I think you're being too generous to the idea that it could help without any evidence. If we assume that there's therapeutic value to bringing your problems ou

I think you're being too generous to the idea that it could help without any evidence. If we assume that there's therapeutic value to bringing your problems out then a diary is a better tool. And if we believe that it's the feedback what's helping, well, we have cases of ChatGPT encouraging people's psychosis. We know that a layman often doesn't know the difference between what's helpful and what isn't - that's why loving relatives end up often enabling people's addictions thinking they're helping. But I'd argue that a system that confidently gives mediocre feedback at best and actively psychotic at worst is not a system that should be encouraged simply because it's cheap. I also wanted to snarkily write "even a dog would be better", but the more I thought about it the more I realized that yes, a dog would probably be a solid alternative.