Addiction is a dark place, one where it becomes easy to insulate oneself from the outside world. Everything you need, or think you need, is provided in the confines of the relationship you have with your addiction. Be it drugs, alcohol, pornography, sex, the internet, or gambling- the drug of choice consumes your life. In the addicts world there is no room for anything that stands between them, and their addiction. This is what often makes recovery so difficult, the focus of the addicts life is suddenly gone. Often, recovering addicts report feelings of emptiness or loss of purpose.