Usually the crew sees the best in all life forms and help them seek happiness, despite the initial conflict. 

But I was watching S1E1 and they simply left it. The life form was a electronic/neurological parasite that can self-replicate and seeks full control of starships. 

The crew tricked it to give partial manual control, and orbited away to get rid of the parasite. The last words heard from it was “please… please don’t leave me… I’m so lonely…”, it was in agony.

Maybe it’s late night and my meds were kicking in, but I felt the loneliness. And before that I was messaging my recent ex to get back my stuff. Talking to them again made me feel like a toxic partner, and the idea of how I become controlling because I’m scared to be lonely came to me. Overwhelmed me.

 Man. Do I feel like a selfish parasite that should just be gotten rid of, because it’s all-consuming to other’s lives. I know I beat myself up for more than I deserve, I feel better and I am recovering now. But I still beat myself up for being toxic. I feel awful.