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Not good, not good at all. In fact, I can imagine this trend backfiring in the worst way possible when ChatGPT or other LLMs encourage people who were on the verge of snapping to finally snap and commit horrible acts, instead of bringing them back from the brink like some form of actual therapy would ideally do.
Like, any form of legitimate outlet is better than taking your issues out on an LLM that will more likely than not just make things worse.
You got LibreOffice? You got a digital diary you can write into, for example. Got some basic art/craft supplies? There's an other legit outlet to put your feelings into right there (and bonus points for more of a physical outlet for clay), and you get the idea. Even without actually going to seek professional help, you likely have plenty of legitimate outlets to turn to within easy reach which aren't LLMs.