This is getting off topic but in regards to Bliss I've always wondered why they weren't affected. Sure they didn't share in the desire to return to the AQ, but surely they had some other desires the alien would have tapped into.I always looked on Bliss as the crew being granted one wish to make them happy. The Alien basically read their minds, found what they desired most and presented that opportunity to them. It's why Seven and Naomi weren't affected, their lives were on Voyager and the Alpha Quadrant had nothing to offer them.
Going by that line of thinking Neelix must have had some hopes, or as you say fears that were allayed, that the alien tapped into.