When you start a new chat, you reset the memory, if I understand it correctly. Maybe you should do that once in a while. Then you may need to explain stuff again, but maybe it gives you a new perspective? Or you could write the background story in a text file, and copy-paste it to each new chat.
Could the LLM accidentally reinforce negative thought patterns or make unhelpful suggestions?
I am not an expert, but I think that LLMs are prone to agreeing with the user, so if you keep posting negative thought patterns, there is a risk that LLM will reflect them back to you.
What if the LLM gives advice that contradicts what my therapist says? How would I know what to do?
Trust the therapist, I guess? And maybe bring it up in the next session, kinda “I got an advice to do X, what is your opinion on that?”.
What is the risk of becoming too dependent on the LLM, and how can I check for that?
No idea. People are different; things that are harmless for 99 may hurt 1. I don’t know you.
Are there specific prompts or ways of talking to the LLM that would make it safer or more helpful for this kind of use?
Just guessing here, but maybe specify its role (not just “you are a therapist”, but specifically e.g. “a Rogerian therapist”), and specify the goal you want to achieve (“your purpose is to help me get better in my everyday life” or something).
Maybe at the end ask LLM for a summary of things that you should tell your human therapist? Something like “now I need to switch to another therapist, prepare notes for him so that he can continue the therapy”.
When you start a new chat, you reset the memory, if I understand it correctly. Maybe you should do that once in a while. Then you may need to explain stuff again, but maybe it gives you a new perspective? Or you could write the background story in a text file, and copy-paste it to each new chat.
I am not an expert, but I think that LLMs are prone to agreeing with the user, so if you keep posting negative thought patterns, there is a risk that LLM will reflect them back to you.
Trust the therapist, I guess? And maybe bring it up in the next session, kinda “I got an advice to do X, what is your opinion on that?”.
No idea. People are different; things that are harmless for 99 may hurt 1. I don’t know you.
Just guessing here, but maybe specify its role (not just “you are a therapist”, but specifically e.g. “a Rogerian therapist”), and specify the goal you want to achieve (“your purpose is to help me get better in my everyday life” or something).
Maybe at the end ask LLM for a summary of things that you should tell your human therapist? Something like “now I need to switch to another therapist, prepare notes for him so that he can continue the therapy”.