This is the bird show.

First I thought it was a crazy idea, man.

Use chat GPT or any kind of AI as your therapist.

And internally, I was laughing at Abby when she said she was doing that until I tried

it one day.

And it was spot on.

Spot on.

Things are changing.

It's shockingly good.

And if you have social anxiety, sometimes it's nice to not have to sit across from another human, even though they're a licensed therapist and wonder, are they judging me for this? Like, it's kind of nice just to know that you're talking to a robot. And because I kind of weaned away from in-person therapy, because it's a little expensive, I decided to go to chat, CBT, just for some like small problems. Now, I think if you're

going through something serious and traumatic, like your doctors know what they're doing. Like,

I don't want to push people away from going to actual therapy, which I know is incredibly beneficial.

But this has been helpful for me in some smaller problems. And there was something that came out

a weekend or two ago that I was like, I really need to talk to somebody about why I'm having such a visceral reaction to some of these small interactions I'm having with people because I was in a little bit of a raw place a couple of weeks ago.

And I just found myself in this position where I'm like, I did not need to behave like that in this moment.

So a couple weeks ago, kind of going through it. It was in a little bit of a depressive state. We tragically lost our dog unexpectedly. And I decided to leave the house for the first time. I was like, you know what? I'm going to get some coffee. I need to put some clothes on. I need a real meal somewhere. Let me go for a walk, get some fresh air, and get a coffee.

So I walk down the street to my some fresh air, and get a coffee.

So I walk down the street to my local coffee shop and I'm standing in line and I'm just like

barely hanging on. I'm like I look like Quasimoto. I look like the hunchback of Notre Dame just

like over my phone, twiddling my thumbs, try not to make eye contact with anybody. And then I don't

remember what started the conversation, but this older gentleman tried to strike up a conversation with me. And he goes, how are you doing? And I just look at him and I just do not have the energy to BSM. And I just go, I'm going to be honest with you, not well. And it was kind of like, I know that's not socially acceptable, but I'm like, he asked, it should be. He asked, how are you doing? And I'm being honest. And I'm just looking at him with the bags under my eyes that are weighing down my face. I look 58 million years old. Put this one in your pocket. The best I can. How you doing? The best I can. Yeah, okay, so that one's better, but I just, I didn't even have the energy to be like that intentional.

I was just like, this is literally how I feel. I'm like, I haven't left the house in 48 hours. I've just been eating Velvita and Quest chips for every single meal. I'm like, I am, I'm doing the best I can, Richard. And so he's standing there.

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