Addiction Articles
Taking party drugs to have fun on the weekend, but then feeling low the rest of the week? Party drugs can actually leave some of us with very real cases of anxiety and depression. Or, if you already had mental health issues, leave you worse off then when you started. [Feeling shattered by life and...
Can we really be addicted to love? Absolutely. Although it’s our ideas of love that we are addicted to over real, sustainable love itself. If we are addicted to love our unhealthy thoughts and behaviours around love and romance start to control us. The result is a life of secrecy and shame. For more on what love...
Secretly worried you are a sex addict? Or suspect someone you know might be? Learning the myths vs reality of sex addiction can be helpful. 7 Myths About Sex Addiction 1. Sex addicts have sex all the time. Addiction is never actually a quantity issue. Yes, if we drink often we might be more likely to...
Comorbidity – it’s a strange sounding word that can seem intimidating. What does it mean if your mental health care worker or psychiatrist mentions comorbidity when explaining your psychological health? What is comorbidity? In the field of psychology, comorbidity means that you don’t just have one diagnosable mental health issue, but the symptoms of two...
An addiction is anything that starts to consume your thoughts and negatively affect your relationships, career, and finances. And one of the fastest growing addictions at present is online gambling. Just some online fun, or are you actually gambling? No, you aren’t physically going to a casino or the races. But “just spending a few...
An occasional visit to a casino or betting house, or a casual game of online poker, can be harmless fun for some. For others, it can turn into a life-destroying habit. And research shows that if you have a personality disorder, you are far more likely to fall into the latter category, with compulsive gambling and...
If your idea of treatment for addiction is based on recent television and movies (group therapy, recovery centres) you might already know about dual diagnosis treatment without realising it. An approach to addiction that involves both dealing with your substance abuse and your mental health, dual diagnosis treatment is increasingly the preferred treatment. But this was not actually...
The British public is hardly known for its restraint when it comes to alcohol – statistics show 9 out of 10 people in the UK are drinkers. According to the charity Alcohol Concern, the cost of all our drinking is a high one – the expenditure for the UK healthcare system is around £21 billion...
by Andrea Blundell Ask a marijuana user why they smoke (and there are many users indeed, with over 2.3 million Brits reporting themselves as using within the last year) and they might claim marijuana makes them feel better or more relaxed. But is marijuana really a good option if a better mood is your goal? For those...
Whether it’s sharing a bottle of wine with family at home, or enjoying a beer in a bar with friends, drinking is an enjoyable way to unwind and socialise. Of course many of us are also guilty of using alcohol in times of stress or emotional upheaval, as a short term relaxant that we can self-regulate and...
