Frustration, anger, hurtfulness, regret, guilt.
This arc has nothing to do with anyone's addiction. Nothing to do with anyone in particular, really.
It's a kind of graph of the standard setbacks that impede every relationship. Results of the standard hurdles: insecurity, selfishness, immaturity, lack of perspective, lack of skills.
I don't know how to do better than this. I'm insecure, selfish, immature, blinkered, and unskilled.
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