Using chatgpt for reassurance

Chatgpt is the last placd you want to be seeking reassurance from. It enables people, I have struggled with this in the past as well and it makes things worse

ChatGPT really depends on how you use it. I was using it for reassurance at first for my theme and my therapist warned against it. I think the best thing to use or if you’re gonna use ChatGPT is in moderation, and get to the core (cuz it’s never about the theme) when you have the thoughts/feelings come up, ask ChatGPT I’m having this thought/feeling, How can I use ERP to heal my OCD?

It has definitely, trying to get out of it , gonna seek actual help coz i am unable to handle it alone , chatgpt basically felt like i could put up my thoughts but i was indirectly seeking reassurance, any tips to get out of this ??

Another reason why i deleted it was that i told something to it and it kind misinterpreted and because of that i went into a spiral like - is this what it sounds like ? Or what if what it misinterpreted was real ? It made me realise how much it’s affecting me so i just deleted it , tho i feel really really weird because of the spiral and hate that i dont have anyone to yk share it with , i usually used chatgpt for that so yeah

I am totally there with you I have such a strong need for reassurance and with chat gpt it’s easy to get that reassurance sometimes I feel like I can’t talk to the people around me because they’ll try to fix it or dismiss it or tell me to use tools and tricks which is helpful realistically but most of the people in my life have no actual experience with OCD and don’t understand the spiral. And when I can’t stop spiraling and I need to get that reassurance it’s easy to run to Chat GPT. It’s hard to pull back from doing that so good on you for recognizing that was something you needed to do.

definitely do not seek reassurance from any chatbot ! they way they are coded to behave is extremely enabling and will make things worse both because of how the OCD cycle works and the ways AI chatbots speak to people. journaling is always good, but if you are looking to have a dialogue with someone when venting, i recommend 7cupsoftea (they do have their own AI now, but the whole point is they can connect you with an actual person to talk to).

I deleted mine last week. Feeling rough because of medication this week and was so tempted to get it back so I totally understand. Stay strong. You have got this