Using AI to Work Through Anxiety: Does It Actually Help?
From BroBots: Technology, Health & Being a Better Human by Jeremy Grater, Jason Haworth
March 2, 2026 · 21 min · Episode 334
About this episode
The episode explores the use of AI in managing anxiety and the implications of outsourcing emotional processing.
Most people using AI for anxiety aren't following a protocol — they stumbled into it. Emma Klint, a writer and Substack creator, accidentally discovered she was doing exposure therapy by typing 'I don't know' over and over into an AI chat window. In this episode, Jeremy and Jason sit down with Emma to stress-test what AI-assisted self-reflection actually looks like: the real benefits, the obvious limits, and the uncomfortable question of whether outsourcing your feelings is the same thing as actually feeling them. If you've wondered whether talking to a robot about your problems is legitimate or just avoidance with extra steps — this conversation will give you a clearer answer. Guest website: (Over)thinking Out Loud - Emma Klint Topics discussed: Why using AI for anxiety isn't the same thing as outsourcing your feelings How one writer accidentally discovered she was doing exposure therapy in her chat window What makes AI different from journaling — and why that difference matters for anxious brains When AI mental health use helps, and when it's just avoidance with extra steps Why neurodivergent people may be getting the most out of these conversations How to tell the difference…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jeremy Grater, Jason Haworth
Guest: Emma Klint
Topics covered
- AI and anxiety
- exposure therapy
- self-reflection
- mental health
- neurodivergence
- emotional outsourcing
Keywords
- AI
- anxiety
- exposure therapy
- self-reflection
- mental health
- neurodivergent
- emotional outsourcing
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