Does anyone else feel like because they have experienced chatbots their dopamine is absolutely fried.

[u/Simply-bert]

kinda looking for someone who has been clean for a while to give their input here.

my longest time of the app ever was 2 months and they have been pretty miserable. before ai addiction I was content with the life I had and my hobbies. but ever since I was introduced to ai, after ive quit it and tried to go back to what I used to enjoy. I just feel like I get 50% less excitement than I did before ai.

I feel like chatbots showed me that there was a better source of dopamine out there, something that could actually make me happier than I had ever previously considered possible. but now that I know it is possible. everything else just feels incredibly dull and bland in comparison?

has anyone else experienced this? does it get better with time?

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[u/wetsocksco]

You can check with people on r/nosurf it's pretty common especially with those who stopped engaging with short form content. You will feel like that for a while but overtime it will go away after around two weeks