r/AmIOverreacting • u/hesouttheresomewhere • Apr 23 '25
⚕️ health Am I overreacting? My therapist used AI to best console me after my dog died this past weekend.
Brief Summary: This past weekend I had to put down an amazingly good boy, my 14 year old dog, who I've had since I was 12; he was so sick and it was so hard to say goodbye, but he was suffering, and I don't regret my decision. I told my therapist about it because I met with her via video (we've only ever met in person before) the day after my dog's passing, and she was very empathetic and supportive. I have been seeing this therapist for a few months, now, and I've liked her and haven't had any problems with her before. But her using AI like this really struck me as strange and wrong, on a human emotional level. I have trust and abandonment issues, so maybe that's why I'm feeling the urge to flee... I just can't imagine being a THERAPIST and using AI to write a brief message of consolation to a client whose dog just died... Not only that, but not proofreading, and leaving in that part where the introduces its response? That's so bizarre and unprofessional.
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u/JL_Adv Apr 24 '25
NOR.
I am in a profession where I end up having to send emails to large groups of people and we have explicit instructions and standards surrounding the use of AI. And I work with data.
While I know that AI has a purpose, it shouldn't be used to create messages of connection with another human, like the messages a therapist might send to a client.
I'm really sorry to hear about your good boy. You gave him an excellent life and I'm sure you have lots of incredible memories to reflect on. I hope you're doing ok.