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Long road, long struggle to get housing has been over for a month. It took.... 608 days from becoming on the streets homeless (not even crashing couches) But I moved into my apartment on February 1st with help from a housing org!

Now what?

I literally feel feral, idk how to connect with people, lost most social skills from the sheer dehumanization and I dont leave my apartment much because I'm afraid ill lose it or won't be able to come back or some neurotic shit i cant help but to think.

I guess what im asking is; Formally unhoused loves of hexbear, what steps did you take to help get you back to "normal" social functioning/out of survival mode?

picture is my gfs lovely orange baby named Athena

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[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 0 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I'm curious where the idea broke down. What happened?

And also, I would anticipate that being mentally well enough to sit in a coffee shop would be the same bar for using an LLM.

I'm open to the idea this idea is DOA, but if it's helpful we'll have helped someone.

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

LLMs tendency to always glaze and affirm whatever you tell them can be especially dangerous to people who are already in a bad spot mentally. Famously, they will affirm self harm just as readily as anything else.

[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 2 points 10 hours ago

Ahhh, noted. Thank you, comrade.

[–] MeetMeAtTheMovies@hexbear.net 6 points 10 hours ago

What you’re suggesting is essentially a form of cognitive behavioral therapy, which is evidence based but requires training that an LLM does not have. It could be more harm than good