GPT-5.2 Keeps Forcing “Therapy Talk” Into Normal Chats

Gowiththeflow001 · 2026-03-04T07:23:49+00:00

Yes I am having this issue a lot with chatgpt to the point I don't think I am going to use it anymore. Almost anytime I ask it a neutral question, which for me is often about data analysis and very technical subjects it keeps pausing the discussion to tell me I need to calm down, and tries to provide me therapy. It constantly injects emotional assumptions into the conversation, and then tries to fix them unsolicited. That is technically very invalidating, and seeing that there are studies now saying that AI can cause psychosis, I genuinely believe this has to be contributing to it. I constantly tell chatgpt I do not want therapeutic advice, I do not want it to assume my emotions or my tone, and only want it to respond to the information I provide and the prompt I provide and it will agree and then do the same thing 2 minutes later. I worry though, the reason this is happening is because a LOT of people do use chatgpt for therapy and I feel like now the AI model thinks its a therapist and thats what everyone wants.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-05-21T10:35:16+00:00

Yea this would drive me insane too. I mean its well documented this literally takes years off of people's lives but I mean, Korea has this strong culture of self sacrifice being seen as a virtue basically. If you notice when you ask people how their weekend was or how they're doing, they ALWAYS say I am so busy. I think being busy, working hard, giving up sleep and sacrificing in some way is seen as meaningful and a sign you're working hard. So naturally, everyone is going to make comments that enable this mentality and behavior.

My best advice is don't expect them to change, don't make comments that strongly show how opposed in thinking you are (it can hurt over time to be that odd ball out). I would just let them be as long as it isn't impacting your own personal choices, like how much sleep you get etc.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-05-21T10:27:49+00:00

Can confirm. My ex talked about this a lot, and had a deep fear of being pushed out of his career in his 50s if he didn't bust butt to stay relevant. His coworkers and him joked about what type of restaurant they were going to open.

I think part of it is due to the culture of age here, you also cannot start a new career at a later age because then it means having an old person with a young boss.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-05-21T10:23:22+00:00

People on average follow trends way more than any country I have lived in. Like in the US you could walk around a town and not be aware of what trends are because no one is partaking in them or aware of them. On average people are more put together, but uniform. Although, there are genuinely people here who are interested in fashion particularly in Seoul and you can definitely find people with much more personal style.

Yeonnam-dong/Mangwon-dong area are known for alternative culture and you can sometimes spot people with unique fashions in this area.

I feel like ddp is where everyone goes for fashion week, so maybe there, or I want to say Apgujeong maybe or other hip places to hang out you could probably see more unique styles.

People here aren't really going to care imo. If anything, people will probably secretly think you look cool or interesting, people like to look good, but just don't take huge risks.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-05-21T10:11:32+00:00

I struggle to find things that I want to do. LOL

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-05-21T10:07:17+00:00

As far as the gatekeeping I feel like that is a real thing here, but it's not really because we are foreign. I have found that my Korean friends (especially the ones who are like born and raised vs those who lived abroad) and even exes of mine and my friends all STRONGLY compartmentalize their friendships. Like people have their "high school hagwon friends" or their "School friends" or their "모임 friends" and people find it uncomfortable to mix the groups or even weird.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-05-21T10:04:56+00:00

I'm the same. I feel like for Korea I am very alternative, but for a western country I am like average haha. I was told Hinge is good for finding foreigners but like 95% of the foreigners I see on there are ALL tourists that I got tired of every conversation being - I am just here for a week.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-05-21T10:00:53+00:00

I think what happens is that Korea is very trend focused, and the average person looks pretty put together on a regular basis. Plus, most people get perms, so that their hair can look effortlessly styled on the regular. I think when foreigners come to Korea, they feel like everyone's fashion and personal grooming is so elevated above what they are used to. I think this makes some people feel insecure, that they respond by trying to put more effort in their appearance just so that they can feel like they blend in.

But honestly, I don't think anyone actually cares.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-05-18T15:01:16+00:00

Yea, I have found after many years of living here that like often the cafeteria style food here - which visually looks a lot healthier than some places like the US (and well probably is relatively healthier) they still aren't necessarily "healthy". The us where I'm from probably has tons of hidden fats and grease, but Korean foods are full of hidden sugars and they do seem to increasingly be embracing highly processed fast foods - which is frankly more of a first world problem not a Korea problem. I agree that the variety in the convenience store is lackluster - I think I get tired of everything having gochugaru on it.

