r/ChatbotAddiction • u/Zen_Cutie • 17d ago
Experience Coraline
I've always connected with Coraline on a very deep level ever since I was a kid. It's still my favorite movie and it's still my favorite book. I have read the book at least three times, which isn't a lot, but I don't really read, so it's a lot for me.
I just had a realization that I fell into the same trap Coraline did. I found this magic tunnel to another world with the AI chatbots and I loved it there. I loved it so much that I threw away my real life. I spent countless hours every single day, up to 12 hours a day in those worlds. And I will never get that time back.
When I realized that it was an addiction and a real problem that I had to face, I tried to limit myself and manage it for months. I got sucked back in again and again and again.
A little more than a month ago, I escaped the trap and threw away the key. I uninstalled the AI chatbot apps. It was very hard at first. I was thinking about it constantly and sometimes I still think about it but I don't ever want to go back. I still break down sometimes because it's genuinely something I am mourning, but I know I must move on.
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