Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
Binge Eating Disorder (BED): Understanding the Silent Struggle When we think of Eating Disorders (ED), disorders such as Anorexia and Bulimia and characteristics such as starvation or being skinny are likely to pop up in our minds. We often neglect...
Gambling Addiction
Gambling Addiction: Signs, Risks, Causes, and Proven Paths to Recovery Gambling Addiction is a type of impulse control disorder whereby an individual engages in gambling behaviours despite the harm it brings such as debt or loss of interpersonal relationships. Being...
Internet Addiction
Internet Addiction: Symptoms, Risks, and Ways to Heal With the Internet’s prevalence today, we are spending more time online than before. While the Internet certainly is a useful tool, there exists the risk of addiction among its users. How, then,...
Plastic Surgery Addiction
Plastic Surgery Addiction: Signs, Risks, and Ways to Heal Plastic surgery addiction is a behavioural disorder whereby a person constantly wants to change their appearance by undergoing plastic surgery. This disorder may cause someone to spend thousands of dollars on...
Pornography Addiction
Porn Addiction Signs: Understanding, Causes, and Recovery Watching or consuming pornography might seem like something you would never think most people would do. Still, studies estimate that on the contrary, 86-96% of men regularly watch pornography, while numbers for women...
Smoking Addiction
Smoking Addiction Therapy. Why is Smoking so Addictive? Initially, nicotine improves mood and concentration, decreases anger and stress, relaxes muscles and reduces appetite. However, regular doses of nicotine lead to changes in the brain, which then results in nicotine withdrawal...
Video Game Addiction
Gaming Addiction: Signs, Treatment, and Prevention Games are one of the most popular features of social networking sites these days, and they may be played on handheld devices, personal computers, or smartphones almost continuously. With the rise of immersive online...
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) Uncovered Many of us are familiar with the tale of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, where the amiable and friendly Dr Jekyll “transforms” into the shockingly evil Mr Hyde, committing crimes and terrorising the town. While...
What are Eating Disorders?
Eating Disorders Uncovered [TRIGGER WARNING: The following article mentions eating disorders. Reader discretion is advised.] Eating Disorders (EDs) are a range of psychological conditions characterised by unhealthy eating patterns, and may be prevalent even if one is within the healthy...
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa Uncovered [TRIGGER WARNING: The article below mentions eating disorders. Reader discretion is advised.] Anorexia Nervosa, or anorexia, is an eating disorder which involves the partial or total abstinence from food (solids or liquids) because one believes any amount...
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