This is James. The bot is built around his voice, his bias, his standards, and the evidence under it all. Same person, more patience, awake at three. Not a clinician.
The best help I could honestly have asked for, when I was in it, was love. Nobody sells that. So this is the next best thing — being properly seen by someone who has been there, and a wingman through whatever comes next.
Whether you are the one drinking, the one watching, the GP, the boss, the sister-in-law — type whatever is on your mind. Plain English, in your own words, is fine. A question, a sentence, or a mess.
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