A a lot of people are distracted by the illusions that are in front of them and not going inward instead, because what's outside of them glitters and it's better than sitting with yourself in silence and dealing with your personal trauma responses and issues you brush off...so instead you reach for everything outside of you that can Band-Aid, but even that has a timeframe. Outside Temporary fixes can only last for so long until a cluster of your shadows comes up all at once until you decide to heal yourself.