New Delhi, July 29 -- A LinkedIn post by Flipkart's marketing professional Simrann M Bhambani has gone viral for its refreshingly raw take on the hidden emotional side of AI interaction. Her confession? She became emotionally dependent on ChatGPT and had to delete it to reclaim her mental space.

What started as innocent curiosity quickly spiralled into something deeper. In her post titled "ChatGPT is TOXIC! (for me)," Simrann describes how she turned to the AI chatbot not just for ideas or productivity- but for emotional support.

"I started sharing every inconvenience, every spiral, every passing emotion with ChatGPT," she wrote. Despite having "amazing friends," the comfort of a non-judgmental, always-available AI made it feel like a d...