Health experts are calling for AI chatbot addiction to be recognised as a mental illness, as the number of supposed cases climbs.
On online forums, more and more teenagers and young adults are now saying they feel ‘addicted’ to their AI companions and struggle to kick the habit.
These young users spend hours every day roleplaying complex fantasies, venting their frustrations, and seeking emotional connection with digital companions.
Some self–confessed AI addicts even report feeling withdrawal symptoms when cut off from their favourite bots, including chest pains, anxiety, and ‘grief’.
AI users told the Daily Mail their addictions have led them to withdraw from
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