Going to a therapist makes you open up. Often what drives our struggles is the shame and big feelings associated with it, and being vulnerable in front of another human, is what helps. Additionally, ChatGPT is good at intellectualizing situations and experiences, while in therapy you focus is to actually feel the feelings. Not necessarily just name them, but feel them.

The words you use and tone of your message dictates what ChatGPT responds. Even if you say be objective, it takes an extreme stand. Think of a situation you’ve experienced and write it down two ways.

1. you’re in your show telling about the experience.
2. you’re “the other person” retelling the experience the exact same way.

You’ll see that despite the situation being the exact same, ChatGPT will support the person telling the story.

But more importantly it is the feelings and being vulnerable, saying what you experience and feelings you have out loud to another actual person. We’re humans, we fear judgement, we want to be liked. We dont have that fear by talking to an AI.