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An Underrated Risk of AI to Our Mental Health
ByMikeM February 25, 2026February 24, 2026 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Creative work has therapeutic benefits. Doing the work is the point, not the end result. AI can get you the end result faster, but it takes away the healing power of doing the work ourselves. I do worry that we will lose that in the rush to monetize anything we create, quickly and efficiently.

There are fantastic benefits for our minds in doing the work ourselves. I use AI for many things, but I also know how much I enjoy taking pictures, writing, teaching, etc. Why would I deprive myself of things I enjoy? That’s part of being human.

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Sharing – Mental Health Care Deserves More Than AI Therapy
ByMikeM February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 Reading Time: 1 minute

This is part of the connection we need for our mental health. It’s not clear that AI tools can provide this. It’s not human. It’s the illusion of connection when our humanity deserves the real thing. AI can supplement; it is always available and provides access to a wealth of information, but it can’t provide a real human connection.

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Sharing – Survey reveals rapid adoption of AI tools in mental health care despite safety concerns
ByMikeM December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

I work with AI professionally. I use it to get things done and to support research, but I never trust or depend on it. It’s a tool. For mental health, it can also be a tool, and I’m sure many of you are finding it helpful. I would caution all of us to be careful, though. Mental health professionals have serious reservations; I would keep them in mind.

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Sharing – They need therapy — but are turning to A.I. instead
ByMikeM September 2, 2025September 1, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

What would be beneficial is an adult conversation about establishing guardrails around AI tools to mitigate worst-case scenarios, while also planning ways to ensure that more people don’t have to rely on them for therapy because they have no other options.

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ByMikeM April 6, 2025April 5, 2025 Reading Time: 1 minute

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Sharing – AI-Powered Abuse: The Growing Concern of Child Exploitation Imagery
ByMikeM November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 Reading Time: 1 minute

This is an issue that I suspect gets confusing for many people. Creating deepfake abuse imagery has become relatively easy to do, but in many places, it is illegal. The harm, though, is indirect. A child wasn’t being abused to create the images, but once they are in public, the child who is being portrayed in the picture is being harmed in other ways.

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