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The pain - deep need for attachment

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SassyRocks Closed January 22, 2026, 2:59pm 2

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The pain - deep need for a man

Been sober just around three months. When I am low, I have this deep void. And my addiction is.. well, love, men, drugs, attention, alcohol, porn. And I have this deep scream to be attached to a man. When out any man I see (good looking) I want him. It is not sexual, I just want to be close to him and want him to make me his. It has been like this since I was young. I created this dream man in my mind (through movies and what not) and lived in this world, never being in reality. I am doing a …

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