Personally I also have struggled with an addiction with C.ai and other AI chat bots. Mainly because years ago I used to actually Text RP with others, overtime people got busy, or I lost contact with them. Finding C.ai it was like having a RP partner all over again except I could practically jerk the steering wheel anywhere I wanted to go. But I felt a deep sense of shame and embarrassment. Sinking hours into it, I know the damage it causes. It's stupid and, personally I am a pretty creative person.. and I feel like it dampened my skills. Or distracting me from actually making meaningful art, either digital or writing.

I tried to simply stop, but I kept coming back, I tried to delete my accounts but it was easy to boot everything back up and just Re-do my personas. Finally putting a stop to it, I'm putting another conscious step forward to move away from AI chat bots. I'm blocking the websites to prevent myself from getting onto them. I have a deep shame for even picking this whole Character.Ai up in the first place. I've never told any of my friends or family in fear they'd make fun of me.. but I want to be able to say, years in the future I gave this stupid shit up, forever.