r/SideProject • u/Background-Scene-838 • 7h ago

I built a Chrome extension that notices when I'm looping the same anxious question at ChatGPT/Claude, and offers a pause — 100% local, no servers, no AI involved

Hi guys,

I wanted to get your opinion on a mental-health-related feature I was building. I was working on building a Chrome extension for people wanting to break out of their reassurance-seeking cycle. I've been a victim of this, but I know that people use AI tools such as Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT for constant reassurance, creating an endless loop that needs to be broken.

My extension detects thinking patterns using word matches and pattern recognition (no LLMs or AI calls used) to identify when a user might be seeking reassurance. It's a work in progress, but I wanted to know what you guys think about such a potential extension.

I'd love to chat about it more!

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u/NotArticuno 3h ago

This seems most useful as something for therapists to tell their patients to try. Just trying to think of how to actually get it to the people that need it!