Venting My psychiatrist uses ChatGPT

[pochii]

I met with a new psychiatrist because the two before this just swapped jobs or who they worked for. When I met with her via zoom we had our normal talk about where i was at and what i was taking. I had stopped taking my meds a while ago and i had to tell her about my pat and about my attempt. When I told her about the time i did the kneeling hanging method and was able to lose consciousness briefly but slumped to the side opening my airway she said "holy shit" pretty loud which I thought was kinda odd.

She said "So you had like a real attempt" and laughed which idk i didn't really like. And then finally she was talking to me and asking me questions about OCD stuff and about my excessive thinking. She said "Let's see what chatGPT thinks" and then spent some time typing and then told me soem advice chatgpt told her that i honestly forget i was just thinking about how she was using chatgpt for advice and stuff but idk i just was wondering other people's thoughts on this if they read it.

I've used chatgpt before for questions and what not but idk it felt like it didn't belong in an appointment.

 

[unluckysadness]

I read another story from a psychiatrist using chatGPT. It's a shame but a lot of doctors are using it now.
But if it can help the patient, why not. The real problem is : why pay a doctor if AI can give the same answers for free ??
We live in a fucking sick world...

 

[Namelesa]

omg fucking god I thought I couldn't be even more disappointed in mental health workers but this has hit a new low. If they have to use AI for this they are so under-qualified that they need to be put into jail cus this feels like just a scam if they needing help from AI. I am sorry we all facing people who not able to effectively help us at all and this world constantly encouraging us to get this horrible help.

 

[pochii]

I read another story from a psychiatrist using chatGPT. It's a shame but a lot of doctors are using it now.
But if it can help the patient, why not. The real problem is : why pay a doctor if AI can give the same answers for free ??
We live in a fucking sick world...

Yeah I was thinking the same thing, I like that it can give good answers but I don't really want someone I pay to use it and what not

 

[grapefruit04]

I'm so sorry. That sounds unprofessional and concerning.

 

[someonewhoshouldgo]

This is the literal insanity "mentally ill" people are subjected to, lol. I am so sorry this happened to you. It is so hard to trust professionals, and even more so when they barely take their own job seriously.

 

[traingirl]

I met with a new psychiatrist because the two before this just swapped jobs or who they worked for. When I met with her via zoom we had our normal talk about where i was at and what i was taking. I had stopped taking my meds a while ago and i had to tell her about my pat and about my attempt. When I told her about the time i did the kneeling hanging method and was able to lose consciousness briefly but slumped to the side opening my airway she said "holy shit" pretty loud which I thought was kinda odd.

She said "So you had like a real attempt" and laughed which idk i didn't really like. And then finally she was talking to me and asking me questions about OCD stuff and about my excessive thinking. She said "Let's see what chatGPT thinks" and then spent some time typing and then told me soem advice chatgpt told her that i honestly forget i was just thinking about how she was using chatgpt for advice and stuff but idk i just was wondering other people's thoughts on this if they read it.

I've used chatgpt before for questions and what not but idk it felt like it didn't belong in an appointment.

Please get a new psychiatrist holy shit

 

[-Link-]

She said "So you had like a real attempt" and laughed

^ Uhh, this little gem here is highly inappropriate.

The AI thing -- its use will be widespread in professional environments all across the spectrum. The unusual bit here is that the doctor actually announced it at all, let alone used it in the middle of an appointment.

"Let's see what ChatGPT says" is becoming the new "Let me Google this."

To me, the question isn't so much about AI being consulted at all as it is about the user's ability to scrutinize the information they get out of it. Personally, I'd be OK with my doctor using it, but AI still seems too new for doctors to be openly announcing it to patients. It's kind of like, "Go ahead and talk to AI as you see fit, but just don't tell me about it." We're not there yet.

And then finally she was talking to me and asking me questions about OCD stuff and about my excessive thinking. She said "Let's see what chatGPT thinks" and then spent some time typing and then told me soem advice chatgpt told her that i honestly forget i was just thinking about how she was using chatgpt for advice and stuff but idk i just was wondering other people's thoughts on this if they read it.

Giving her the benefit of the doubt: Some psychiatrists are medication-focused and indisposed to providing much in the way of psychotherapy. If this was a situation where she was just looking to provide some quick advice outside the scope of her practice, then I would concede some validity in this. That is, if it was either this, or no advice at all, perhaps the spontaneous ChatGPT consult was the preferred option, even if on a "suboptimal" vs "very suboptimal" basis.

 

[tapewormsinthestool]

Get a different psychiatrist. If that stupid bastard is asking AI for advice she will not help you at all. She laughed at you, and clearly had no idea how to deal with someone with actual problems. AI doesn't actually know anything, and anyone who says otherwise is a gullible bootlicker.

 

[woodlandcreature]

I don't even have words for how fucked up this is.

 

[telekon]

Get a different psychiatrist. If that stupid bastard is asking AI for advice she will not help you at all. She laughed at you, and clearly had no idea how to deal with someone with actual problems. AI doesn't actually know anything, and anyone who says otherwise is a gullible bootlicker.

Proud bootlicker here — AI is surprisingly resouceful and has helped me numerous times. The main issue with what she did was announcing that she was using it and also laughing at the patient.

 

[MissAbyss]

She's a disgrace. You should find another psychiatrist; she'll only cause you more harm.

I wish you much strength.

 

[RimeOfTheAncient]

AI is going to fuck up and kill so many people, all in the name of forcing the economy forward. I saw a Reddit post yesterday that explained in great depth how all the "growth" in the economy was literally seven different AI companies moving around invisible money. It's a bubble, and it will crash, and when it does, the world will feel it. And it will be bad.

 

[ABadPerson]

This just sounds fucking outrageous, and I firmly believe you should find a new psychiatrist immediately rather than sticking with her; it's not even an issue of finding the 'right' one, she outright shouldn't even have the job…