Addiction

What is a Sex Addict?

Is Being a Sex Addict a Real Mental Illness or Not? For years people of all types and backgrounds have argued that what addiction really is. Is addiction a mental illness or all about willpower? While research has shown addiction is a mental disorder, some people are having a hard time considering a sex addict

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Video Game Addiction

Video Game Addiction: Is Your Child Addicted To Video Games? Addiction is not just an adult problem. Kids can be addicts too. Video game addiction is on the rise in kids under 18, and the consequences can be severe. Eighty-eight percent of U.S. kids play video games; according to a Harris Poll Survey of 1,178

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Sexual Addiction

What Is Sexual Addiction? Unlike some addictions, sexual addiction, also known as hyper-sexuality, is not considered a psychiatric disorder. However, for many people, it’s still a serious problem. Sex addicts have trouble with healthy, intimate relationships. Instead they engage compulsively in unhealthy sexual activities and act out sexual fantasies. This practice can be risky, dangerous,

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Gambling Addiction

  Do You Have a Gambling Addiction? Gambling addiction is a process addiction. Addictions can involve substances like alcohol and drugs. They can also involve processes or activities like gambling, sex, and spending. Gambling addiction has been called the “hidden illness”, because it doesn’t have physical consequences as do drug and alcohol addictions.

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Types of Addiction

How Many Different Types Of Addiction Are There? When people consider all the different types of addiction, they usually think about substances like heroin and crack cocaine. However, there are many other types of addiction, and these addictions can be as dangerous as drugs and alcohol. They can make your life unmanageable, cause serious negative

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What is a Cross-Addiction?

A major danger for recovering addicts is cross-addiction. This means trading one addiction for another. A recovering substance abuser, although still abstinent from his or her drug of choice, is always at risk for developing an addiction to something new. Cross-addiction can also occur in active substance abusers who are addicted to several substances at

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Help With Food Addiction

Food Addiction: What Is It? When people think about someone dealing with an addiction, odds are they picture an addiction to narcotics or alcohol. Food addiction is less likely to come to mind and easy to disguise which is what makes it dangerous. According to Web MD’s listing on food addiction, highly palatable foods (foods

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What is Food Addiction?

Food Addiction and Relapses What is Food Addiction? Food addiction is an uncontrollable craving for certain foods, usually refined carbohydrates, floury and sugary foods, fast foods, and junk foods that, once ingested, quickly turn into sugar in the bloodstream. Food addicts are unable to control their food intake, and although many have tried a variety

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