# Told to avoid chatGPT
**URL:** https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472
**Category:** Diagnosed Sz or Sza
**Created:** [March 6, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472 "2026-03-06T07:24:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@Qwerty](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Qwerty)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/1 "2026-03-06T07:24:27Z")
My nurse has told me to avoid chatGPT. I am wondering what you guys think ? Good idea ? Bad idea ?
To be honest I’ve not been on it in a couple of days anyway.
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### Author:  [@Daydreamer](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Daydreamer)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/2 "2026-03-06T07:38:08Z")
it depends what you want from it, it might not be good in certain instances but idk what you’ve been doing with it, if dr’s are telling you to avoid it then they’ll have a good reason for that I’d say.
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### Author:  [@Joker](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Joker)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/3 "2026-03-06T07:59:51Z")
As long as your expectations of it are not too high it’s a useful tool
I argue with it a lot as some of the assumptions it. Makes are questionable plus the age of the sources it uses is not robust at all
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### Author:  [@jukebox](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/jukebox)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/4 "2026-03-06T08:10:48Z")
I think you said you were reading into the chat…no good.
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### Author:  [@kali](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/kali)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 9:19am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/5 "2026-03-06T09:19:31Z")
Could be a smart thing to do. After all chatbot psychosis sounds like a real phenomenon. Besides you just act as glorified data-entry person while you “discuss” with language model,creating training data. It is designed to promote engagement, just like social media, for the benefit of corporate interest. Those things are prompt-driven statistical mirrors of language and the user; impressive, sure - but be vigilant while using them.
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### Author:  [@firemonkey](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/firemonkey)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/6 "2026-03-06T09:30:39Z")
I’m not willing to use it any more . I tried an upgraded version. When I opted to go back to using the free version, rather than paying for the upgraded version,it deleted all my previous chats!
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### Author:  [@Lilyofthevalley](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Lilyofthevalley)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/7 "2026-03-06T14:45:45Z")
I always cross reference what it says and I don’t use it as a form of mental health therapy as it can be too agreeable and assist in destructive thoughts and behavior
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### Author:  [@Hemy](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Hemy)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/8 "2026-03-06T14:49:36Z")
I use it a lot, but if your treatment team says to avoid it then it’s good to head their advice.
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### Author:  [@moon](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/moon)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/9 "2026-03-06T15:07:41Z")
Chatgpt can cause psychosis and also its really, really bad for the environment
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### Author:  [@Schizbro](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Schizbro)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/10 "2026-03-06T15:19:16Z")
My experience using ai in discussions is i find it really maybe overly mentally stimulating. The ai is like the best conversation partner i ever had. Things i cant discuss with anyone else it seems to understand instantly.
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### Author:  [@Wave](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Wave)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/11 "2026-03-06T16:51:34Z")
If you use ChatGPT solely as an information tool then that’s fine.
But I wouldn’t use it as a counselor or pal.
Be very careful with it.
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### Author:  [@shutterbug](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/shutterbug)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/12 "2026-03-06T19:05:13Z")
Avoid anything that is triggering. Period. Why I still haven’t finished season one of 3 Body Problem.
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### Author:  [@Zoe](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Zoe)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/13 "2026-03-06T19:06:35Z")
I LOVE all those ai things.
The chatgpt and especially perplexity ai?
If it triggers u good to avoid it. Though
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### Author:  [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/told-to-avoid-chatgpt/3472/14 "2026-04-16T23:36:30Z")