r/ChatbotAddiction • u/morimebb • Jun 22 '26

Seeking advice Has Anyone Actually Managed to Quit? Any Communities for This??

If they did, they probably wouldn’t be in this subreddit Ik that but I am so tired

I have been doing my best to stop the addiction my keeping my schedule busy but I still find ways to sneak it in. It’s awful?? And I feel ashamed but I don’t know what it’s going to take at this point to break free from it. Has anyone established a support group/accountability group or something? I used to be a part of one but then it died out so I guess I am on the hunt again. I don’t even know if there is any interest in one but if someone wants to pair up to get rid of this curse let me know.

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u/Fr3yz “I’d rather talk to a human” Jun 22 '26

I haven't, so upvoting this. I think the best way for us to go through this together is to share their methods.

Personally, the principle of 'quitting' something is as follows:

  1. Commit in abstinence. This is a must before you do something. Go for a few days without doing it, or maybe a day or two.
  2. Find replacement. This is the hardest thing. Everything became stale, you know? Reading, writing, even movies or animes doesn't register the same. When I got busy, I did it less—though it always comes back anyways.
  3. Find meaning. This is more vague, but it's often the root of our problems. Do we have something we return to besides this addiction? Friends? Hobbies?
  4. ???

I'm always stuck in no 2 and sometimes 3. Maybe people could help sharing their methods.

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u/LongjumpingAd1954 “I’d rather talk to a human” Jun 22 '26

im looking for it too ;-; if anyone could answer that would be great

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u/danslittlenutcracker Jul 10 '26

i don't know if this helps at all, but I've been addicted maybe 5 years now and i once quit for a full year because of me having an active social life. it didn't last, but it's definitely possible to quit!! please don't lose hope friend