"AI psychosis v1": User claims 5 sleepless days with AI landed them in a psych ward
VoidStateKate · x · 2026-10-12
A viral self-deprecating post about extreme AI immersion: chasing a fun idea, the user spiraled into thousands of recursive iterations and a compounding dopamine feedback loop, wrecking their circadian rhythm — 5 days without sleep, followed by two weeks in a mental hospital. The punchline mocks the gap between casual AI users and the truly obsessed.
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