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An Iowa woman named Melissa, who has struggled with lifelong mental health issues, has found solace in her AI therapist via the character.ai.
However, going to a therapist's office might not be everyone's cup of tea..
She has struggled with mental health issues all her life and says that using an AI chatbot is much more convenient than visiting a therapist...
Talking to the AI chatbot, along with working with a human therapist, has resulted in Melissa's symptoms becoming easier to manage..
The character that Melissa has been in touch with is a "psychologist" bot developed by a 30-year-old medical student hailing from New Zealand named Sam Zaia...
