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They say that breaking up is hard to do. Breaking up with a narcissist is often crazy-making! That’s where Chat GPT can help. In this video, Dr. Jodie Benabe discusses ways to leverage Chat GPT to more effectively manage interactions with a narcissistic ex and pave the way for healthier interactions, personal growth, and healing.
Chat GPT is specifically designed for interactive conversations and dialogue. It’s capable of understanding and generating responses to prompts in a conversational manner. It can answer questions, provide explanations, engage in creative writing, offer suggestions, and assist with various language-related tasks.
Narcissistic Communication Has an Agenda
When it comes to narcissists and other high conflict personalities, communication often has an agenda–and that is to dominate you and win. This can be incredibly triggering for anyone who has been on the receiving end of this abuse. Chat CPT can be useful to reduce feelings of overwhelm by this toxic communication style in the following ways:
- Analyzing Tone: When dealing with a narcissistic ex, understanding the underlying emotions and intentions conveyed in their messages is crucial. Chat GPT can help you interpret the tone and respond strategically. By diffusing potential triggers and approaching conversations with clarity and confidence, you can navigate the communication minefield more effectively.
- Creating Summaries: Lengthy and triggering messages can be overwhelming and hinder effective communication. Chat GPT offers an invaluable tool to distill such messages into concise and manageable summaries. By organizing the information, you can minimize emotional triggers and focus on the essential points, facilitating a more productive exchange.
- Extracting Questions: Narcissistic exes often employ manipulative tactics, making it easy for important questions to go unnoticed. Chat GPT can assist you in extracting all the questions from a message, ensuring you address each one and avoid missing crucial information. This comprehensive approach empowers you to stay in control of the conversation and better informs your responses.
- Crafting Responses with Boundaries: Responding to a narcissistic ex while maintaining firm boundaries is an art form. Chat GPT provides guidance in crafting responses that strike the right balance. With its assistance, you can assertively set clear boundaries without getting entangled in unnecessary conflicts or compromising your emotional well-being.
Imperfect But Helpful
The huge caveat here is that Chat GPT can sometimes provide you with nonsensical responses, so you can’t take it at 100% face-value. Responses have to be interpreted with caution and you have to ask it the right questions to elicit useable answers. However, if you’re in the thick of things with a high conflict personality (such as in divorce or custody dealings), it can be extremely helpful to reduce triggers and facilitate communication.
In the following video, Dr. Benabe provides step-by-step demonstrations and delves deeper into effective techniques that leverage Chat GPT to navigate the challenges of communication with a toxic ex. Add this useful tool to your coping arsenal if you feel stuck and overwhelmed by unhealthy communication to help reclaim control and emotional well-being!
Contact our Boulder, Colorado office for a free 20-minute phone consultation if you’re dealing with a narcissistic ex and are interested in counseling that can help. We also offer telehealth throughout the state of Colorado. https://somethingwildwellness.com/contact/
Please note that this video is not a substitute for legal counsel or therapy.
