Only
By davelacorneille on January 18, 2026 5:01 pm
Human beings are not meant to be emotionally autonomous. We are born dependent, shaped through attachment, and regulated through others and the world.
When this survival mechanism collapses onto a single object — a substance, a behavior, a person — it turns into dependence: work, love, sex, porn, gaming, alcohol.
The damage is not only personal or economic — costing billions to society — it spreads outward: to children, parents, lovers, friends, colleagues. On average, more than thirty people are affected by one addict.
The deepest cost is quieter, darker: a diminished life, moments that never return, and the lingering guilt of what was never fully lived.
Because when obsession takes over, the world narrows. ONLY that remains. ONLY that matters.
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