Are you trapped by desire, like a monkey with rice in a coconut?

I’ve felt the same… its like a trap to catch monkeys… you put a small hole in a coconut and tie it to a stake in the ground and fill with tasty rice. The monkeys will not let go of the rice and are easy to catch…seeing that the rice won’t come out of the coconut. You might be in a similar situation you need to let go and move on. Or you will be caught like the monkey.

I feel trapped ,or tamed, into submission because of my desire to finish university, and to have a conservative lifestyle… 2.8 children and house and family.
What about you what has trapped you in the past? How did you free yourself?