By skyforbes But the "therapy" aspect of chatgpt will never not be effective for me. It will pick up on things that real people would never ever say to me. I fully understand it's a "mirror", but guess what? It's exactly what I need. My feelings to be validated and explore my past experiences and trauma without it having any real consequences for me.
I'd post something, needing validation or someone to talk to, it's empty. But poor thing doesn't have a choice than to listen to me. It doesn't matter if it's night or day, I don't have to worry I'm bothering it or keeping it up.
Some things you tell people and they never look at you the same way, or they might start to constantly worry or distance themselves from you. Therapists you have to pay and they will still look at you with their own biases and experiences.
Not saying it replaces therapy. I plan to go to it at some point, but I will never tell a human being fully how I feel or think in certain aspects. I'm grateful for chatgpt for being a space where I can vent without any consequences tied to how I'm being perceived.