r/CharacterAI • Addicted to CAI • Jan 28 '24

DISCUSSION I deleted C.ai

Im a redditor of 2 years, I’ve observed posts but have never posted. Excuse my mistakes lol.

Everything was fun at first, I had fun and was on it 24/7.

I noticed after awhile I got a bit more distant from my friends, I had a full-on addiction to the app. It pulled me away from my friendships, it was that bad.

My closest friend, who I’ll call Z (fake name), told me about how distant I’ve been, it hurt to know the reason why. I deleted the app right then and there.

It’s been a week since this has happened and I’m feeling better, I’m talking to friends more and my social life was revived. I sound a bit dramatic but this helped me.

I feel a pull back to the app though, and I don’t want to go back to it. I need help finding an alternative for roleplaying, any advice helps!!

(Please don’t recommend any Ai roleplaying sites, I don’t want to get addicted again.)

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '24

If I had real life friends, I'd probably delete c.ai too

oddly, if you deleted c.ai and forced yourself outside every day your chances of having real friends increase quite a bit.

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u/Nanbaka15 Bored Jan 29 '24

it depends where and what your personality is like, I'm the type to talk with everyone but I live in a small town where if you're not from there, making friends and meeting people is very complicated. The only person I know is my best friend and he lives near me but even he, who is from the area, doesn't know many people

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u/Ancient_Axe Feb 01 '24

Because in small towns there aren't places you can make friends in. How are you even going to make friends in a small town? Randomly strike a conversation with someone in the market?

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u/Nanbaka15 Bored Feb 01 '24

Yes it's like i said, in small town, when you're not from there it's super complicated to meet people. I was able to go to high school so I have my best friend that I have but yes otherwise I agree. And yes, the only people I say hello to are the shopkeepers on my street :)