Telling generative AI your deepest truths, while keeping them secret or even lying when conversing Finally, we have to acknowledge that being fully truthful is a tough task in a world that to some notable degree relies upon daily lies.
If a friend asks you whether the outfit they are wearing looks good on them, and if you think it looks odd or foolish, what would you tell them? I’d bet that most would be either neutral or possibly even complimentary. That’s a lie that seems suitable, though you can argue that once lies begin, a slippery slope toward more and greater lies gets underway.
There are barriers to being truthful. You might want to refrain from hurting someone’s feelings. You might be embarrassed about something that you did and do not want to confess to it. And so on.
Per an article entitled “Why Some People Lie To Their Therapists” by Candice Jalili, Time Magazine , July 25, 2019, these are some notable facets of the therapist-client relationship and how lies enter into the picture (excerpts): “Lying is, for better or worse, a behavior humans take part in at some point in their lives. On average, Americans tell one to two lies a day, multiple studies have suggested. But it’s where some people are fibbing that might come as a surprise.”
“It turns out, one person often on the receiving end of a lie is someone people are supposed to open up to the most — their therapist.”
It might seem counterproductive for clients to lie to a therapist whose main objective is to help them. Still, there are a few practical and psychological reasons people aren’t always entirely forthright.
Here are the biggest motivators, according to experts: (1) They don’t want to deal with the consequences, (2) They’re in denial, (3) They don’t want to relive their trauma, and (4) They want their therapist to like them.
“While being embarrassed, dealing with shame, and processing difficult life events can all be daunting for people, opening up in therapy is ultimately a healing process with the potential for long-term benefits.”
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Lying To Your Therapist Is Being Superseded By Telling The Truth To Generative AI
