Tag: addictions
Let’s look at some science to see why addiction blinds its victims so much, and how flexing your memory muscles could help you to avoid relapse. Human beings often fall into a trap of preferring instant gratification over long-term benefits. We tend to choose things…
People often pass off addictions to things other than drugs and alcohol, and perhaps gambling, as ‘not real’ addictions. Got a shopping addiction? Surely, you’re just a selfish spendthrift. Addicted to Facebook? The verdict: egomaniac. Addicted to a relationship? “I think someone’s needy!” People don’t seem…
When someone you know is recovering from an addiction, it can be hard to know what to say about it. If you’ve never experienced addiction or recovery, it is difficult to understand. By giving you some things not to say to recovering addicts, it will…
Addiction is a label that is now linked to many patterns of excess. We talk of sugar addiction, shopping addiction, sex addiction, internet addiction, and more. So how do you know if you’re really addicted to something? There are addiction symptoms that are not present…
A study conducted at the University of Cambridge has shown that working on memories could help prevent relapses in addicts. Scientists believe that they can break down the memory triggers that cause cravings for drugs and alcohol in addicts, thereby making them less likely to…
What a strange title. Is that what you’re thinking? Of course alcoholics should try to control their drinking! After all, their overuse of alcohol is causing them and everyone around them a lot of pain. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy. Not if you’re addicted to…
Recovering from addiction is a tough, but rewarding, road. Unfortunately, addiction is complex and many people trying to recover and rebuild their lives make some fatal mistakes. Here are five common mistakes that recovering addicts make, and how to avoid them. 1. Trying to control…
Whether you’re an alcoholic, a drug addict, a binge eater, or a compulsive porn viewer, you may have found yourself trying to use willpower to control your habit. You may have found that your self-control lasted for a small amount of time, only to weaken…
When coaching alcoholics and drug addicts, I used to be amazed that people could so easily relapse and fall back into their addictions through sheer boredom – until I came across another addiction that some people have. Many addicts have chaotic and dramatic lifestyles and…
