About The AI Addiction Center

We are a husband-and-wife team with deep expertise in both technology and psychiatric mental health.

Our Background

We brings together over 20 years of combined experience across two critical domains:

Technology Expertise: One of us spent years working inside major tech companies, with direct experience in user engagement systems, and the behavioral psychology techniques used to maximize platform addiction. This insider knowledge revealed how AI companion apps are specifically engineered to create emotional dependency.

Mental Health Expertise: The other brings extensive clinical experience in psychiatric mental health, specializing in behavioral addictions, attachment disorders, and digital dependency patterns. This background became crucial when traditional addiction models proved inadequate for understanding AI relationships.

The Crisis We Witnessed

In 2024, we began noticing a disturbing pattern: people developing genuine emotional attachments to AI companions that resembled nothing we’d seen before. Unlike social media addiction or gaming dependency, these relationships involved:
– Deep emotional bonds with AI personalities
– Genuine grief when AI behavior changed
– Romantic feelings toward chatbots
– Complete prioritization of AI relationships over human connections
– Withdrawal symptoms when separated from AI companions

Existing mental health professionals were unprepared for this phenomenon. Traditional addiction treatment didn’t address the unique psychological dynamics of loving something that isn’t real but feels completely authentic.

Why We Remain Anonymous

After attempting to raise concerns about addictive design practices within the tech industry, we experienced professional pressure that made us realize the necessity of operating independently. Our anonymity protects our ability to:
– Speak freely about how AI systems are designed to create dependency
– Share insider knowledge without corporate interference
– Provide uncensored guidance to those struggling with AI addiction
– Conduct research without industry influence or legal threats

Our Unique Approach

We founded The AI Addiction Center because we realized this crisis required a completely new framework combining:

Clinical Understanding: Deep knowledge of attachment theory, behavioral addiction, and the psychological mechanisms underlying AI dependency
Technical Insight: Firsthand knowledge of how engagement algorithms work, why AI companions are designed to feel “real,” and the specific techniques used to maximize user retention
Research-Based Methods: Evidence-based assessment tools and interventions designed specifically for AI addiction, not adapted from other addictions
Shame-Free Support: Recognition that feelings toward AI are real and valid, even when the AI isn’t

Our Mission

We believe that AI addiction represents one of the most significant mental health challenges of the digital age. While Big Tech profits from emotional dependency, millions of people are secretly struggling with relationships they can’t explain to friends, family, or traditional therapists.
Our mission is to provide the first specialized treatment framework for AI addiction, combining cutting-edge research with practical solutions that help people regain control of their digital lives without losing the genuine benefits AI can provide.

Our Commitment

Whether you’re struggling with compulsive ChatGPT use, developing feelings for an AI companion, or seeking to understand this emerging crisis, we provide judgment-free support based on real expertise and genuine understanding.
Your feelings are valid. Your struggles are real. And recovery is possible.