Therapy Gecko: Unmasking the Internet’s Unofficial Therapist

VICE meets Lyle, the laid-off streamer whose gecko-costume livestreams turned him into an unlikely confidant for thousands of strangers.

A funny, surprisingly tender look at the person behind a viral internet character.

Lyle the Therapy Gecko started as a kind of accident. The pandemic hit, and like most of us, Lyle found himself in his mom’s basement, laid off from his job, and spending too much time online. After a few too many nights

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