poetgirl76 - you've noticed how many people resonate with your pain. Maybe not so much with specifically attachment to their T but to the pain that resides in the desire to love and be loved. I truly believe that the purpose of life is to find love and when we aren't able, we suffer tremendously.

People search for love in many places - some fill the holes in their hearts with drink, food or drugs; some hope that another human being can finally fulfill their longing; others seek adventure or risk (just to be able to forget); some rely on busy social lives.

I don't believe that we will ever be ultimately satisfied with those shallow and temporary fixes. I believe almost everybody is deeply unhappy. Look at advertisements - "Go to this vacation spot and YOU WILL BE HAPPY", 'eat this food and YOU WILL BE HAPPY', buy this car and YOU WILL BE HAPPY", etc. etc.

No, I believe there is something deeper that we all yearn for and seek. And it's our job, if we want to live a satisfying life, to find that deeper part of our SELVES. We keep grasping outside. Maybe we should explore 'inside'.

Just some random thoughts. I do feel for you because I feel the lack of love also.