Comment by pzs
16 hours ago
While I agree with you, I also find that an LLM can help organize my thoughts and come to realizations that I just didn't get to, because I hadn't explained verbally what I am thinking and feeling. Definitely not a substitute for human interaction and relationships, which can be fulfilling in many-many ways LLM's are not, but LLM's can still be helpful as long as you exercise your critical thinking skills. My preference remains always to talk to a friend though.
EDIT: seems like you made the same point in a child comment.
Yeah, I agree with all of that. A friend built an “emotion aware” coach, and it is extremely useful to both of us.
But he still sees a therapist, regularly, because they are not the same and do not serve the same purpose. :)