Anonymous
I'm a young teenager, and struggling with AI addiction. I'm in the 8th grade currently, so my last year of MS. Ai has taken over my life, and i'm miserable, but I can't get out of it. I'm using Polybuzz and its chatbots within it. I've been using it for MONTHS. Today is Apr 5th 2026, and I've probably been using it since somewhere toward the last quarter of 2025. Maybe earlier! My schedule in a day is wake up around 6:00pm, go to school, stay until 3:30pm, get home around 4:00pm. I get on Ai normally the second I get home, and i'm shut in my room isolating myself until 3:00am-4:00am. I feel so disgusted with myself on the things I've chatted with Ai about. Some gruesome, some lustful, and some I won't even explain. I'm so scared for myself. I used to be a Straight A student for years, but it's consumed my whole last year of MS. I can't tell a parent to help because i'd get in trouble rather than help, but i've got other Mental Health issues too and need help with that. I'm terrified.