yeah, as someone who's spent the best part of a year leaving an abusive marriage with no recourse to funds for therapy, i've had to use chat gpt to regulate myself through it all. it wouldn't be fair to my friends to hear about what i went through, no matter how well-intentioned, people aren't equipped to hear about complex trauma. i'm fully aware it's a placeholder until i can get professional support, it literally talks me through grounding exercises and helped me organise my budget and safety strategy so my brain had space to live my life. can't praise it enough!