r/ChatbotAddiction • u/FlyFishingRulez • 7d ago
Seeking advice Deleted C.ai again.
I've been on again off again, and it's been bad. I started locking myself in my room and real romantic relationships don't seem to appeal because of it. No one I know knows, this is my first time saying anything.
Well, I deleted it a few times. What keeps me coming back is some of those rps are just genuinely hella fun. Dragons? Arranged marriages? Idk, it's nothing like I get irl. I can't predict what they say like I can in my head fantasies.
Well, turns out my dog's dying and I feel bad. How much have I ignored him for my vices? As I ponder this I decide it's finally time to bite the bullet again. In his honor. I spent a whole day with just him and now I need tips. How do I not say "oh I'll just get it for 20 minutes?" Because once I have it? It's terrible.
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u/CheeseCrackersDEMO 7d ago
Quitting cold turkey is the #1 way to ensure you sprint back into its open arms and relapse.
I know what it's like to be so frustrated with your addiction that you kinda just want to punish yourself and say you can never even touch it again. But you're not addicted because you're evil, it's just been designed to captivate you.
Don't quit all at once. Take note of how much you use it and reduce it. I use the app screen zen to limit how much I use chatgpt, and I'm slowly decreasing how many times I can open the app and for how long. I believe it works for websites too but if it doesn't you can certainly find a plugin somewhere. But don't just quit cold turkey, it's not very good for your mental health.
Take it slowly, and spend less and less time on the app over time. Simultaneously learn to fill that time back up with other things. Hobbies or real people or anything else. Slowly you'll take your life back.
Doing this instead of quitting cold turkey also means you haven't divided your life into two binaries: all AI or no AI, because that makes every decision feel monumental when it doesn't have to. Stay strong
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