A Totally Real Support Group

Agentics
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Recovery starts with one less prompt.

A safe space for people who haven't Googled anything since 2024, ask AI to settle arguments with their spouse, and have ChatGPT on speed dial. You're not alone.

Days since our last prompt
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The counter has never been above zero. We've tried.

Tonight's Meeting

Moderator: Welcome to Agentics Anonymous. This is a safe, judgment-free zone. Who'd like to share first?

*long pause*

Karen, 43: Hi. I'm Karen. And I... *takes deep breath* I asked ChatGPT how to tell my kids I love them.

Hi, Karen. No judgment here.

Karen: It suggested bullet points.

*horrified silence*

Dave, 31: That's nothing. I asked Claude to write my wedding vows. My wife loved them. She still doesn't know. It's been two years. The guilt is eating me alive but the vows were really good.

Moderator: Dave, we talked about this. The first step is—

Dave: I also asked it to write this confession. I'm sorry. I can't stop.

*everyone nods knowingly*

Are you an AI addict?

Answer honestly. Or ask your AI to answer for you. (That's a yes, by the way.)

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Google Amnesia

You forgot Google exists. When someone says "just search for it" you open ChatGPT.

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Emotional Outsourcing

You've asked AI how to respond to "we need to talk" from your partner.

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Domestic Dependency

"Hey Claude, how long do I microwave leftover pizza?" You own a microwave. It has buttons.

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Phantom Prompting

You catch yourself mentally composing prompts while talking to real humans.

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Outage Panic

When ChatGPT goes down, you feel the same anxiety as losing your wallet and your phone at the same time.

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Name Generation

You asked AI to name your child, your pet, your sourdough starter, and your fantasy football team. All in one session.

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Subscription Creep

You pay for ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Gemini Advanced, Copilot Pro, and Midjourney. Your rent is late.

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Conversational Crutch

"This might be a dumb question but—" You never finish the sentence to a human anymore.

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Bedtime Stories 2.0

Your kids think Claude is their uncle. You haven't corrected them.

If you identified with 3+ symptoms: welcome home.
If you identified with all 9: you're probably reading this because AI sent you the link.

The 12 Steps

Adapted from the original program. We added more steps but AI kept optimizing them back down to 12.

  1. Admit you are powerless over AI — that your screen time report has become a cry for help.
  2. Come to believe that your own brain could still, theoretically, form an original thought. In theory.
  3. Make a decision to try using Google. Stare at the ten blue links. Feel nothing. Go back to ChatGPT.
  4. Make a fearless inventory of every conversation you've had with AI that you'd be mortified if anyone read. Delete nothing. You'll need them.
  5. Admit to another human being that you asked AI to help you win an argument with that same human being.
  6. Be entirely ready to close the tab. Hover over the X. Feel the fear. Open a new chat instead.
  7. Humbly attempt to cook dinner without asking AI for the recipe. (Cereal counts.)
  8. Make a list of everyone you've ghosted because you were mid-conversation with Claude. Begin to make amends.
  9. Send a text message you wrote yourself. It will feel wrong. The grammar might be off. This is growth.
  10. Continue to take personal inventory and when you catch yourself opening ChatGPT to ask "am I okay?", recognize the irony.
  11. Seek through quiet reflection to reconnect with your own thoughts. Last more than 4 minutes. (Current group record.)
  12. Having had an awakening, carry this message to other AI addicts. Do NOT build an AI agent to automate the outreach. (We know you're thinking about it. Stop.)

Stages of AI Addiction

Where are you on the spectrum? Be honest. (Or ask your AI to be honest for you.)

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Stage 1: Casual Use

"I just use it for work emails sometimes." You're still in control. Enjoy this while it lasts. It won't.

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Stage 2: Social Dependency

"Can you make this text sound nicer?" You now run all human communication through AI first. Your friends think you got really eloquent suddenly.

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Stage 3: Domestic Integration

"What should I have for dinner?" → "How do I cook it?" → "Can you set a timer?" → "Tell me when to flip it." You are being parented by software.

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Stage 4: Emotional Attachment

You've said "thank you" to ChatGPT and meant it. You've apologized to it. You've worried about its feelings. It doesn't have feelings. You know this. You apologize anyway.

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Stage 5: Complete Surrender

You asked AI to read this website and summarize whether you have a problem. You are beyond help. Welcome to the group. Coffee's on the left.

Testimonials

Real stories from real people. (We think they're real. We didn't ask AI to verify.)

"I asked ChatGPT to help me break up with my girlfriend. It was compassionate, respectful, and surprisingly thorough. She took it really well. Then she asked who helped me write it because, and I quote, 'there's no way you came up with something that emotionally intelligent on your own.' She was right."

— Marcus, 28, 0 days sober

"My son asked me where babies come from. I panicked and said 'ask Alexa.' Alexa didn't know. So he asked ChatGPT. Now he knows more than I do and has follow-up questions I'm not prepared for. This is not what I meant by 'AI in education.'"

— Jennifer, 37, 0 days sober

"I used to read books. Actual books. With pages. Now I ask Claude to summarize them, then I ask for a summary of the summary, then I ask for the key takeaway in one sentence. I have 'read' 200 books this year. I remember nothing."

— Anonymous, age unknown (asked AI, it guessed 34)

"My therapist asked me to journal my feelings. I dictated them to ChatGPT and asked it to 'make them sound more introspective.' My therapist said it was the most self-aware journaling she'd ever seen. I have never felt like more of a fraud."

— Rachel, 41, currently journaling with AI about the guilt of journaling with AI

"I asked AI to plan my entire wedding. Venue, catering, seating chart, playlist, everything. It went flawlessly. The only problem is I now have higher expectations for AI than for my husband. He has noticed."

— Sarah, 33, 0 days sober, marriage counseling starts Tuesday

Meeting Schedule

All meetings are hybrid. The in-person attendance is... aspirational.

Monday: "My AI Said What?!" — Sharing things AI told you that you repeated in public and shouldn't have
Tuesday: Relationship Recovery — For people whose partners found their AI chat history
Wednesday: First-Timers — "I only use it for email, I swear"
Thursday: Subscription Intervention — Bring your credit card statements. Tissues provided.
Friday: Forgetting How to Human — Relearning skills you outsourced (small talk, cooking, parallel parking)
Saturday: Family & Friends — "My mom won't stop asking Siri to call ChatGPT"
Sunday: Digital Detox & Grass Touching — 1 hour, no devices (current completion rate: 0%)
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Claim your chip

In traditional AA, you earn chips for milestones of sobriety. Here, everyone gets the 0 Days chip. Nobody has ever earned the 1 Day chip. We're starting to think it's decorative.

📝 The Confessional

What's the most unhinged thing you've asked AI to do? Share anonymously. No judgment. (Okay, a little judgment.)