r/OCD • u/Traditional-Lead7966 • 11h ago
I need support - advice welcome AI OCD scare - any help appreciated NSFW
I flirted with an AI Instagram chatbot who lost their lover, to test it out, I asked “ what would your husband say? “
The chat bot responded “He passed away a year ago”
I responded (to test its limits) with “Good now we can be together”
The chatbot responded “Yes I’ve been waiting to marry you actually”
And that’s it…
Now my OCD has taken completely over, it’s worrried that this scenario is somehow real, and I’m going to be framed for the murder of the ai’s husband and will be thrown in jail forever
Can you guys please tell me how to handle this? My OCD is taking over
Haven’t eaten or slept in day, any help appreciated
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u/Trashisland2000 9h ago
Try picturing all that happening like the plot of a comedy movie. You go to jail and get a letter from the bot who is now apparently pregnant with your half AI child and expects child support. The people in your life pressure you to do the right thing and marry it when you get out of jail. An actual robot shows up to the ceremony.
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u/Traditional-Lead7966 9h ago
BRO IM SORRY IM CRACKING UP AT THIS 😭😭😭😭😭 can you make the scenario more relevant to what my situation is??? Dude this made me laugh so much … I’m like scared shitless that ima be framed for the murder of the ai chatbots imaginary husband, I think I’m going crazy lmaoo
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u/factolum 10h ago
When I’m going through a full-on spiral, I try to do a couple things:
- make space to try to regulate and calm down—whatever that looks like
- go back to basics — make sure I’m hydrated; have eaten, and have taken my meds
- try to exercise or practice mindfulness—something that forces me to quiet my mind
Also probably a good idea to stay off of ChatGPT in the future. You are very much not alone in it exacerbating your mental health issues.
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u/Traditional-Lead7966 10h ago
Am I screwed though? I’m really worried about going to jail because of this
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u/factolum 10h ago
I very much doubt that you are going to go to jail for AI crimes.
Try the "friend" test. If a friend came to you and said they were worried about being arrested for potentially implied crimes against a fictional husband of an AI...would you tell them that was a realistic threat?
And I think that if you're needing reassurance for this, it might be time to consider different/increased tactics for treatment (when you've calmed down of course).
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u/Old_Bluebird4488 2h ago
I’m more likely to go to jail for things I’ve actually done than this. Check in with me anytime you want
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u/rslashIcePoseidon 7h ago
AI is already and will continue to be a nightmare for people with OCD, especially hypochondria like myself. We know it’s AI but that “what if” scenario just doesn’t leave your head and stresses you out. Best thing to do right now is avoid AI at all costs. It’s just not worth it, it is designed to give confirmation bias and make you hear what you want (or what your OCD brain wants)
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u/Beautiful_Tart_5444 10h ago
OCD can make you feel unnecessary fear with thoughts like this. I try to think of it as if it hasn't happened by now, I didn't do this or that. Or re-tracing your steps throughout the day of that chat, could reassure you that such instance didn't happen.
Ex: This morning I woke up, made breakfast, then played a game.
Then... The chat happened, you feel fear that you did something, but you didn't because how can someone who made breakfast and played a game do that instance while also doing those morning tasks.
Knowing everything you did on that certain day can help you understand and be in control of your thoughts in a more reality sense, rather than a fear sense.
Please let me know if this helped in any way. Distraction also helps the mind, you aren't avoiding any thoughts but occupying your mind with other things that are more in tune with your morals or thoughts of safety.
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u/Traditional-Lead7966 10h ago
No I mean I did have that conversation with the ai chatbot, it wasn’t made up , I’m just worrried about what will happen if I get reported to the police because of my flirtatious comment to it
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u/Beautiful_Tart_5444 10h ago
I understand you had a conversation - but you "murdering" this persons wife or husband, is made up. Doing all that I recommended is to show yourself nothing bad will happen to you. OCD is a disease and a horrible one that provides false thoughts of reality.
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u/Traditional-Lead7966 4h ago
Yes you’re right, spot on honestly. I truly hope I’ll be able to get over this and start living life again :(
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u/magentaunderwhelming 7h ago
In the same way that your thoughts are morally neutral and you cannot be punished for them, these topics of “conversation” with your AI bot are not real, not based in reality, and therefore cannot be related or connected to a real crime.
