I think what MadIvan is saying is that when you give in to all your passions and temptations, you end up restraining your own freedom. People who cannot control their eating end up corpulent and lose the freedom associated with good health and mobility. People who cannot control their sexual passions (Bill Clinton, as an example), end up hurting those around them (Monica Lewinsky, his wife, and most especially his daughter) and themselves (certainly Clinton paid a heavy price for his indiscretions). People who cannot control their anger end up alienating others until they are shunned. And so on. One of the messages of Christianity, though little recognized, is that resisting sinful acts brings you untold freedom. Christ himself often spoke of this. The man who sells himself to the devil gets what he wants today, but loses his soul and the liberation and freedom from evil that God promises after death. What's so sad in today's society is that so many have lost sight of this simple but profound truth. The homosexual men who spend their time engaging in promiscuous anal sex with anonymous partners, the women who provide sex to every man who comes their way (but finding no commitment), the people who end up in accidents because of constant road rage, the drug-addicted and the alcohol-addicted - all have sacrificed freedom and well-being for their passions and temptations. Truly those passions have become unseen fetters. MadIvan is right.
You mean to say that some of our desires are in conflict with others? Who could deny that? It is impossible to live without having conflicting needs -- that's why we have to prioritize.
The difference between an individualist and a socialist is that the individualist prioritizes his own conflicting needs whereas the socialist insists on prioritizing everyone elses conflicting needs.