be issues with the billing practices of the company, but the product is most definitely not a ripoff. I purchased it in 2007 for my husband and son, and the program has been very, very effective at helping them address anxiety and depression issues. The original report cites a distaste for the website layout and the emphasis on opportunities for a free trial. Ok, so it's not to your taste. Bottom line, the program was worth every penny (I think I paid around $300 for it) and has saved us thousands of dollars in medication and therapy. The turnaround in both guys and the harmony created in our family has been priceless.
#3 Consumer Comment
AUTHOR: Don_in_Texas - Wichita Falls (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, January 15, 2012
POSTED: Sunday, January 15, 2012
I can't say anything about the Midwest Center's billing practices for their anxiety/depression program or the nutritional supplements that they sell. I have heard a number of complaints about such practices.
But I can attest to the validity of the Anxiety/Depression program they sell. It is based on clinically proven cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and teaches CBT in a very effective manner, IMO. I purchased the program in 2000 and worked with it faithfully for some 4 years. I was billed $60 a month for 6 months. They allowed me to pay for the program over time without charging me any interest whatsoever. The program empowered me to reduce the anti-depression meds I was on from approximately 200mg/daily down to around 15mg to 25mg daily and I was able to go off of anti-anxiety meds completely. (I am bi-polar) I had been on the anti-anxiety meds for some 25 years. I was also able to get back into the work force for several years. I had been bed ridden and not functioning well at all. CBT is not for everyone, it is not a panacea for depression or anxiety. But it has been proven to be a very effective treatment for anxiety/panic/depression for a large number of people.
I was on the Midwest's forum for about 5 years, posting my own struggles and trying to help others with theirs. The forum is free to everyone and available to anyone who chooses to use it. That alone, in my view, is worth paying for. My handle or ID on the forum was Don57 in case anyone wants to take a look at the some 2,000 posts I made over that period of time.
Recently, from 2009 to 2010, for about a year, I saw a psychologist. I like her very much and would see her again in the future. My total cost for that therapy was about $3500 to $4000. It didn't do me much good, not because of the psychologist, but because of me.
To say that the Midwest Center's program is overpriced is unfair in my view. It has the potential to increase an individual's ability to function very significantly, if not resolve their problems completely. To only pay $400 to $600 for such help doesn't sound over priced to me at all. What price can you put on being able to function effectively again and work again? The program itself is not a ripoff. It is based on CBT, a clinically proven form of psychotherapy. I'd suggest you take a look at Dr David Burns' book, "Feeling Good, the New Mood Therapy". That book is also based on CBT. What is covered in it is covered in the Midwest Center's Program. Both are excellent tools to help individuals with anxiety, panic, and depression.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/740860
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/psychotherapies/index.shtml
http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-for-depression
http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20060705/preventing-depression-relapse
http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20020523/therapy-as-good-as-drugs-for-depression
