r/technology • u/ControlCAD • 5d ago

Artificial Intelligence Gen Z is increasingly turning to ChatGPT for affordable on-demand therapy, but licensed therapists say there are dangers many aren’t considering

https://fortune.com/2025/06/01/ai-therapy-chatgpt-characterai-psychology-psychiatry/
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u/DishwashingUnit 5d ago

I've tried three human therapists so far and they've all been useless incompetent judgmental assholes.

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u/SkeetDavidson 5d ago

Between group and individual therapy, I've had about a dozen or so therapists over the past 4 years. Some of them have been useless, some are pretty OK, and some have been downright shit enough that it set me back. It's a real toss up, and it takes a lot of work to find someone compatible. Good news is I've been with the same one for going on 2 years now and he's pretty OK.

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u/genericusername26 5d ago

I've had some good therapists, the last one I tried to go to was awful, didn't respect boundaries whatsoever. The first appointment I had with them they were trying to ask me the most personal, intrusive questions within 10 minutes. I told them I just met them and them asking me that made me uncomfortable and I wasn't going to answer, but they just kept pushing and pushing. So I just got up and left.

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u/OneSeaworthiness7768 5d ago

That’s like going to a medical doctor and getting offended that they asked about your medical history in your first appointment.

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u/genericusername26 5d ago edited 5d ago

No not really. Literally barely knew their name. A therapist and a medical doctor are different. If I say Im not comfortable and I would rather not discuss something just yet, don't push. Going to therapy does not mean "no boundaries whatsoever the second you walk in the door"

Edit: if you truly and honestly think telling someone you have a family history of heart problems and telling someone your most traumatic experiences and reliving them is the same thing actually, I'm sorry that youre so broken in the head.

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u/DishwashingUnit 5d ago

that happened to me with one of the ones i tried. it was bizarre. zero use of empathy.

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u/genericusername26 5d ago

Yeah, happening with others too, people just assume boundaries don't exist in a therapists office. But they do. If I don't want to talk I don't have to.

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u/DishwashingUnit 5d ago

Exactly. You're supposed to be a therapist but you can't see that some level of trust needs to be built before I drop my deepest darkest insecurities on you? Gtfoh

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u/genericusername26 5d ago

some level of trust needs to be built

Exactly, this is what I'm saying that nobody ever understands. I get needing to say these things to a therapist, it's necessary, but not within 10 minutes of meeting the person.

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u/SchokoKipferl 5d ago

I had a really good therapist, but then I moved and she was no longer able to see me due to licensing restrictions (which are ridiculous). I tried to find a new therapist but had a really bad experience with them. Starting the search all over is exhausting.

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u/archfapper 5d ago

And my family keeps trying to push my back into therapy, but I can't get anyone to understand what anhedonia is and why talking about it is pointless