psychotic
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Crucially at the time I was not able to elicit acute psychotic symptoms.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
But it has also been criticized for being overly sycophantic toward users, and doctors have linked it with cases of chatbot users developing psychotic delusions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
“I was 20 or 21 then. I’d had a psychotic episode and was taken to a public hospital in Massachusetts,” says Palm Springs-based artist Lisa McCord of the self-portrait she later staged.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
Numerous users have reported that the chatbot is overly sycophantic, leading some to spiral into manic and psychotic episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
"I've realized what's happening. I'm having a stress-related breakdown. Or at least a minor psychotic episode brought on by the trauma of last night's attack."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing psychotic
Body Language: Psych ("Mind")
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