Reassurance Machine: When OCD Meets AI
By Melanie Errett, LMFT and Melissa B. Gould, LPCC “Am I manipulating people into thinking I'm a good person?... What if I hit someone and didn’t notice?... Is it cheating to think someone’s attractive?” If any of these thoughts feel uncomfortably familiar, you’re not alone. Chatbots and AI have become mainstream, and can provide around the clock support and assistance. But for many people with OCD, it can also act as a sneaky enabler of the OCD loop. What is OCD OCD - or obsessive...