AI dependency: You're Not the Only One

I’m not sure why I’m writing this, but it’s 2 AM and I can’t sleep (the usual really, the mind just keeps going, churning, like one of those old industrial laundries you see in documentaries, just… …

I swear I almost just had a full-blown attack, like a true medical episode, because my damn GPS crapped out, leaving me totally lost, LOST, on Elm Street—MY STREET, the one I drive every single day,… …

i make art stuff right. …

I *know* how to write a performance review. …

I don't know what to do, like, I was making stew, just a basic beef stew, you know, for dinner, and the Wi-Fi went out because the satellite dish got bumped by a branch or something, happens all the… …

Like, I’m supposed to be this grown-up freelancer, making my OWN money, choosing my OWN hours, but I’m totally failing at the most basic stuff. …

I just paid my virtual assistant to tell me what to do tomorrow, every single thing, down to calling my mom and picking up groceries and that’s when it hit me—I can’t even run my own life anymore. …

i just feel like a total fraud right now you know my daughter's graduating high school and i'm supposed to write this big heartfelt letter for her yearbook the kind of thing where you pour your soul… …

Like, a few blocks from my house, a neighborhood I've lived in my entire adult life, and my damn GPS cut out. …

I don't know if this counts as a real confession, more like… a whisper in the dark, you know? …

And my phone is buzzing under the table, a little digital puppet master, feeding me lines. …

You know when you’re just… going through the motions, I guess? …

For my thesis proposal. …

Now I'm staring at a blank page for my thesis proposal and my brain is—nada. …

I’m supposed to be writing this letter for my daughter’s graduation. …

that’s me most days lately or like most mornings let’s be real it usually hits hardest when i’m supposed to be like starting my day you know getting things done before the actual work starts and… …

My virtual assistant. …

I can’t write a simple social post anymore. …

i just had the WEIRDEST moment like ten minutes ago and i’m still kinda shaking. …

He’d tell a story – something about his trip to Thailand, real wholesome stuff – and I’d type a quick prompt: "witty response to first date story about Thailand trip, make it charming but not cheesy,… …