Very good!! That reply took you time to create and you sat with what I posted for a while before you could let me know what bothered you about what I posted.

Yes, addictions do take over a person and can pull them away from others. Addictions are an ESCAPE and all addictions form "gradually". Once a person develops an addiction it's very hard to pull them away from it too. Our brains are set up to desire "navigation" and we all learn to navigate for our survival. Our frontal lobes can get tired and we are all set up so that we develop maps in our minds that are basically on automatic. To be honest, this is why a lot of people may end up with a person that is unhealthy for them. A lot of people choose a partner not seeing some red flags and that's because there is a comfort in the FAMILIAR. Or, a person can unknowingly create a relationship that is actually unhealthy because of the "Familiar".

We all tend to get used to constant "navigating" where something is consistent. As a matter of fact now that so many are so used to navigating with these Iphones and even computers, if one of these gets lost or malfunctions, a person can get extremely upset and feel lost. These iphones have become such a distraction that many have gotten in accidents because they got distracted while driving. Truth is, these iphones have become an addiction.

That was something she was escaping from that was "too much" due to being couped up with her family constantly. At first it's a distraction from, then came the gradual addiction to. There was something about this gradual addiction that she got pleasure from, something that provided psychological "rewards" and sense of empowerment. We are ALL prone to this "unknowingly".

It's very possible that given how this pandemic has led to so much home confinement that more individuals have developed some unhealthy addictive habits. And this is due to finding an escape from the reality of the confinement itself. This has caused a lot of problems with relationships.