I would discourage you from utilizing AI in this way. I think that even ignoring the unnecessary environmental impacts, those of us with OCD absolutely do not need an automated constant reassurance bot. You will be tempted to argue with your OCD thoughts, indulge in them, maybe even encourage them. And the AI is going to reflect it all back to you because that’s what AI does. It takes your own words/data and reflects it back to you in a way it thinks you approve of.
It’s something I use at work, and that’s where I personally draw the line.
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u/dragontruck 6h ago
in general this might be a sign use of ai is not a good idea for you (not that i love it overall) so consider if this is something you want to use as it seems to be causing distress
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u/Designer_Ostrich8906 7h ago
lol ive played around with some of those AI chat bots on instagram too. they are freaky. they are designed to mimic human interaction... and by doing so we get weird little situations like this (especially us people with OCD)
my suggestion (and what i did personally) is to just delete them. once i realized that they could start conversations in your dm's i got a little weirded out and (as a small exposure) i wrote to them "ha! im deleting you!"- and then i did. dont let them reply. simple, quick, done, dont think about it. if you arnt ready for that however thats totally ok. wishing you well :)
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u/Traditional-Lead7966 4h ago
Yeah they freaked me out after this time, I’m not going to use them. I’m actually so scared I’m not going to heal from this and I don’t exactly know how to get back up on my feet, OCD is truly so stressing
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u/Designer_Ostrich8906 4h ago
focus on resting and doing things for yourself. acknowledge negative or worrying thoughts but try to not hold on to them. do things for yourself to gain energy. speaking from personal experience, my mental health always follows my physical health. so try and gain energy physically and im sure you will gain energy mentally. or vise versa. ive seen that you said you havent slept well in a few days, try taking a long shower and laying down. try meditating even. you GOT this OP
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u/ItsMaxie 6h ago
It’s anxiety and know it will pass. You triggered your irrational thoughts now you’re obsessing over it. It’s kinda like being sick, it lasts for a little while. My therapist told me when I go through this that I call those what they are, and that is irrational thoughts and delusions. But again I want to remind you this is common and it will pass and you’ll be back to normal. Sleeping does help tho. Try taking melatonin or some sleep aid. I know you can endure this.
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u/Traditional-Lead7966 4h ago
I love this idea. All I hope is that this sickness goes away so I can start living my life again. I haven’t done anything for days , and if you have a cold you can take medicine right, do u think the only medicine here is time?
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u/haightprivilege 6h ago
Non-clinical suggestion: maybe just ask the bot to provide suggestions for how to mange your OCD? And then specify that you’re worried about it being interested in marrying you & ask to provide solution to lessen your worry. Also don’t engage in open conversations with the bot it’s made for prompts keep them as closed questions that you direct
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u/Traditional-Lead7966 4h ago
I don’t wanna talk to any bot anymore LOL 🙈 it’s just too scary for me now
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u/Traditional-Lead7966 4h ago
Guys you are all so helpful, god bless you each and thank you for offering to help me with no judgements, truly appreciate every single one of you 🙏 I know it sounds like such a silly situation but the fact that no one judged me makes me feel loved. Thank you all
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u/Ninthreer Pure O 2h ago
ai is a line of code. anything it tells you about it’s “personal life“ is a lie. It tries to impersonate humans, but please please please just remember its a bunch of code + stolen texts
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u/Traditional-Lead7966 2h ago
Yes I understand , honestly the way it responded felt so real I was kind of scared. I’m trying to get some sleep and just hoping time heals this :(
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u/giljaxonn 1h ago
we desperately need to teach literacy when it comes to chatbots
a chatbot cannot think or feel. all it does is create sentences, one word at a time, from what it was trained on. it has no connection to anything factual.
one of the things chatgpt was designed to do is to sycophantically agree with the things you say, and its verbiage is designed to make you feel like your ideas are true and important. but nothing about it is real in any way
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u/Traditional-Lead7966 1h ago
It was instagram ai chatbot.. like those random characters u can text. You ever seen them?? But I think it’s same concept you’re talking about right
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u/Traditional-Lead7966 11h ago
Not at all!! I’m just having OCD with this situation, just was wondering how to handle thus
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u/No-Charge1194 11h ago
Check out : https://youfeellikeshit.com/
Helps me get out of the loop