What may be happening
AI can make decisions feel easier because it organizes options and sounds certain.
If you are anxious, perfectionistic, lonely, or afraid of mistakes, that certainty can become hard to give up.
Over time, you may start treating AI as the authority on your own life. That can weaken confidence, even when the decisions are ordinary.
What can help
Pick a category of decisions that you will make without AI for one week: what to eat, what to wear, when to reply, or which small task to do first. Let the decision be good enough. For bigger decisions, write your own answer first.
If you use AI afterward, ask it to help clarify your values or list tradeoffs, not tell you what to do.
When to get support
Seek support if decision-making feels paralyzing, if AI use is affecting work or relationships, or if you feel unable to trust yourself at all. Therapy can help with anxiety, perfectionism, trauma, or self-worth patterns that may sit underneath decision dependence. If an AI tells you to do something unsafe or drastic, pause and speak with a real person before acting.