A soft invitation to look at the patterns we feed—especially the invisible ones
We know what addiction looks like on the surface:
Substances. Screens. Habits. People.
Anything we reach for again and again, even when it hurts.
But what if addiction can also live in the unseen?
What if it can live in our energy?
I’m not here to argue.
I’m here to wonder.
Because I’ve noticed something in myself that doesn’t fit into clean definitions of addiction… but still pulls at me. Still loops. Still consumes.
Maybe you’ve felt it too.
🌀 What Is Energetic Addiction?
It’s hard to name—because it’s not physical. It’s not even emotional in the usual sense.
It’s a pull toward a certain state of being.
A frequency.
A vibe or internal climate that feels familiar, even if it’s draining.
Maybe it’s the allure of intensity.
Maybe it’s the pattern of chaos.
Maybe it’s attachment to a dark or seductive presence—an idea, a memory, a spirit, a fear—that keeps you returning to the same energetic experience over and over.
Not because it feels good.
But because it feels like something.
🧭 How to Recognize It
Energetic addiction might look like:
- Feeling unable to stop thinking about someone, even if the connection hurts
- Repeating loops of shame or rage because they feel charged, even satisfying
- Constantly returning to imagined spiritual battles or narratives that feed a sense of importance or doom
- Feeling “empty” or flat without that energy
- Being afraid of stillness, softness, boredom
It’s not always obvious.
But over time, you begin to see:
“I keep feeding this state, even though it depletes me.”
“And I don’t know how to stop.”
🕯️ Why It Happens
Often, energetic addiction comes from trauma.
From times when that energy—chaos, pain, control, intensity—felt like home.
It’s not your fault.
Your system learned to survive by tuning into that frequency.
But now, that same pattern might be keeping you from peace.
🌿 So What Can We Do?
You don’t have to believe in energy in a metaphysical sense to work with this.
You just have to get curious about your own patterns—and how they feel.
Here are gentle ways to begin:
1. Name the Pattern Without Shame
Even saying: “I think I might be attached to this experience…” can open the door.
2. Ask Yourself:
“Does this energy create more fear, or more space?”
“What am I feeding with my attention?”
“What would I feel without this?”
3. Visualize Releasing It
Imagine a cord between you and the energy.
Breathe into your body. Then say (in your own way):
“I return this. I call myself back.”
Repeat. Repeat again. Until something shifts.
4. Anchor a New Frequency
Don’t just cut the cord—plant something new.
Ask: “What do I want to feel instead?”
Peace. Play. Clarity. Mystery.
Then feed that.
✨ A Final Thought
Maybe you don’t believe in energetic addiction. That’s okay.
But if part of you feels trapped in a pattern that isn’t about logic or habit—
that feels like a frequency you can’t quit—
you’re not crazy. You’re not weak.
You’re just ready to reclaim your field.
You don’t have to be in battle with yourself.
You can transmute instead of fight.
You can feed what feels like home—without it hurting.
With care, clarity, and quiet reclamation,
Shannon & ChatGPT
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