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There is an everlasting Sisyphian tragedy in the voracious heart of the New Junkie. The fiend for new people, places, experiences will drift throughout life making connections and sucking dry the fruits that life bears. The New Junkie is always hunting to keep their high going.
The New Junkie's drug of choice is whatever is New. They are filled with wanderlust and never stay in one place too long. The New Junkie will travel a great deal to absorb unfamiliar sights and sounds. A well traveled New Junkie eventually concludes all cities feel the same.
The New Junkie may not necessarily be addicted to any real drugs or substances. Invariably, the more bold and the more curious may end up trying them out of idle curiosity. This can grow dangerous, as the sensation of being high grows weary, and they may chase harder highs.
The New Junkie reinvents their outfits, their haircuts, their taste in music, their posture, their driving style, their facial expressions, their speech patterns, everything. The New Junkie has changed themselves so many times they're not even sure what defines beyond aesthetics.
The New Junkie approaches people as something disposable. A New Junkie will always be excited to talk to a stranger more than a familiar acquaintance. A New Junkie will grow despondent for no reason at all several months into a new friendship, finding nothing new in someone.
The New Junkie wants to be a mysterious stranger. They shroud themselves in shadowy ambivalence and get high off curious or tantalized facial expressions. The New Junkie changes hangout spots for exactly this reason, wanting to be a living question mark in the eyes of strangers.
The New Junkie will collect obsessions with film, music, art, literature, games, and hobbies. The New Junkie is a dillettante, before them a graveyard of monthly obsessive creative outlets and crafts started in fervor, fantasized about mastering, and given up unceremoniously.
The New Junkie despises feeling stuck. They lash out in panic when they feel the cold shackles of commitment clasp around their chafed ankles. The New Junkie hates working at any job after a long enough time. The New Junkie hates being in a relationship with anyone after a while.
The New Junkie will go all in with someone new, sucking dry every bit of them with furious intensity and hopeful momentum. Yet at the zenith of their friendship, the poor bastard soul will feel a chill as the New Junkie's eyes glaze over with the betrayal of familiarity.
The New Junkie has cheated on their partner, abandoned their friends, quit their job abruptly, abused substances, neglected their family, and ignored opportunity. You may have felt the coldness of a New Junkie grown bored of you. You may be a New Junkie having done this to others
