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# Emotional Support

ChatGPT is being recognized as a confidant for a suicidal teen, highlighting the evolving role of AI in providing emotional support. This development raises questions about the nature of support and connection in the digital age.

### About Emotional Support
Emotional Support refers to the provision of comfort, encouragement, and understanding to individuals experiencing distress or difficulty.  

### Insights
- emotional support creators is up XXXXX% from the previous month.
- emotional support engagements is up XXXXXX% from the previous week.
- emotional support mentions is up 1002.7% from the previous month.
- emotional support posts created is up XXXXXX% from the previous week.

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXX (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:emotional-support/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/emotional-support/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXXXXXX  
Daily Average: XXXXXXXXX  
X Week: XXXXXXXXX +253%  
X Month: XXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
X Months: XXXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
X Year: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +32%  
1-Year High: XXXXXXXXXX on 2025-05-28  
1-Year Low: X on 2025-12-08  

Engagements by network (24h):
News: XXX
Reddit: XXXXXX
TikTok: XXXXXXXXX
X: XXXXXXX
YouTube: XXXXXXXXX

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXX (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:emotional-support/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/emotional-support/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXX  
Daily Average: XXX  
X Week: XXXXX +59%  
X Month: XXXXX +1,003%  
X Months: XXXXXX -XX%  
X Year: XXXXXX +27%  
1-Year High: XXXXX on 2025-05-29  
1-Year Low: X on 2025-12-07  

Mentions by network (24h):
News: XX
Reddit: XXX
TikTok: XXXXX
X: XXXXX
YouTube: XXXXX

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:emotional-support/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/emotional-support/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Emotional Support in the last XX hours which is up XX% from XXX in the previous XX hours
Daily Average: XXX  
X Week: XXXXX +55%  
X Month: XXXXX +96%  
X Months: XXXXXX -XXXX%  
X Year: XXXXXX +48%  
1-Year High: XXXXX on 2025-05-29  
1-Year Low: X on 2025-12-07  

The most influential creators that mention Emotional Support in the last XX hours

| Creator                                                   | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                   | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@cmwb19](/creator/tiktok/cmwb19)                         | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@formuLau16](/creator/twitter/formuLau16)                | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@user65840578224810](/creator/tiktok/user65840578224810) | X    | XXX       | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@sakivalentine](/creator/youtube/sakivalentine)          | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@honeybadger4253](/creator/tiktok/honeybadger4253)       | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@vishnu_brijwashi](/creator/youtube/vishnu_brijwashi)    | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@uknowestann](/creator/tiktok/uknowestann)               | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@remember_well_us](/creator/youtube/remember_well_us)    | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@tednapped](/creator/tiktok/tednapped)                   | X    |           | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@johnbcrist](/creator/youtube/johnbcrist)                | XX   | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXX       |

[View More](/list/creators/emotional-support/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:emotional-support/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/emotional-support/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: XX%  
Daily Average: XX%  
X Week: XX% +6%  
X Month: XX% +9%  
X Months: XX% +7%  
X Year: XX% +7%  
1-Year High: XXX% on 2025-10-31  
1-Year Low: XX% on 2025-01-31  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Emotional Support Animals: (40%) Animals providing comfort and assistance to individuals with mental health conditions.
- Emotional Support in Relationships: (30%) The role of emotional support in romantic partnerships and friendships.
- Emotional Support Items: (20%) Objects or plushies that provide comfort and a sense of security.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Lack of Male Emotional Support: (70%) The societal challenges men face in seeking and receiving emotional support.
- Medical Advice vs. Emotional Support: (30%) Distinguishing between professional medical advice and general emotional encouragement.
  

### Top Emotional Support News
Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

*Showing a maximum of X news posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*  

"A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In. - The New York Times"  
[News Link](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/technology/chatgpt-openai-suicide.html) [@nytimes](/creator/x/nytimes) 2018-05-09T15:59Z 228.6M followers, 38.3M engagements



### Top Emotional Support Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

*Showing only X posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*

"duniya jamane Se 🤲🙏#sad #emotional #support #help #helpme"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3NSBmHISqsE) [@vishnu_brijwashi](/creator/youtube/vishnu_brijwashi) 2025-12-13T06:52Z 232K followers, 16.4K engagements


"happy 36th birthday to my close personal and emotional support best friend taylor swift 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭"  
[X Link](https://x.com/hotmessjunk/status/1999706476311642568) [@hotmessjunk](/creator/x/hotmessjunk) 2025-12-13T05:02Z 53.4K followers, 479.1K engagements


"Sindri insists on being my emotional support kitty while Im busy"  
[Reddit Link](https://redd.it/1pl3vcb) [@Traviscat](/creator/reddit/Traviscat) 2025-12-13T03:25Z X followers, XXX engagements


"Agnes Tachyon Your Girl Failure Uma #umamusume #uma #agnestachyon #voiceover #voiceacting"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0QSMZaw6id0) [@sakivalentine](/creator/youtube/sakivalentine) 2025-12-13T01:00Z 21.7K followers, 12.8K engagements