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Hi. My name's Erin and I'm a junkie.
(pause)
Very well... would you like to talk about it?
What do you mean?
Er... would you like to mention the nature of your addiction?
Why not? I'm a love addict (laughter).
Sorry, but I can't help laughing myself! Do you mind being a bit more... specific?
You're such a wanker! I knew I shouldn't have come here in the first place...
Wait! Sorry, I didn't mean to... er... sorry, but you'll have to agree that it's at least unusual, right? Calm down, please take a sit. (pause) OK, go on. I'll try to follow.
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I always thought I was different. Love has always made such a difference... I don't mean non-stop hugging and kissing, but real love - that energy. I was 7 or 8 when I first felt it. I used to steal stuff from my classmates at school, just for the fun of it. I would always return what I had stolen, on the same day, but the adrenaline of taking something without anybody noticing it was priceless! One day, obviously, I got caught, and the supervisor called my mom. On my way home all I could possibly think about was excuses. Loads of them, in all sizes and colours. Before I could say anything, however, my mom looked at me. Softly. Gently. Deeply. She said "I'm sorry, I should have taught you that this is wrong. Whenever you want something, talk to me and we'll work it out." I felt so much light, so much energy, that it filled me like a drug. After this day, I wanted to feel it again. Again. Again. I did all kinds of things to get love, to be filled up, warm, safe. I tried. Oh, yes, sir, I have tried. The bad thing about it is that money cannot solve the problem. You cannot go under the bridge and ask for 20 quid of love. I was desperate for some time, and didn't want any of my days to unfold. After some years, I found out that my body could give me love. I offered it to everybody I could, but I only felt drops of it pouring down on my face every now and then. I was on the verge of threatening someone to love me, but before I did somebody decided to play the role, deliberately. Nothing has never felt so good...
(pause)
Uh... excuse me, but what I don't understand is why you want to give it up. Being loved must feel quite nice, init?
Every addiction is a curse, don't you know that? Besides, I've OD'ed.
(deep silence)
(sigh)
(cough)
OK... let's hear it.
