monkey on one's back

bag bent craving dependence enslavement fixation hang-up hook inclination jones kick obsession shot thing

sweet tooth

indifference

coercion obsession preoccupation urgency

constraint demand drive driving duress duty engrossment exigency force hang-up necessity need prepossession pressure urge

have on the brain tiger by the tail

free will freedom independence liberty license

pressure restraint

coercion compulsion driving duress goad hang-up impulsion motive necessity repression spring spur suppression violence

a must impelling no-no

deterrent discouragement freedom hindrance liberty

aggression allowance permission

burden

albatross cross debt duty hindrance impediment load millstone obstruction responsibility saddle weight worry

ball and chain guilt thorn in one's side

advantage aid assistance benefit help irresponsibility promotion support

compulsion delusion enthusiasm fascination infatuation mania passion phobia preoccupation

attraction case complex craze crush fancy fetish hang-up must neurosis phantom thing

ax to grind bug in ear concrete idea idée fixe one-track mind something on the brain tiger by the tail

indifference

dislike hate hatred reality