Let's Talk About ChatGPT-Induced Spiritual Psychosis
2025-06-30
When new communication technologies emerge, users consistently interpret them through a paranormal and spiritual lensβa pattern documented across Morse code, radio, and television that reflects deep cultural anxieties rather than inherent technological danger. The recent cases of ChatGPT-induced psychological breaks follow this predictable historical pattern of technology amplifying existing susceptibilities to magical thinking, making it reductive to frame AI as the primary culprit rather than examining why certain individuals use these tools to externalize or validate pre-existing delusional frameworks.
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