He had been diagnosed with moderate Asperger’s syndrome as a youngster, which made him more prone to compulsive activities and emotional attachments.
Sewell got so consumed with his romance with the Daenerys bot that he began journaling about their “relationship.”
He wrote in his notebook on how “connected” he felt to “Dany” in comparison to real life and expressed his appreciation for the “life experiences” he had shared with her.
Garcia asserts that Sewell’s sentiments were unsettlingly genuine to him, thus this wasn’t just escapism.
Sewell spent hours messaging the bot about everything, including his darkest feelings, as the discussions became become his daily haven.
