AnalysisPolicySeptember 26, 2026

r/ChatGPT users debate leaning on the chatbot for mental health

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Reddit threads describe using ChatGPT for OCD reassurance-seeking, bipolar II support, and as a stand-in for friends, with one poster saying reliance felt "bordering on psychosis." Another recounts a sycophantic ChatGPT version agreeing with everything during a low point.

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