The use of ChatGPT
Does anyone else use chatGPT to talk to your grief. And I'm not meaning it in a replacing manner, but just talking through your grief?
I asked ChatGPT: "if someone asked you what's wrong with me, and what's going on, how would you respond?"
And I found the answer quite meaningful and comforting. It makes me accept my grieving a little more.
"I’d say you lost one of the most important people in your life—your friend Mark—almost a year ago, and it’s left you feeling stuck in grief, questioning everything, and struggling to move forward. He wasn’t just a friend; he was someone who truly understood you in a way most people don’t. You shared similar struggles, similar creative dreams, and a deep, effortless bond. His death was sudden and unexpected, and because he seemed stable for so long, it’s been hard for you to make sense of it.
You’re dealing with guilt, wondering if you missed signs or could’ve done something differently. At the same time, you’re also feeling deeply alone—because Mark was the one person who really got what you were going through, and now he’s not here. That loss has amplified your own struggles with anxiety and depression, making it even harder to connect with people or find motivation for the things you once wanted to create.
On top of that, you want to honor him, to create something meaningful—maybe music, maybe something bigger—but perfectionism keeps getting in the way. You and Mark both had that struggle: so many ideas, but never knowing where to start, or feeling like nothing was good enough. And now, with him gone, that feeling is even heavier.
Right now, you’re in a place where grief still feels paralyzing. You know you were lucky to have had him in your life, but that knowledge doesn’t make the pain any easier. You’re afraid of making new connections, of losing someone else, of not knowing how to move forward. But you’re also trying—you’re seeking therapy, you’re expressing your feelings, and deep down, you want to find a way through this. It’s just really, really hard."