Times Are Changing: People Are Starting to Talk to AI About Their Feelings
A 2026 study from JAMA Network Open followed 995 university students for 12 weeks. Some talked to an AI. Some went to group therapy. Some got nothing. The AI group did better than both other groups on anxiety and well-being. I read this carefully because I build writing tools and have a bias to manage.
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I Read a Study That Surprised MeI build tools that help people write about their feelings. So when a careful study comes out about people getting mental health support from an AI, I pay close - 2
What People Felt While Using ItThe numbers in a study can hide what really happened. So I want to slow down here and look at what daily use actually looked like. A real amount of writing - 3
The Thing That Made Me UncomfortableHere is the part of the study I had to read slowly. The drop that should give us pause At the start of the study, about three out of every ten students in each - 4
Why I Think the Shift Is Coming AnywayThe change is here. Whether we are ready or not. The math does not work About 1 in every 8 people in the world has a mental health condition (Shoshani et al., 2
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