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Here's a few off the top of my head: Remaining in dysfunctional relationships because they can't bear to be alone. Continuing to work a job which they're losi

Here's a few off the top of my head: Remaining in dysfunctional relationships because they can't bear to be alone. Continuing to work a job which they're losing money on because its their identity. Crippling debt, and its associated stress, accrued paying for things they hope will make the happy. (In the US at least) medical bills. All of those could easily have equal, or even more, negative effects on someone's life than an addiction, particularly an addiction they're able to support financially.

onetwotree 11y ago
A few more: Worshiping beauty, and always feeling ugly as a result. Worshiping their own intellect, and always feeling like a fraud. Being crippled with self-doubt and skepticism. Constant anger at the world for wrongs, real or imagined. Being underemployed and hating oneself for it. Really, there are as many variants and flavors as there are people.