In everyday language, the term addiction is usually applied to the 'need' to repeatedly take a drink or drug due to the physical or mental withdrawal we experience without it. However, for many sufferers, this dependency is only the surface layer; a...
Addiction, substance use disorder, dependency. However you define it personally or professionally, it is a major issue and one that extends across all social and economic demographics. Stigmas, stereotypes, and misunderstandings around addiction are...
Gaming disorder Earlier this month (October 2019), the government announced a new service for gaming addicts aged 13-25 at the Centre for Internet and Gaming Disorders. According to the World Health Authority, Gaming Disorder is a pattern of...
Addiction to alcohol is no different to addiction to any other drug... except that alcohol is legal, widely available, and used as the drug of recreation, both in this country and many others. In the year 2016/17, it is estimated that there were...
Behavioural and process addictions such as gambling, sex, gaming, social media, physical exercise, and shopping can be tempting behaviours as a means of offering excitement, escapism, and fun, and often in response to stress, worry, or...
Drugs and sex have been combined for centuries, helping people to feel uninhibited and to enhance the experience. There is a distinct difference, however, between drug use which later leads to sexual activity and drug use for the purpose of having...
Dialectical behavioural therapy, or DBT, aims to help develop new ways of managing very intense emotions. Often, we use substances to block out thoughts of these emotions, meaning as we get clean and in touch with our emotions, DBT can teach us the...
There are three generally acknowledged booby traps awaiting those on the sometimes rocky road to recovery, whether they have been dry a day, a week, or a year. Sometimes they are referred to as triggers: 1. Priming – the odd drink that will...
Anyone familiar with the programmes “Fat: The Fight of My Life” or “Obese: A Year to Save my Life” will also be aware of food addiction. In these programmes, personal trainer Jesse Pavelka helps individuals whose food...
Many young men in their 20’s or 30’s wanting to have fulfilling relationships find they have difficulty in doing so. There is a variety of reasons why this might be but increasingly the use of porn may be a part of the problem. Some men...
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