About the Project

Why did I build this project?

First of all, I want to explain why I built this project. I have been going to therapy regularly for about five years, and it has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life. I truly believe that everyone needs to develop the ability to observe their thoughts and emotions through therapy and thus get to know themselves better. I also believe therapy sessions can be an enormous help in this regard. This raises a question: Can AI conduct a therapy session like a human? Of course, much could be written about this question; but as far as I have realized from my own experience, therapy is actually a responsibility that must be taken on. What I mean is this: Whether or not you make progress in therapy is entirely under the patient's own control. The therapist is really only trying to ask you the right question; they show you paths toward discovering truths about yourself, but whether you walk those paths is entirely up to you. A scene in the film Adieu Lacan also sums up the therapist's role beautifully: "You are not interested in what I say; what I don't say is what interests you." I realized that AI imitates the therapist very well in this respect and performs successful analyses. It too is curious about what you do not say and asks questions about those things. With the right prompt and guidance, it can genuinely ask a person the right question. Whether you answer that question, or even think about it, is entirely up to you. In other words, neither AI nor a therapist can help someone who does not want to question themselves.

How do I use it?

First of all, I want to make clear that even after I started talking with AI, I continued to see a psychologist every two weeks. I believe AI will not be able to replace a human for quite a long time. Even so, I make sure to have a 20–30-minute session every evening. I currently use the GPT-5.6 Sol model; compared with Claude, it is more affordable, and I am satisfied with the answers it gives and the questions it asks. After my sessions, I usually go to the Journal section: if there are topics from the session that I want to think through, I reflect on them by writing in my journal; otherwise, I simply write down the thoughts in my head and what happened during the day. After some sessions, I go to the Insights section and write down what I have realized about myself, or review what I wrote before. In short, I devote an average of 20–30 minutes every day to understanding and observing myself.

Finally

We spend a great deal of time trying to understand and solve our work, other people, and our country; we even fight to "convince" one another. Yet we devote no thought at all to understanding ourselves, the most important thing. I do not believe we can truly help anyone before understanding ourselves and resolving our own problems. I hope this application helps you as it has helped me and supports you on your journey toward understanding yourself.