Dr. Tom Murray, Author, Sex and Relationship Therapist
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Dr. Tom Murray, Author, Sex and Relationship Therapist
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ChatGPT as a relationship therapist? A recent study shows it provides empathy, clarity, & actionable steps but struggles with personalization & safety. Could AI fill therapy gaps? 🤔 Let's talk about the pros & cons! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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AI in relationship counselling: Evaluating ChatGPT's therapeutic capabilities in providing relationship advice
Recent advancements in AI have led to chatbots, such as ChatGPT, capable of providing therapeutic responses. Early research evaluating chatbots' abili…
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January 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
👀 Did you know students rated AI chatbots better than human counselors in a recent study? 🤯 Is AI the future of therapy or just a handy tool? Let’s talk about it. 💬 #AI #MentalHealth #Counseling www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Human vs. AI counseling: College students' perspectives
Transitioning to college life while navigating the complexities of emerging adulthood can be stressful. In some instances, it may even lead to the ons…
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January 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“Dicks aren’t dildos.” 💡 It’s normal not to get an erection 100% of the time. Expecting perfection can fuel anxiety-induced ED (AIED). If a partner takes it personally—feeling rejected or angry—it adds pressure, creating a cycle of withdrawal, disappointment, and tension. 💬 Thoughts?
January 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
💡 Recovery is personal, not one-size-fits-all! Newer research reveals that hope, emotions, and purpose are critical, often more so than meds. Are we ready to embrace person-centered mental health care? 🤔 www.linkedin.com/posts/tommur...
Tom Murray, Ph.D. on LinkedIn: Iclepertin Trial Results: Insights on Schizophrenia Treatment - Shrinks In…
🚨 Are we rethinking recovery in mental health? 🚨 Imagine this: People diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression achieve long-term…
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January 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's okay be uninterested in sex, but it isn't okay to expect your partner to also not be interested in sex. This is called forced celibacy. If monogamy is "sex with one person," and you're not having sex, then the monogamy contract was broken. (But, the ability to say no gives the yes meaning.)
January 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“I’m trying” without any evidence transmutes hope into despair.
January 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"How one reacts to people and situations, especially when challenges arise, is the best indicator of how deeply one knows oneself." E Tolle.
January 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The truth is...you're not entitled to any particular person's love and affection. Genuine love must be freely given.

Obligatory love is soulless.
January 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Might Trump be the 21st Century Manchurian Candidate who, rather than a puppet for Russia, is doing the bidding of Incels, Technocrats and Evangelical Nationalists?
January 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
If your therapist won't help you to take responsibility, fire them. Responsibility--the ability to respond--is about what you will do.
January 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We need more anti-fragility therapy: learning to grow stronger in the face of challenges. Life is a series of problems to solve. Having problems is evidence of being alive. In any given situation, there are aspects you can’t control and there are aspects you can control. Focus on the latter.
January 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🚨Selficide🚨

Many couples are in a constant dance to annihilate in the other whatever causes one anxiety. Over time, the couple can appear more similar. But, what has happened is that one person committed “selficide;” they cleaved away parts of themselves to “go along to get along
January 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The truth is…you have no value.
January 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Psychotherapists aren’t healthcare professionals. There. I said it. We are far more similar to attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, clergy, etc. in that we talk to people—that’s it. We are human services professionals, and there is no shame in it. Be proud.
January 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Victim Mentality vs. Survivor Mentality. In a study by Shelby Swanson, 94% of those with a Victim Mentality were later revictimized. 100% of those with Survivor Mentality experience no revictimization. (This was a relatively small study.)
January 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Psychotherapy uses the biopsychosocial model to understand mental health problems—emphasis on biology. Yet, debilitating mental illness rates continue to rise. I argue for the socialpsychobio model. Start with family and environmental effects on psychology and their respective effect on biology.
December 28, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Pre-existing neuroticism best predicts whether someone develops long-lasting effects from trauma, according to psychiatrist, Joel Paris.
December 27, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Adulting is when you no longer see your parents as authority figures but as ordinary humans, walking this earth, trying to survive...and with whom you still may never again wish to associate.
December 27, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Psychiatric engulfment is when one’s identity becomes overly defined by their mental health diagnosis or therapeutic process leading them to see themselves primarily through this lens. It limits personal growth, reduces agency, and hinders a broader sense of self beyond their condition.
December 24, 2024 at 3:25 PM
#Psychiatry relies too heavily on opinions of those with excessive letters after their name rather than on those who've actually navigated through the darkest hours of #humanity. These are our true #experts. Their opinions about what best worked for them matter most. Let us replicate their findings!
December 22, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Believing one must validate your beliefs and feelings, regardless of how maladaptive they might be, exemplifies narcissism. #Narcissism
December 21, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Mental health symptoms are much more a product of poverty, inequality, and discrimination than faulty biology.
December 18, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Out of 70 trillion possible humans, only 117 billion have ever lived. Humanity will likely vanish long before all DNA variations are used. You and I are incredibly lucky to exist—countless others will never get the chance to experience life, making our existence a rare and precious lottery win.
December 17, 2024 at 3:57 PM
“The job of a parent is to become irrelevant.” This is where psychotherapy and parenting overlap. #psychotherapy #parenting
December 17, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Parents, it's not your children's responsibility to alleviate your anxiety about their future.
December 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM