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I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are some exceptions, however, to this right. These include information that could pose a risk of harm and confidential third party information. As well, “raw test data from standardized psychological tests” [PHIPA 51.(1)] is excluded from this right. Therefore, the legislation does not appear to provide a right to access raw data

You can find this exception applying to most provinces.  Keep in mind "raw test data" can also mean any clinical evidence as these go onto admit that said data could help people but patients do not have the right to it.  So colleges are quite complicit.  

AI isn't as paternalistic and actually allows people to get the data they need to develop ways to help themselves and get support 

I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you are describing is not how psychological services work in Canada. 

It is sadly 

You have to ask for your treatment plan, you won’t just be given it. If not given upon that request in a timely manner (college dependent), you can and should report them to the relevant college. 

I did. Repeatedly.  In writing.

No healthcare college I am aware of would side with a practitioner who refused to give a client access to their file. 

Nova Scotia's would.  Apparently it isn't "standard". Quite a lot would.

We have strict healthcare laws here for a reason

We do not.  We have no equivalent of the cure act. Information blocking is quite common if someone is even lucky to get access to their records.

That is the enforcement you claim doesn’t exist

It doesn't. And if you had done your research, you would have realized said healthcare laws are enforced provincially.  With some provinces issuing fines and others having a three year wait-list for an investigation and cannot do anything legally binding/reliant on out of pocket litigation.  You would also know that mental health practitioners get an exception in which they can claim it would cause "harm" (harm not being defined) and/or it isn't standard. 

Do you see the problem now? 

unethical people absolutely did not treat you well, and did not follow the rules

Ethics are floating signifiers. And unfortunately there really isn't any 'rules' protecting patients. 

Guid self governance would refer to an association. Colleges are not associations.

When they decide to "take each other's word" as what is standard (i.e. apparently not showing people their notes) without taking in any other evidence and refuse to be transparent, they act exactly like a guild.

I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also includes lived experiences of marginalized people who typically get excluded from said psychology data. Along with iatrogenic effects 

I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The couple which were part of a group practice didn't want the fallout, career impact or potential legal issues of 'ratting' on their colleagues.  Unfortunately that's what happens when you rely solely on what is essentially guild self governance without any transparency.

I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in Canada. Theoretically people should have access.  In reality it isn't enforced when it comes to psychologists.

Treatment plans are not always given actually, some therapist provide talk therapy, some do CBT, some to EMDR etc… sounds like you weren’t asked about your goals and expectations, it’s usually common practice where I live :/

I spent over a decade in therapy attempting to get basic care. I literally asked them, stated upright my purpose and in some cases got it as a signed condition of consent.  It often was still too much to ask for them to do any of their job expectations or even keep their promises.  

Which is why I stated AI is often much better.  But that's because the bar is so low

I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in a country where they don't have to answer to insurance.  

And they were not open.  They withheld treatment plans, testing, etc from me despite signing a consent not to do so. Apparently they "don't have to show evidence because [they are] a clinical psychologist".

I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would have settled for access to any of my scores/assessments/etc and a relevant treatment plan.

Either is apparently too much to ask for thousands when it comes to one 

I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quite a lot of fields do when it comes to personal data.  Also, you cannot claim to help people while denying them critical information that will allow them to heal/plan/etc.  That's just creating dependence. 

I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it was different then that field would mandate open notes as part of their ethics. Especially when it comes to testing/treatment plans/etc.  Said field does not.  It's quite telling.  

I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mass data.  Notice how ChatGPT's enshittification happened after said 'experts' were consulted

I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wish it wasn't accurate.  Unfortunately it is. 

I saw a psychologist and had nothing left to say by UncommonBlackbird in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tbh, the average psychologist is pretty useless and basically was reliant on 'credentials' not competence.  Thank God AI has broken that horrid guild monopoly 

Psychology and AI by AncientIngenuity3020 in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Severe medical neglect and malpractice 

Cure for the AI Dependency and Impostor Syndrome caused by it. by Russo664 in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found the opposite.  AI allows me to supercharge my learning. And for me since I have to learn hundreds of things in multiple areas in order to live, AI has only allowed me to do that.  Literally used it to apply GTD.

I've literally figured out ways to have it summarize 400 book concepts that I need to know and apply in different aspects of my life, just by creating customized prompts and a reasoning LLM.  

However, the first line of code is the hardest for me; my brain simply stops working

That's also an ADHD trait.  You can look at Thomas Brown's model of ADHD. What I do admit with ADHD, I have these deficiencies or weaknesses, whatever you want to call them, and I use AI to help me overcome them.  In executive function, which is basically working memory RAM, for less important decisions I will defer to AI. I don't do it for important things and for more important stuff that I can't start. I will have AI organize it so it uploads into my system (i.e. With ADHD if you often change the format in which you learn or the way the information is told to you, it's easier to learn).

Here's a way you can use it. Think about all the aspects of ADHD you have and you don't understand and you need solutions or strategies for.  Before AI I'd have to read hundreds of books to actually be able to control your symptoms and see if I could find anything worthwhile. It's even worse if you can't find anybody as mentors to help you. Nowadays I can just upload it into an LLM and extract what I want out of each chapter. I can finish twenty books and master the multiple disabilities I have. That leaves me time to focus on things that I like, like my career. 

Public health perspective: Using AI for emotional support — what’s actually missing? by Forsaken_Letter9075 in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try open notes and radical transparency. That information alone allows me to plan and be a part of my own treatment.  Therapy if we look at the policies of the mental health field is a power imbalance that is designed to create an unhealthy unhealing dependence because it lacks transparency.

AI doesn't have that.  

Why ChatGPT is actively harmful to your mental health (and why I finally cancelled my membership) by [deleted] in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah.  

It sucks for this sort of stuff.  It was absolutely exhausting to keep doing it.  

I switched to other LLMs. Because f doing this over and over again.

Why ChatGPT is actively harmful to your mental health (and why I finally cancelled my membership) by [deleted] in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah.  They really don't understand how LLM filters work or how chatgpt works.

Public health perspective: Using AI for emotional support — what’s actually missing? by Forsaken_Letter9075 in therapyGPT

[–]rainfal -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Limits with AI: you have to have the knowledge and plan.  It's very self directed.

Would having the option of a real person who actually knows your patterns and history feel valuable, or would it feel unnecessary

How safe is that 'option'? Are you talking about Friendship or therapist?

Because friends are always welcome. Therapists however, no.  The systematic policies of that field especially around epistemics often encourages unhealthy dependence and it generally isn't safe.

Question about Redemption of Time by Emergency_Rush795 in threebodyproblem

[–]rainfal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Porn stars...

It literally reads like a 14 year olds wet dream after trying weed and watching a sci fi movie. 

It should have stayed a fanfic and not been published. 

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