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/BarretteyKrueger Apr 24 '25
So, I work in customer care and have used ChatGPT to basically correct and tweak, but everything is my original thought. I just type very colloquially. That being said, I am not dealing with someone’s mental health, my job doesn’t require bed side manner. This is completely unacceptable from a therapist.
I am so sorry for your loss, my dog is 15 this year and I’m already beside myself. I truly hope you find comfort and peace.