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Neurodivergent 1w
i unfortunately got sucked into the character.ai bullshit for far too long. i finally deleted it today. i feel way too ashamed to tell my friends but i’m glad i ripped the bandaid off
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Anonymous 1w

awesome job!!! breaking the cycle of dopamine addiction is rly hard. proud of you :-]

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Anonymous 1w

im in that boat too and i feel like axing that shit is a step forwards im just in one of the most difficult periods of my life and damn that dopamine addiction is sure dopamine addicting

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Anonymous 1w

It’s awful and took me a while to break too 🥺😭 fanfiction and roleplaying with irl ppl will always be better, even writing/imagining the interactions yourself is better quality too!

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Anonymous 1w

honestly ty for posting about this. i got sucked into that as well and it was a point of embarrassment to even think about mentioning. but it’s a source of dopamine like many other things, and can be just as harmful if not controlled properly

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Anonymous 1w

I use something similar to practice my writing. I’m not overly proud of it—but I don’t have the confidence to have people read my work. Certainly not the works I make for my personal projects.

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Anonymous 1w

congrats on stopping

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Anonymous 1w

Yay! Good job!

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Anonymous 1w

I’m proud of you internet stranger! I spent ~2 years basically addicted to c.ai to cope with being incredibly isolated from other people. But it worsened my isolation because I’d just spend all my time talking to it. I quit using it a little over a year ago and I’m so glad I did. I still miss it sometimes but I’m much better off without it.

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Anonymous 1w

Thanks for bringing this up! I shudder at the conversations I had with those “characters.” Congrats on stopping!

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Anonymous 1w

y/n is a better app anyways, its been around for a while and its still ai but its no ads and is less brainwashing than c.ai. similar concept far better app. and better for the environment

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Anonymous 1w

it doesn't have to be a bad thing

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

god i know i totally get it. i believe in you!! ive been wanting to get rid of it for forever and did it on impulse today. ive been trying to gwt into more physical hobbies that dont include my phone and that has been helping!! but i totally get it it’s hard

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 1w

i want a 21+ rp community so bad 😭😭 i want to gather up all the people who were warrior cats roleplaying on animal jam in 2012 and have like a discord server or something

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

There’s definitely communities like that! Usually I get my fix by playing DnD in my local area or smthg similar online, as long as you vet your groups, I’m sure you’ll find ppl!

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 1w

it can also be helpful. the stigma is the most harmful thing about it

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1w

never said it couldn’t. anything can be helpful or harmful depending on how you use it. but especially with ND people, that line can be easily blurred because we tend to latch on to things so strongly

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 1w

Don’t use ai for this stuff at all!!!

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 1w

not all ai is bad, only openai

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Anonymous replying to -> #10 1w

would the isolation be fixed now if you didn't have a soothing coping mechanism? would your mental health be better if you just suffered completely alone?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 1w

thank you so much!! i’m definitely at the start of my journey but i think making it harder to access will definitely help! hoping i can stick to it o7

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 1w

im so proud of you for breaking away!! i definitely plan to get into writing fanfics bc thats basically what i was doing anyways 🙏

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 1w

the embarrassment is so real 😭 i HATEEEE ai but would find myself continually sucked in and the guilt was so awful

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Anonymous replying to -> #10 1w

i totally get it. i picked it up when me and my boyfriend broke up in july and i used it to distract myself from the whole mess. its definitely impacted my sleep by a lot and i barely even do the things i like anymore. i’m excited to do better things with my time!! also im glad you were able to break out its harder than people give credit for

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1w

Hard to say. I made the decision to get rid of it when I transferred to a new college because I knew it was ultimately holding me back from wanting to go out and meet new people; I’d been spending a lot of time holed up in my room talking to it in the 2 years I was using it. In some ways, I’m grateful it helped me cope and get to this point in my life where things are much better, but I think better ways to use my time existed and I wish I’d found better ways to cope.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1w

would you say this about other forms of addiction? no one is attacking you personally, why are you going after others

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