Before we have some fun, let me just state that if you need emergent help with your mental health , do not turn to ChatGPT. Get that help, girlie!!! You deserve the world and more, and we all love you!!! But if you’re looking for NON-EMERGENT help and you’ve been spending a lil too much on sweet treats lately (I see you), then have you ever wondered if the answer might be sitting on the same laptop that you binge Gilmore Girls on? I know I have.
People have been turning to AI as a source of free therapy . — and claiming it has worked better than their past real , human therapists. I’m currently not in therapy and just enjoying a daily dose of Lexapro (no grapefruit for me, thanks!), but 2024 has been a fucking tough year, and I could def use a helping hand. Rather than entering waitlists and forking out a tidy sum for therapy, I just followed TikTok’s advice to use ChatGPT as a therapist . AI might be coming for my job, but I’m not the only one.
As for my qualifications for this investigation, I’ve got more mental illnesses than a Diet Coke, which has multi-syllable ingredients. Does my borderline personality disorder cause my depression, anxiety, and eating disorder? Maybe, or maybe they’re just fun little toppings on my trauma salad. Either way, I’ve been to my fair share of therapists in my time. Some were traumatic experiences I later had to unpack with a new therapist, some were fine but kinda pointless, and some were literally lifesaving (miss u, B!!!).
Oh, also I should probably mention that I have a degree in psychology, specializing in clinical psychology. Lol, can you imagine if I’d kept studying and gotten the qualifications to actually see people? Yikes!! Anyway, let’s try AI therapy !! Is it ethical to use ChatGPT for therapy?
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TikTok Users Claim ChatGPT Is Better Than Therapy — So As A Mentally Ill Girlie, I Tried It
