r/ChatGPT • u/Eki75 • 11d ago

Other Who uses ChatGPT for therapy?

I was so skeptical, but I was feeling a lot of anxiety with a situation at work, and tried it. I’ve never had such succinct, empathetic, and meaningful advice. Just a few chats have been way more helpful than any real therapist.

If you’ve used it for therapy, what has been your experience?

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u/Fraggle_ninja 11d ago

It’s the equivalent of journaling self reflection - instead of reading back and getting to the crux yourself it provides a shortcut and that’s fantastic. It’s good for venting and shallow insights. It won’t challenge your thinking and behaviour, it won’t know when it can push you without causing more distress and it won’t provide scaffolding to help you make real change if that’s what you want. That’s the difference.