Dealing with burn out/anxiety?
Neil McBean
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Does anyone else deal with this? I'm a designer, but I also have a background in psychology. I've dealt with burn out and depression myself (it got pretty bad), and now I mentor people IRL. Mental health apps are not great IMO, but I think an online program/community could work well for people (and yes, I'm working on it). I've seen this for entrepreneurs and executives, but it's usually reeeeaaaaaallly expensive.
Maybe tick below if any of these are concerns for you.
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Barry Zheng@barryzheng568
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It's admirable that you're using your experience to help others. Mental health is indeed a crucial aspect of our lives, especially in high-pressure roles. Speaking of communities, I'm building one around GPT technology on my website, GPTBLOX. It's fascinating to consider how AI could support mental wellness programs. Have you thought about incorporating AI or chatbots as a low-cost, accessible option for those seeking mental health support?
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There are several big challenges in mental health.
1 - not recognizing the issues early
2 - lack of knowledge (we are not taught this in school)
3.- high cost for intervention (a therapist is $200 per hour, and that's the cheapest option)
4.- Isolation - people with burnout/depression/anxiety actually retreat when they should be seeking connection
So regular contact with human beings who understand therapy modalities matters.
Where I could see AI being beneficial is in assembling specific programs and tracking results.
For example anxiety/burnout/anger management/depression/substance abuse can all be managed using broadly similar approaches, but there are specific differences. AI might allow for a more tailored assistant as people are going through programs and could offer courses or self-care options based on individual responses.
Another challenge with mental health is that we really don't know how well treatment works because people don't stick around for a survey - they just go off and live their lives. So AI could help keep people connected after they go through a specific program, and help track how they're doing 5 and 10 years down the road.
If there's enough data it would be an opportunity to optimize around what really works.
I'm a designer, not a developer, so I'm limited in my vision of what AI could/couldn't do. But that's my impression of where it could be useful. Happy to continue that conversation!
Scade.pro
Good luck! This is a big deal.
I know a lot of young moms ( and dads) who don't have time to ask for help, and this kind of online program/community could work well for this people.
@maria_anosova True! I'm a not-so-young Dad myself and can relate. Having kids and running a business is a lot. Plus when people get overwhelmed the first thing they often do is throw their own well-being out the window. I'm hoping something accessible and affordable at least gives people a start.
My daily battles :/
@kostyabolsh It's a practice, not a perfect. The little things add up a bit at a time (or subtract the same way).
I don't know what to say in such situations, my boyfriend faced depression due to erectile dysfunction, I'm trying to support him, but so far it's not working my friend advised me to buy eroxon gel online , I don't know if it will help, tell me, has anyone experienced this?