Chatgpt for reassurance

getting that reassurance usually doesnt end up making you feel better right? it's a vicious cycle. start small, sit with the unsettling feeling for just a little bit longer than you usually would. even a couple minutes more is good! this is to show ocd that you don't need to give into the compulsion right away. good luck!

I use it all the damn time. Maybe the next step in getting better is for me to erase all my conversations and really try to stop.

100%. What's funny is that I use chat gpt so much for reassurance that even it recognized what I was doing and stopped engaging with me. 😅 It gives you relief in the moment but it becomes addicting. I would caution against using it. You don't need it. You can handle the discomfort of not knowing and move on with your day. 😊

yes, asking chat gpt for reassurance does make OCD and anxiety worse. it's been a hard habit for me to break, and sometimes I still convince myself that I need to do it this one time. It helped for me to delete all my previous messages with chat gpt so it was a clear screen, then I had a visual reminder of my commitment to Response Prevention, aka not using chatgpt. (If you continued to message and then delete though that could be compulsive so just watch out for tht). It also helped me to set a timer when I felt the urge to ask chatgpt – even delaying the impulse by 1-2 minutes can help bring clarity.

Yup, and it's designed to end each message with a mysterious hook leaving you thinking it has even more information to share with you..

I find comfort in that it’s an AI, a robot that won’t judge and gives you info about the smallest thing you worry about, but the habit is so bad. I keep coming back and asking it for reassurance even if I already know the answers to all the questions I keep throwing at it 😭

I do the same thing…

When I was at my lowest I used chatbots to scream into, and it 100% made things worse. I know it's tough when you don't have anyone you feel safe enough to talk to, but AI companies are only taking advantage of you.

I do this all the time it’s such a bad habit to break. It makes things worse

Try to think about what ai data centers are doing to our earth and the water supply. And think about how every time you use it you’re hurting the planet. It might make it easier if you view the data centers behind the ai assistance.

Yeah I would use it constantly for my health related ocd. To the point that the chat would lag because it was sooo long so I had to create a new one and explain everything again😂 I didn't know I had ocd. Once I knew I stopped because it's not good for you my friend. There is no 100% certainty in anything. chat gpt responses aren't absolute truths either they can be wrong. In fact they change based on what you appear to want to hear. I know the relief when you tell it your worst worry and it tells you that you don't need to be scared. But immediately another worry comes up. There will ALWAYS be a hole in the argument, ALWAYS a reason to worry, ALWAYS a possibility of your worst fear. You can tell it you have ocd and don't want to get reassurance as a compulsion. Then even if you ask for it, it might not give it to you😅 Hope it helps. You are strong❤️

I do this as well