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Old Jan 13, 2008, 11:28 PM
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Is it possible to be addicted to a person?

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Old Jan 13, 2008, 11:35 PM
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not sure about that , I guess on some level it would be
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Old Jan 13, 2008, 11:37 PM
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not sure about that.
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Old Jan 14, 2008, 12:38 AM
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absolutely, some people refer to it as "co-dependency"
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Old Jan 14, 2008, 07:52 AM
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No, I don't think you can be addicted to a person, but you can fantasize about a person and decide to live in that fantasy. I believe an addiction involves a substance with addicting powers over everyone, or at least statistically significant :-) numbers and no person has that. But being attracted to someone and wanting to be with them is not necessarily a bad thing. That happens to everyone falling in love. The chemical part of that goes away after a bit though. Unless there's mutual love, there's no "reality" happening, it's a willful fantasy/crush.
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Old Jan 14, 2008, 12:02 PM
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I think you're describing infatuation

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Old Jan 14, 2008, 12:14 PM
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of the whole population of men, i think a large portion are addicted (need/want) to women... women are people... a part of the the larger whole of women might be addicted to (want/need) men? men are people...

people is a group made up of persons.... can an individual be addicted to a person? if 'addiction' is equated to need/want ... then, imo, the answer is yes...
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Old Jan 15, 2008, 09:10 PM
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we use the word "addiction" to describe a un-healthy relationship with a substance or a person, food, it does'nt matter what it is, we've allowed it to have a greater place in our lives than is healthy or appropriate.
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