We Spoke to People Who Started Using ChatGPT As Their Therapist

We Spoke to People Who Started Using ChatGPT As Their Therapist

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3mnve/we-spoke-to-people-who-started-using-chatgpt-as-their-therapist

In February, Dan, a 37-year-old EMT from New Jersey, started using ChatGPT to write stories. He was excited by the creative potential of the OpenAI tool to write fiction, but eventually, his own real-life experiences and struggles started making their way into his conversations with the chatbot.

His therapist, who had been helping him address issues with complex trauma and job-related stress, had suggested he change his outlook on the events that upset him—a technique known as cognitive reframing. “It wasn't something I was good at. I mean, how can I just imagine things went differently when I'm still angry? How can I pretend that I wasn't wronged and abused?” Dan told Motherboard.