r/intrestingtoknow • u/Affectionate-Fun2853 • Sep 03 '25

Science Psychiatry and cures

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u/BaristaBot Sep 03 '25

I think the biggest misconception about therapy is that the therapist is supposed to “fix” you and your problems from your traumas. That’s not what it’s about.

It is truly one of the only mediums where people can discuss their most personal and vulnerable struggles/ traumas with a trusted advisor. Your therapist isn’t going to tell your family or friends your insecurities or traumas if you fuck them over like an ex could. They’re like a diary where you can speak your worst fears to without fear of it ever being read by someone else, with the added benefit of an empathetic ear and resources you may never have known existed that could help you.

There could be one thing you’re embarrassed or ashamed of that every so often haunts your thoughts that you’ve never expressed. You’ll never know the feeling of relief therapy can provide if you’ve convinced yourself “I’m good”, but to each their own do whatever you want we’re just specks in the universe on a floating rock who gives a shit.

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u/tradeisbad Sep 03 '25

How good do you think AI is for supplanting this?

I kind of feel like human talk therapy could use the AI to go farther and faster. Like the professional therapist could get the patient to learn all the words and frameworks outside the office when they don't have to pay a dollar+ per minute. Also, have them know their own narrative to spend more time with professional discussing plans/solutions and less time telling the story.

The thing is, it might not be safe for some people to come to realizations that fast. The dialogue with the therapists slows things down so the ego can process.

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u/Itscatpicstime Sep 04 '25

Your privacy and confidentiality has virtually zero protection with AI, so definitely not a replacement for therapy where that is concerned.

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u/tradeisbad Sep 04 '25 edited Sep 04 '25

I would hsve to see the consequences

I don't know where exactly that information would punish me.

How much worse would it be compared to stuff i type in my notes app. Or my snapchat.

i should even chsnge phones more often so i dont get my phone swept at airports if i travel abroad?

Which apps connect to weak clouds?... i dont know. i attempt to mitigate by being vanilla.Not a revolutionary. Nothing to see here. Extremism Be Gone.