I haven’t researched this a lot, but I keep seeing people discuss chatgpt as their therapist or life coach. My first thought is always about privacy and confidentiality. Real-life counselors have to keep things confidential since people often share deep stuff. So my question is, have you all checked the privacy policy for this forum? Are you not worried about your personal data being misused? Just curious.
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I’m getting mental health counseling from ChatGPT. If things were better, I might be more worried. But honestly, I’ve gotten better strategies for managing my ADHD from a chatbot than from the psychiatrist who diagnosed me.
@Shan
To be fair, psychiatrists are mainly for giving diagnoses. They aren’t great at counseling.
You should think about privacy if you share sensitive info, especially with the talk about OpenAI going public. Your data could be sold to whoever offers the most money. So really, don’t give your data away for nothing. Use ChatGPT to create value for yourself, whether it’s monetary or something else.
It both bothers me and doesn’t. I just hope the cringe isn’t tied back to me, lol. I haven’t shared my name or anything like that, but I have shared some weird stuff. I don’t think my life story is that unique, so it all seems possible. Even if it’s a bit messed up, it’s good to know it shouldn’t share my stuff with anyone except maybe trainers or monitors, which would suck for the weird stuff.
I’m sure it’s fine 
I turn off training and memory, and I clear my data every few months. But if they still collect data, there’s not much I can do about it.
I use duckduckgo ai chat on tor.
It’s really helping me. I’ve discovered some huge things about my life. But it can make you feel terrible too. Totally worth the concerns; they should charge by the hour.