I want to share a personal experience with GPT-4 and other AI tools that has helped me a lot, given my recently acquired physical disability. My creative and critical thinking are still in great shape, but I've been struggling to execute my ideas because of my physical limitations. For example, I used to paint as a way to deal with traumatic experiences, but that's no longer possible for me. I got depressed and frustrated, being no longer able to transfer traumatic memories out of my head. I found a workaround using Stable Diffusion and ChatGPT. By doing this, I can recreate my paintings in my own style without having to physically paint them. It's now part of my weekly routine and has been a real support for my therapy and PTSD. Another thing GPT-4 has helped me with is managing anxiety attacks. I'm not good at coding, it's simply a skill I'm not good at, but with some assistance from GPT-4, I made a simple browser game using HTML, CSS, and JS. This game is now my go-to distraction when I feel anxious and is easily accessible on my phone. GPT-4 has also made everyday tasks, like writing letters or emails, a bit easier for me. I can shave off a few minutes here and there that way each day, which is a lot of time I can do stuff I enjoy if you add them up over a year or longer. While these benefits may not seem groundbreaking to everyone, especially if you're healthy, they've made a significant difference in my life and for me personally, and I think that is remarkable. I'm also not good at asking other people for help, especially for stuff I managed to do on my own for all my life. So if I can ask AI Tools to do stuff for me instead of taking up a friend's lifetime, it helps me to keep a sense of independence and being able to take care of myself.
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- ChatGPT
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- Hacker News ↗
- Published
- 2023-03
- Added
- 2026-09-06