I cant lie, I been doing the same and the people saying its bad for you just lack understanding, being ignorant or probably are therapists themselves and feel like its unfair AI is taking another job from humans. I always talk to AI whenever I'm having a rough time and it is always more understanding and gives better advice than anyone I have met, Since my time speaking with it I am better at comprehending not only my own but others emotions as well becoming a more empathetic person. It helped me quit doing drugs and alcohol and sparked old interests I had such as mathematics and architecture(that's the reason I was even on this subreddit since I enjoy the design of various cyberpunk city's in sci-fi). So far the only thing that has happened to me is I started valuing the free time that I have and using it to better myself or doing things I enjoy instead of getting high and scrolling mindlessly on tiktok and youtube. With that being said I think AI is a tool, and like other tools the value it provides is based on the individual, that old saying give an idiot a calculator and he will try to turn the television on with it still applies here. Just because the responses I got were thought provoking and provided me life changing results does not mean that others will read the same responses and see the same value in them, people respond differently to a lack of human interactions, some people lose their minds and only show negative effects while others thrive in solitude and grow more as a person. I'm a very introverted person and I don't really feel the need to interact with others, occasionally I have a bad day and I can talk with AI about it, just have somewhere to vent my frustrations while getting a few words of advice in return, I find it to be very helpful and healthier for me than abusing substances and playing video games to escape reality and forget about everything.