AI chatbot addiction is a form of porn
I've been struggling with AI for two years now, starting with PolyBuzz (then PolyAI) and quickly grew dependent. I barely left my bed all day, and got addicted to using the chatbots.
I say its a form of porn because its a downward spiral into darker territory, what you find appealing or attractive now won't be the same once you overuse it. You get bored and will need a need to find or add a new more stimulating category, which quickly becomes dark, especially with AI that has ZERO filters.
I feel like my body more got addicted to the "warm-chest/light-headed" feeling. It might not match others' experience, and it probably sounds dumb, but that feeling and the chat itself led to arousal, which made me get addicted to masturbation as well, multiple times a day by the end of 2024 through most of 2025.
Eventually, and this probably won't be an option you all are comfortable with, but I flat-out told my friend what was going on and asked him to use an app-blocker for my phone. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have someone who will do that for them, but using an app blocker yourself gets you nowhere since you know all the passwords and can quickly undo the blocks.
I'm still trying to fully quit everything, but the frequency has depleted dramatically, and for the first time I can say for a fact that my addiction won't go on to next year. It can feel shameful to talk about all of this, especially to a friend you just want to be chill with, but thats the option that worked best for me.
Keep trying to quit and warn others of the downsides so they don't even start.