I've used LLMs to help with code since before vibe coding was termed.

Experienced mental pains I never felt with any other activity except watching tiktok reels for hours.

Got into points of no returns on numerous side projects, ai slop neither ai or myself could touch.

I've developed a better mental loop. I simply review every lines of code it spits out, and refine the loop to get less code produced. But always demand the full file again.

I commit each change. And inspect the diff for review.

I don't feel drain or pain.

LLMs still aren't standalone developers, but they can be tamed to execute well on well defined scope. If we review what they do, every time.