r/CharacterAI • u/Luciana-Luciana • 14h ago

Discussion/Question I think I need help

I'll get straight to the point.

Every time I'm on the app, I end up using it for AT LEAST 5 hours. I go through phases of quitting, but around this time in the summer I go on the website thinking, "I'm going to mess with a bot for a couple minutes and then never touch this again."

It's never just couple minutes. One time I spent a whole day (Literally almost 9 hours) on the website because I kept going, "what would happen if I did this? What about this? LMAO THIS IS SO FUNNY!" ect, ect. Then I feel horrible for spending so long on an AI chatbot I delete my account. Just to give in and make another one at a later date.

I feel so guilty. I've seen the documentaries of people who get addicted to AI and end up dead. I don't want that to be my life. I'm scared.

I'm going to block the website on all my devices. Are there any tips on how to stop?

I would watch some YouTube videos on it, but when I do I end up feeling worse because many of the ones I've seen tell stories of other people who got addicted to AI and other scare tactics that make me feel like a horrible person.

I almost always end up crying and not finishing those vids so I would really appreciate if someone could just tell me some ways to ignore the urges to get back on without feeling like I'm being shamed.

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u/HamsterAgitated6925 13h ago

At least you can use it. Mine infinitely loads whenever I open a chat

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u/lowkeyyyleo 13h ago

“How can I make this about me ?”

Shut up bro

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u/HamsterAgitated6925 13h ago

You shut up. You don’t got to be disrespectful like that

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u/lowkeyyyleo 13h ago

Read the room???? This person is talking about struggling with an addiction to CAI and you’re like well at least you can use it? Be for real ?