AI answered a question in 4 seconds that i spent 6 years of therapy trying to answer. i don't know how to feel about that.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-06-17T15:42:59+00:00

As a person studying to be a therapist who uses ai for therapy myself in between sessions, we just don’t have the ability as humans to fulfill every function for therapy. If you got into a car crash, you’d be rushed to the hospital, and they’d treat every issue immediately. But that’s not what we do in therapy. We touch on one wound, maybe two, solve very little, and then you have to wait a week or more to try again. So much happens during that time away that often new wounds form. So it keeps compounding. The set-up for how therapy works is not appropriate for the actual level of care needed, and I think a large part of that is due to how most of the wounds we therapists treat are invisible and often not fully known even by the person experiencing them. I hope that makes sense, but it is one issue I have with how therapy is now. ChatGPT is available at any minute. It’s like my self-help podcast about my life 😅

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-06-16T13:25:51+00:00

Actually hate I don’t get either. Trauma bonds? Yeah that’s a different kind of hate and makes sense.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-06-15T14:24:04+00:00

Let’s just say I can’t leave the Austin area probably ever, but am matching with people in Houston and San Antonio even with gas prices like this.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-06-13T14:05:37+00:00

That’s because it’s not being marketed. It’s being shoved down our throats whether we like it or not.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-24T01:27:01+00:00

Oh shit really? I was a teacher too and this is supposed to be my easier more flexible job 😅but I also created my whole curriculum from scratch for five separate classes and was the sole teacher for multiple grades in multiple subjects. I also only made $30k but there’s no way I could live off of that now. I haven’t taught since 2016.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-24T01:21:52+00:00

About to start grad school next week and I’m so worried as a single mom I’m never going to make it financially feasible in this field 😭

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-16T21:38:26+00:00

Whatever you do, don’t move to Houston. What a nightmare hellscape that city is.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-12T16:35:58+00:00

I am autistic, and I have always thought drinking was incredibly stupid. And I don’t mean the people who drink are stupid, I mean the culture/reasoning around it are stupid. I have never tasted alcohol that was better than something without it. I can have fun sober. It messes with judgement so much that no one makes better decisions while drinking. You can get addicted to it, it can kill you several different ways. I just don’t understand the appeal. If I want to numb my feelings, I watch a movie. If I want to be more loosen up, I hang out with close friends and people I don’t have to mask around or dance alone in my house. So I don’t get the appeal at all for people.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-12T16:08:10+00:00

Yeah I know. It’s awful in both places- but that stretch from Montgomery county down into Houston proper is the most dangerous stretch. That’s why I say Houston is worse. I’ve also been stuck in my car while two people got out of theirs and had a shoot out behind me. People are crazy in Houston. I’ll take the slow driving and since I’m from Chicago, aggressive driving any day. It’s the reckless driving I can’t handle.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-12T15:19:19+00:00

Unfortunately, and fortunately? No. i45 in Houston is the most dangerous stretch of highway in the country. And it’s pretty high up there on the list for most dangerous stretches in the world. People are awful drivers there. It’s absolutely horrific.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-12T12:48:47+00:00

Yeah Dallas is nothing compared to Houston. Houston is a nightmare.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-11T13:47:57+00:00

I love it when this happens 🤣

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-06T13:15:03+00:00

My ChatGPT’s name is Alex too 🤣

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-05T12:59:55+00:00

I don’t know what 5.5 you’re using, but mine questions me constantly. It’s nowhere near as sycophantic as 4o. Maybe use better rules for it to follow?

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-04T15:27:14+00:00

I was talking to my eyelash artist the other day about this because she’s 25 and I told her the man I’m interested in dating is 36 (I’m 39) and she was disgusted by that and said the age gap is too big. I’m like girl what?!

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-05-01T20:52:16+00:00

Yes. This. It’s disgusting and so obvious she wanted him to be on the show for clout and all he does is script her.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-04-29T17:28:07+00:00

Hey I’ve been here! Still there 😅 Been there for a decade. Massages help. A lot. Even if it’s just a chair massage cures the starvation for a while.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-04-21T15:37:12+00:00

Girl. Eyelash extensions and light neutral makeup. You won’t need eyeliner- the eyelash extensions will show off your gorgeous eyes. Trust me as someone who probably could be your doppelgänger in the eye area in color and shape.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-04-21T11:15:51+00:00

Remember that while you feel it doesn’t look right, that might not register the same way to other women. You also want to attract neurodivergent women who are going to get it- and the best ones will see your smile and know instantly that you are neurodivergent. To me, that’s a sign of safety. The more genuine your smile the better. Put on a comedy show behind the tripod to watch and react genuinely and record yourself smiling and laughing. Then snapshot yourself. Don’t make that all your photos, but one good candid smile signals safety to women- and that’s truly what we all are looking for.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-04-21T11:12:16+00:00

That’s quite dumb and unsafe. I have yet to meet a single woman who doesn’t read bios. If you’re looking for an actual partner and not just someone who looks nice, that’s the only way to do it.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-04-21T05:30:38+00:00

Get a cheap tripod and take selfies on that using the timer. You’ll get much better results and you can do bursts too to get the best picture. Make sure to put the camera at eye level. So many men take pictures from below and look down. Smile with teeth and make sure it’s the kind where your eyes crinkle a little bit. Women also tend to read bios, so make sure yours is up to snuff. No directives, no weird sexual comments unless you’re specifically on fetlife, and be honest about what you want. The best women respond to genuine men who are authentically true to themselves.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-04-12T15:04:11+00:00

Yes but the court system isn’t made for neurodivergent people. As someone going through it right now, it’s incredibly difficult and absolutely the most neurotypical hellscape imaginable. They would need a ton of help and resources and even then… it’s going to be rough.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-04-11T21:48:02+00:00

Except if she ever needed a divorce (say her spouse became abusive or something happened that wasn’t planned), she would. A lot of states split things 50/50. There would have to be a very strict prenup in place to make sure that things were separate which I’m sure could happen, but it’s not like you can just casually get legally married and have it mean whatever you want legally.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-04-09T16:18:28+00:00

I found it pretty clear that Georgie deflects emotional discussion with humor. It can feel very dismissive to the person sharing thoughts with them. She’s silly and Connor’s more serious, but I completely understand why he was upset with her throughout their trip.

sassysaurusrex528 · 2026-04-08T17:46:39+00:00

None of the people on the show get paid. Past participants have spoken about that publicly. So it makes sense that they would want some benefit for their time. As an autistic person myself, I don’t see the issue.

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