No degree of wealth can satiate the "hunger" that drives this kind of fixation. The deep-seated purpose of money obsession is not to achieve greater financial security, although it may seem so on the surface. Rather, it is to fill a spiritual void.
"What would your mind be occupied with if it wasn't obsessing about sex?" I asked the woman in question.
"I have no idea," she replied.
How aptly put. For her and many others who suffer obsessions, keeping one's mind occupied is the method to their madness.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel July 5, 2005
I've wondered if this is the modern form of sloth. People avoid taking on the essential task not by idleness but by busyness.
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