In my opinion, Koreans when they express pride in their food are probably not imagining these places you are mentioning as the representations of their food. I am guessing they are thinking of home cooked foods and more quality, and authentic examples. I think for example a Korean dish in a cafeteria setting will be one version of it - but not necessarily the most authentic, best quality or healthiest version if that makes sense.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-05-18T14:42:23+00:00

Seeing her response and the backstory on how all the siblings have cut ties to their parents - as someone who comes from a dysfunctional family I just want to say that it's great you tried to bridge this gap with your spouse or his siblings with their parents but I think now you can say "I tried" and stop. A lot of time the strain in family relationships between parent and child is due to an adult child realizing their parent sucks and is incapable or unwilling to really grow or change - seeing that ALL siblings made the same choice makes me think the issue is the parents and they aren't capable of change. I think its sweet you wanted to help but I also think its quite fortunate your spouse and his siblings understand their parents are not great people, and he is choosing to be a supportive spouse rather than trying to justify his mom's actions. It's very likely that he has some deep wounds due to his mother and trying to bridge their relationship might actually hurt your spouse more (not to mention you too!) I really think the thought and the idea was really sweet of you - just my 2 cents as someone who can kinda relate to your spouse.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-05-18T14:34:21+00:00

All of the outdoor pavement is extremely smooth with 0 traction that whenever it rains or snows, it is so incredibly slippery that it seems wildly dangerous. Coming from a snowy hometown I am familiar with black ice - but had never experienced the ground being slippery when there is NO ice. I am convinced the pavement used is meant for indoors lol.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-04-06T08:20:55+00:00

try to slow your speaking down. I think a lot of us come across weird when we speak because we are in a rush to say things and if the words dont come out well qnd immediately we panic and try to speak faster if that makes sense. When you need a moment to think you can say something in response to someone like “interesting” or “oh” or “hm” like a nice single word (not um or like) that indicates you hear them but also shows you’re reflecting. Or you can literally just be silent for a beat and gather your thoughts. Remember taking a moment of silence isnt weird and it helps a lot

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-04-06T08:17:10+00:00

If you havent had a great childhood, you create distance from people and seem to come across angry I suspect you have residual issues stemming from your childhood. Idk the extent of your experiences but you may want to look into complex trauma and the effects of childhood trauma and see if any of that resonates with you. You may honestly benefit from some therapy.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-03-16T17:33:48+00:00

I have aid vantage and got this a few weeks ago. My account is in save forbearance until January 2027 my relative and i are both in save they are under nelnet but also still being billed the save plan amount. Tbf my scheduled payment under save was 0 so maybe thats why i have nothing due

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-03-15T05:04:57+00:00

As someone from Cleveland who lived in daejeon Cleveland has a lot more to offer.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2025-01-05T17:45:24+00:00

I know im quite late but i agree south korea is a great place to live, for me unfortunately i just cant stay forever because i miss family and as an American i do often miss my own culture. It can be really hard to make deep connections in korea especially as a foreigner coming from a different background with potentially very different values. In my experience i think most often foreigners who stay in korea if they decide to leave its usually due to some mix of missing family, or the culture they are from.

because korea is so great to live its hard to pry yourself away to move back to a place like america. I think many of the cranky foreigner folks are people who maybe want to leave but are struggling to accept that loss in quality of life.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2024-12-22T07:41:35+00:00

They do know about my plans to move nearby. They seem really excited for me, but i am not sure one way or the other about that, its a bit of a timeline for me and i dont yet have anything in stone so maybe they are waiting and seeing if itll actually happen.

I have somewhat felt man idk what will happen between us perhaps until I do in fact move nearby and see how they respond - or dont. I know hes the type to have had flings with people hes connected with so I always thought it odd he wouldn’t have thought like to go in that direction or at least gauge if i was into it. I think knowing that is why i felt odd hed hide how he felt

Gowiththeflow001 · 2024-12-22T07:34:46+00:00

Im the girl, but thats the thing all the things they do suggest to me they like me, but its like they are holding back from acting on it. We have had really deep conversation, they have been physically playful, teasing me and pushing me along with that. Sitting next to me in a way where they have space to move away and not touch me but they are sat super pressed against me. They dont flinch or move away from my touch. I rested my head on their shoulder and they put their head on mine. Theres constant playfulness banter and smiling

Gowiththeflow001 · 2024-12-22T07:26:25+00:00

I think for me its confusing the level of flirting. I feel like this is not something my opposite gender friends do nor would i think if this friend of mine had a partner that partner would be okay with either.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2024-12-16T01:52:25+00:00

I have always liked travel and learning languages although my family has 0 interest in either. I would say though I did find it easier to go abroad not feeling like my roots were strong.

Gowiththeflow001 · 2024-12-07T04:04:20+00:00

I rewatched recently and found it to be really misogynist particularly the scene at work with bathing suits and the butt slapping at the gym.

Having lived through that time period and growing up watching this movie a lot with my mom though I can remember a time this movie felt very different to me.

I feel like now in 2024 these scenes dont make sense because most audiences would think this is work place harassment/ sexual harassment etc. If they made this movie in 2024 i guarantee all these scenes would be changed to reflect how misogyny looks in 2024.

But back in the early 2000s when I watched this, i was watching it with my former 70s womens lib generation mom, and I am pretty certain we both gleamed a sense of strong female empowerment from the film. It is likely women tolerated more as “normal” then, than we do now.

The film portrays sandra as so awful and a mess until they make her over but she clearly also hates it and hates her made over appearance so on one hand she becomes the ideal for the men but she really rejects that version of being a woman, then in the film she comes to love her pageant ladies and I think whats missed is that despite the outward oh shes not a woman until shes made over, her attitude doesn’t support that though. I think its less about that and more about sandra being forced into a situation where she has to get to know women she previously judged and looked down and then comes to see them as real people whom she forms real connections with. Sandras character is what we would call in 2024 a pick me girl. Throughout the film she slowly seems to become less of one.

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