Has anyone else shared a lot with ChatGPT about your OCD thoughts or personal traumatic memories that happened to you? I did awhile back trying to seek reassurance and help for clarity, but now I’m like paranoid about it? I don’t know why but I am. Can anyone relate or have advice? Thanks!
I have shared a lot especially when I would have intrusive thoughts and my fears. Dont feel bad about using it a lot of people do and have shared a lot about themselves so you're not alone there.
@Justsurviving The feeling bad or for me personally, feeling stupid for using it, is hard to get past. I would never go to something like that for help now because I’m in therapy but I guess at the time I was just desperate for help. But I do feel somewhat dumb for using something like that as a “therapist”. Thank you for this though! It’s nice knowing it wasn’t just me!
@daughterofGod! Dont feel stupid for using it , it's a tool a lot of people go to. I honestly believe it helped me a lot . just not being dependent on it can be tough. But take what u learned from it if it's your goal not to use it anymore
@Justsurviving I totally agree that it helped a lot! It actually gave me a ton of clarity on some OCD related stuff and I literally got past it because of the help from it. I guess I’m more worried about my stuff that I shared getting out and be embarrassing.. I know that sounds so irrational but to me it feels SO real of a worry to have.
@daughterofGod! It is a real worry i was thinking about that the other day So many people have that fear including myself i even put it in the chat it said the chats are in your account only and it's not shared with anyone.I have heard of others sharing embarrassing things and really personal things on chatgpt... but overall I hope you feel better
@Justsurviving Do you still worry about it? Like do you mean it felt like a real worry to you or it really is something to be worried about? Don’t mean to bother you, just trying to feel at least less alone and understand! Thanks so much!
@daughterofGod! I used to have that fear until i spoke about it in the chat about me being too open on it cause i felt ashamed like you .I remind myself that the chats are not shared i can only see . At the time It felt like a real worry for me but now I don't give it thought
@Justsurviving Did you have an account and everything? And it’s so nice to hear that you don’t even give it a thought any more! Truly makes me feel so much better and less alone. I’m so glad I opened up about this fear finally!
@daughterofGod! Asking this because my chats weren’t just the ones that instantly deleted!
@daughterofGod! Yeah I have an account with it and I'm glad you opened up about it.
Yes, I have used it a lot and regret it at times. It actually was ChatGPT that suggested I might be OCD after picking up on different patterns in our conversations, and strongly suggested that I get evaluated, which led to me getting diagnosed. So, even though I regret sharing so many details, if it weren't for ChatGPT, I likely wouldn't have discovered that I was OCD because I didn't really understand what OCD was before getting evaluated.
@_N8_ It also helped me realize that it wasn’t just some anxiety I was having and that I wasn’t crazy. I guess my worry is just what I said getting out in a way. Everyone around me (that clearly doesn’t have OCD) keep telling me I have nothing to even worry about because that’s never gonna happen. But to me I feel so dumb for going to something like that for help and I also feel so worried that my struggles are going to be for everyone to see and my mind has even tried to convince I’m going to be in trouble from being misunderstood. but I do agree it did help a lot at the time.
@daughterofGod! - I'm glad you were able to get some help from it too, that's better than nothing. Also, what you have mentioned is really understandable. I hear a lot of myself in what you say because I am the same way. I often worry about the details of my conversations getting out and it can cause a lot of concern. It's also interesting you say you have felt dumb for it because I have felt that exact way too. Even when I first started using ChatGPT I felt like it might be stupid of me to use it to seek reassurance and give details, but I did it anyway because I felt compulsed to get reassurance. This fueled my need to get more reassurance many times for months without end. And then I have worried about my chats being discovered. Honestly, I might talk to my therapist about this concern. It might be more common then we think. One thing I suspect a therapist will do is use ERP to nullify or at least minimize this concern. I will have to let you know how it goes.
@_N8_ It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who thinks like that! It’s just so weird because I know nothing is ever going to happen, but my mind has struggled to believe that for over a month now. I would definitely talk to your therapist. And yes, definitely let me know how it goes! Hope you can get a better understanding of this fear, I’m so ready to get past this for sure.
I dont trust it enough
I know its replies are not as reliable as an actual therapist! I went to it before getting into therapy. I now don’t even have an account anymore! But I’m like worried that what I put in there is gonna get out and be embarrassing or somehow get me in trouble (I know I didn’t do anything wrong which is why I can tell this is my OCD) but I genuinely don’t know how those platforms and AI stuff work? Like am I worrying over nothing if I completely deleted my account?
I try to avoid sharing specific details
I don't use it because I seek reassurance through it.
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