Calmly Coping Should You Use ChatGPT for Therapy?
Nov 26, 2025
The podcast explores the controversial use of AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, for mental health support. It questions the safety and effectiveness of these tools, highlighting how they may foster anxiety and undermine decision-making. The discussion reveals potential dangers, including reinforcing harmful beliefs and privacy concerns surrounding user data. It emphasizes the relational aspects of human therapy, advocating for human therapists while pondering the future role of AI in providing evidence-based support.
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Externalizing Certainty Harms Anxiety
- Relying on AI for reassurance trains your brain to externalize certainty and worsens intolerance of uncertainty.
- Facing and sitting with anxiety builds tolerance and decreases anxiety over time.
Don't Let AI Make All Decisions
- Avoid outsourcing decision-making to AI when it weakens your confidence and decision 'muscle.'
- Use AI sparingly for planning and keep practicing your own choices to maintain self-trust.
Host Shares Personal AI Use
- Tati Garcia admits she uses AI for planning and lists but warns overuse can weaken decision-making.
- She notes many clients already struggle with indecision and outsourcing makes it worse.