I'm not sure if they HAVE feelings in active addiction.
In my experience they don't APPEAR to.
When they NEED something,it's all sweetness and light
and "thank you,thank you,THANK YOU!!"----once they get
it--you simply don't exist.
Easy to take that as a personal slight until you understand
the affliction a little better.Just like a salesman doesn't go on and
on about the benefits of buying that particular car after you're
signing the papers in a cubicle.
Why would he? The sale is made.Time to get back to the lot and
start trolling for new prospects.
It's survival and higher order thinking (sociality,
friendship,etc)......simply gets in the way.