Desire has two sides; its dark side is repulsion. Just as we may be compulsively drawn toward some things, we are compulsively pushed away from others. There are things we can’t stand, things we are afraid of, people we can’t abide. Often, our repulsions too take on the characteristics of addiction. Thus, in addition to the attraction addictions we have been discussing, we must also consider aversion addictions. We often call repulsions by other names: phobias, prejudices, bigotries, resistances, or allergies.6
