The ‘Have To” Disorder
Compulsive behaviors are generally thought to stem from anxiety, and that’s certainly common enough among the newly clean and sober.
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A Pro Goes Public
His motivation was the adverse effect it was having on his relationships, especially with his family.
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Are Internet disorders really addictions?
From a counseling perspective, it was clear to our clinical team that his habitual Internet use had reached a point where it was inseparable from his drug use.
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Colleges Get Into Gambling
Why would an otherwise respectable educational institution get involved with gambling? “Next they’ll be hawking meth pills in the bookstore,” joked a counselor.
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Sex Addiction & the Atlanta Murders
The fact remains that the vast majority of persons who suffer from such difficulties never do what Robert Aaron Long did — which is to deliberately set out to murder a large number of total strangers.
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Is Video Gaming Addiction a Real Addiction?
…the existence of something called “gaming disorder” doesn’t threaten gaming itself, any more than the existence of alcoholism means nobody can drink safely.
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Control- And the Loss of It
In addictions, a compulsion is usually expressed as a powerful, perhaps even overwhelming urge to continue gambling, drinking, whatever.
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In the News: Sex Addiction Again…
A Federal judge once concluded in a famous lawsuit: It was clear that psychiatrists get together to define various disorders, and then every so often, get back together to redefine them.
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Are Video Games Addictive?
Isn’t that a bit like the drinker who insists he’s fine except that he just drinks a whole lot more than other people?
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Desperate Measures: Compulsive Video Gambling
Apparently, many voluntary self-excluders later change their minds in favor of a return to old behavior.
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In the News: Video Gambling
Psychologists say that for many the goal is simply to enter and remain in what’s called ‘the zone’
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Compulsion
For many, because of compulsion, abstinence may turn out to be easier than re-establishing control.
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Complex Trauma: A Practical Approach
We can’t always predict which problem will require attention first — or indeed, when opening a door in therapy will introduce a whole new set of emotional needs and issues.
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