Addiction triggers anguish in a person whenever they get to their personal rock bottom and come to the realization that change is their only hope. This point of looking out from the bottom is where they realize that they possess the option to become a better person. This hope allows them to grow past the pit of addiction through thoughts of a better future. It is important for these people who are addicted as well as their families to seek out the first three steps included in a twelve step program
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Wikipedia‚ a behavioral addiction is “a form of addiction that involves a compulsion to engage in a rewarding non-drug-related behavior – sometimes called a natural reward – despite any negative consequences to the person’s physical‚ mental‚ social or financial well-being.” There are many different forms of behavioral addictions‚ but one of the most common is the addiction of gambling. Gambling occurs when one plays games of chance for money‚ or take a bet. Gambling addictions can effect ones personal
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Sex addiction is a destructive and difficult problem. The term sex addiction is used to describe the behavior of a person who has an unusually intense sex drive or an obsession with sex. People are addicted to sex for many different reasons. About 25 million Americans visit cyber sex sites between 1-10 hours per week. Tracking data from 2010 by Nielsen Online showed that more than 25% of those internet access at work viewed pornography during working hours. People become addicted because they take
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Drugs and Addiction Carl Jung‚ a Swiss psychiatrist once said: “Every form of addiction is bad‚ no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol‚ morphine or idealism.” I agree with what he said. It’s true; addiction is not only bad‚ it can be dangerous! Do you know how many people who take drugs die each year? According to WHO (World Health Organization)‚ 2‚000 Americans die each year from using heroin‚ in England‚ 5‚000. 2‚500 Americans die each year from using cocaine. Alcohol kills 80‚000 Americans
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Drug addiction is a dependence on an illegal drug or a medication. When you’re addicted‚ you may not be able to control your drug use and you may continue using the drug despite the harm it causes. Drug addiction can cause an intense craving for the drug. You may want to quit‚ but most people find they can’t do it on their own. For many people‚ what starts as casual use leads to drug addiction. Drug addiction can cause serious‚ long-term consequences‚ including problems with physical and mental
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Phobias and Addictions PSYCH/300 December 17‚ 2010 Abstract The works and research of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner‚ the leader in behaviorism‚ help to illuminate and deepen the knowledge of how classical and operant conditioning‚ play an important role in the treatment of phobias and addictions. Phobias have a wide range of inflictions and limitations ranging from mild and moderate to severe. Addictions vary within themselves as well‚ from mild cases to those far more
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TV Addiction It’s in the house of everyone. Some people having more than one‚ each in every room‚ even in the bathrooms. Television. From watching your favorite TV series‚ or those reality shows‚ the news or of course movies‚ TV has become a must have in a home. The average person until the age of 18 will have watched about 24000 hours of TV. In that time a person could’ve finished 2 years of university‚ could’ve studied 1 or 2 languages‚ speaking both of them almost fluently‚ or could’ve read
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main factors of causing overuse of the internet‚ addiction and the lack of a daily schedule‚ respectively. Internet addiction can directly lead to unrestrained use of internet‚ which is the most remarkable root cause. The symptoms of internet addiction are similar with that of other addictions‚ including physical and emotional dependency. As a result‚ it is challenging to give up smoking‚ drug and alcohol abuse as well as the internet addiction. Compulsive internet use has become epidemic among
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Alcoholism addiction What is alcoholism? Alcoholism is when you abuse alcohol‚ you continue to drink even though you know your drinking is causing problems. If you continue to abuse alcohol‚ it can lead to alcohol dependence. Alcohol dependence is also called alcoholism. You are physically or mentally addicted to alcohol. You have a strong need‚ or craving‚ to drink. You feel like you must drink just to get by. For more than millions of people have been affected by an addict that destroyed their
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it basically caters to anyone with access to it. Being so accessible the internet can easily become addictive to people just as drugs can. The dictionary defines addiction as the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming. Critics argue though‚ that "internet addiction" is not possible because there are no chemical substances involved. However‚ just like people can get addicted to television or anything else that they may enjoy
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