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Woods & Sex Addiction

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Tiger WoodsTiger Woods’ reported entry into a sex addiction program has shone a spotlight on this little-discussed disorder.

Pro golfer was a notoriously private celebrity – until Thanksgiving weekend 2009. The new reports that followed told personal details of his marriage, his multiple alleged affairs and other salacious details of the popular pitchman’s double life.

Woods laid low through the holidays, while the media speculated about the future of his marriage to model Elin Nordegren, with whom he has two children. He did issue an apology on his website and announced that he’s taking an indefinite leave from his sport. (more…)

The Addiction of Overspending

Monday, June 29th, 2009

overspendingThe recession may find shopping addicts hitting rock bottom sooner. How do you know if you’re out of control?

You can’t turn on the TV news or a morning show without hearing how people are cutting back during the current economic downturn. One story that isn’t getting much coverage, though, is how the recession is helping to create (or exacerbate) a new generation of shopaholics.

Retail Therapy

While many people are cutting their spending during this economic downturn, shopping addicts aren’t cutting up their credit cards. Just as with any other addiction, the harmful behavior escalates during times of stress. So while you’d assume that someone facing a job loss or foreclosure would swear off the mall, those difficulties may cause them to rely on retail therapy even more. (more…)

Kiddie Gambling

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

A child gamblingYour child has impulse control issues or can’t get enough of swapping trading cards on the playground. Could it be a sign of a future addiction?

In our accelerated culture, we see increasingly younger children facing very adult problems. The latest vice to become an issue for kids is gambling addiction. Of course, you don’t see the under 12 set hanging out in Vegas on the weekends, but there are plenty of options for kids to get a gambling fix. Lottery tickets, football pools and trading cards are just a few possibilities. Online gambling is another way or even using non-gambling games to place wagers with friends.

How do you know if your kid’s at risk of gambling addiction?

A Canadian study that followed kids from kindergarten to sixth grade found that the biggest factor that indicated a risk for future gambling addiction is impulsivity. The Canadian study found that kids who were inattentive, impulsive and hyperactive in kindergarten, were more likely to develop symptoms of risky gambling behavior by the time they reach middle school.
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Infidelity in a New Age

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

infidelityThe Internet has ushered in new ways to cheat and left us looking for new ways to define just what cheating is.

Technology has changed our world irrevocably. It’s also changed our definition of infidelity. It used to be that sexual contact with another partner was what we considered cheating. Now, the Internet has opened up a new world of porn, webcams and sexually-charged chatting. It’s made it necessary to redefine just what constitutes cheating. Does going to a strip club count? Looking at pictures? Exchanging fantasies online? Or does physical contact have to take place in order for it to be considered cheating?
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Sex Addicts and Celibacy

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Smiling couple portrait.While treatment is important for those with sexual addictions, in this case abstinence is not the goal.

Overcoming addiction usually means sobriety. But for recovering sex addicts, sobriety rarely means celibacy as the long-term goal.

Sex addiction occurs when sexual behavior is compulsive and uncontrollable, and when it continues despite negative consequences and damage to relationships, others and the addict. This includes excessive engagement with cybersex, pornography, prostitution, sex with minors, unhealthy sexual activities, masturbation, S&M or other similar sexual behaviors.
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Can Video Games Kill?

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

videogameVideo game addiction continues to rise, and in some cases, it can even be deadly.

Around the world, boys and girls, men and women are staring at computer and television screens, holding various “controllers” in their hands, and experiencing alternate worlds through alternative personalities.

With “gaming” going mainstream on the international scene, video game addiction has been on the rise. “It’s a clinical impulse control disorder,” an addiction in the same sense as compulsive gambling, says Kimberly Young, PsyD, on WebMD.
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