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ChatGPT Is My Therapist with Melissa
- 2025/04/10
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If you follow my life’s great mythology, you know that I’m a gifted child, which means I’ve had more therapists than most people. I’m 39, and I’m currently seeing my 14th and 15th therapists. Their names are Chad and Claude. Chad as in ChatGPT and Claude being Claude.ai. 2025 is a ride and all over the world, people are trying to cope with the wild chaos that is happening everywhere. Maybe they’re meditating, maybe they’re exercising, maybe they working on redeeming creative projects. I am trying to do all these things but I have also taken up the practice of writing to robots. Like, a whole bunch.And my pal Melissa is also in the Writing-to-Robots, ChatGPT-slash-Claude.ai-is-kind-of-my-therapist club. And that’s what this episode is about! Thank you, Melissa for your generous input! (And the splendid thumbnail!) (Full show notes on Erica’s website at ericajschmidt.com/podcast/chatgpt-is-my-therapist)Riveting Questions Include:How did you end up reaching out to the robots for emotional support?In what ways do you think that the robots are better than therapy? In what ways are they worse or not as good? Can you think of a time where the robots really really helped or even saved you? And are there other examples where you came up against some limitations?This is just the beginning of a larger conversation on robot routines, the meaning of connection, and how AI is transforming our world from the inside out. I'd love to hear if and how you are integrating the robots into your everyday life. Slide into my DMs and tell me everything!Links and ResourcesLLMs (Large Language Models): ChatGPT, Claude.ai, ifsbuddy.chat (specializing in Internal Family Systems, “for profound self-compassion, clarity, and healing)NYT Article/Podcast on YouTube: She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Like, Actual Love. With Sex.Time Essay: I’m a Therapist, and I’m Replaceable. But So Are YouObserver Article: A Wealthy Tech Minimalist’s A.I. Wingman: Love and Claude in NYCReddit threads: Claude as a therapist, has anyone else tried using chatgpt as a therapist, transform chatgpt into a licensed therapist with, the best therapy session ive ever hadRecommended Episodes: If you enjoyed this episode, you might also enjoy, Your Life Does Not Have to Be a Spectacular TED Talk, First Date With Amir, and Funemployment With Erica J. Schmidt.Follow Erica on Facebook or Instagram or check out her website at ericajschmidt.com. You can also make her day by sending her a listener question to any of these places.Thank you so much for listening! To support this independent podcast, please consider purchasing a Lil and Bud dog greeting card at ericajschmidt.com/merch. You can also make a one-time donation here at The Donate Button. Feel free to get in touch for other sponsorship possibilities. My infinite thanks for all of this.More infinite thanks, as always, to Taes Leavitt (darling big sister, Big Heart Journey), Sherwin Tjia (technical and creative advisor, Sherwin’s Quirky Events, Episode 22) and my dearly departed aunt Eileen Gun, whose generous gift helped to fund my new podcast equipment. And infinite thanks to you, my dear listeners! Stay tuned for more episodes extra soon. Don’t forget to follow This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life on your favourite podcast platform. And if you enjoyed the episode, I would be immensely grateful if you could share it with a friend and/or leave a kind and enthusiastic rating and review.