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> I think what some people are missing is that the alternative to GPT therapy is often nothing. If I have a problem rattling around in my head at 2 am, I can't
by notahacker 4y ago
> I think what some people are missing is that the alternative to GPT therapy is often nothing. If I have a problem rattling around in my head at 2 am, I can't easily talk to a therapist.
Can't speak for every country, but in the UK you can call 116 123 and speak to the Samaritans. They're not professional therapists but they are trained to be nice and to listen to people unburdening themselves and trying to make decisions. And yes, they're there at 2am. Also, they're people, so they understand you as a fellow person with emotions, not as a correlation between this text input and that text output. I realise some people might actually prefer the lower stakes of the generic machine output. But the people service does - at least in some places - exist.