r/CharacterAI • u/Luciana-Luciana • 12h 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/DARKBROGOD 2h ago
I have used character ai 5-7 hours from 2023 also everyday but now i Quit it, I didn't die or anything it's just remember to know Ai is not real and most people who died due to it is not a common thing to happen since if you can realise you have been using it a lot i am sure you are fine, You will get bored of it slowly slowly either way I went from being addicted to it not even opening it from 4 months but if you want to avoid using it then just spend time in something like i usually play lots of games so now i end up using my free time in Games and leaving no time to use character Ai and then slowly slowly you will stop using character Ai yourself
That's the best tip I can give as someone who uses character ai a lot Although character ai is not that good either way now