Category : Other Addictions

What is Relationship Addiction?

We are biologically hardwired to connect with other people and go through life two by two, and culturally hardwired to...

Sherry Gaba, LCSW...
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10 Sep, 2020

You Don’t Need Prince Charming

The very public engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has the world buzzing about another royal wedding. The...

Sherry Gaba, LCSW...
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28 Sep, 2018

OLLIE

When a fleeting little smile lit up his gray face he was a handsome dude and people would like him. To him it was...

Jasmine Rogg, MFT
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15 Jul, 2017

Sex Addiction

 “Hit the road, Jack, and don’t you come back no more, no more, no more, no more! Hit the road, Jack, and don’t...

Jasmin Rogg, M.A.,...
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25 Feb, 2017

Pathological Gambling: A Growing...

Friday-night poker games, the stock market, horse races, casinos, bingo, lottery tickets, football pools, fantasy...

Rev. Kevin T. Coughlin...
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10 Dec, 2016

Midnight Muncher? Compulsive...

Binge Benefits? “Gone are the days when I was svelte and soignée,” sobbed Lorraine, a 45-year-old accountant....

Kristina Diener
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04 Dec, 2013

Recovery From Substance Abuse and...

Imagine that you’re a little budding gay boy or lesbian girl, say 10 years old. For some time now you’ve felt that...

Thomas Mondragon
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12 Nov, 2013

Sugar Addiction: Sweet Misery for...

In the world of addictions, most of us are well-versed in the usual suspects: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin,...

Meredith Watkins
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12 Nov, 2013

Social Media and the Breakdown Of...

Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and multiple other sites all provide options to stay connected, stay informed and...

Sherry Gaba, LCSW...
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12 Nov, 2013

The New Age Drug Dealer: An Op-Ed...

Today’s addict has an ally. The new drug pushers aren’t pimps hanging out in schoolyards or villains in an episode...

Stuart Birnbaum
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12 Nov, 2013

Soft Addictions: Are They Dangerous?

The spectrum for addiction is varied and long. As the world evolves, so does the list of potential addictive...

Sherry Gaba, LCSW...
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12 Nov, 2013

The Latest in Teen Addiction:...

A frantic mother of a 15-year-old girl in a local suburban neighborhood tells her therapist that her daughter has...

Sherry Gaba, LCSW...
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12 Nov, 2013

Choices: Sanctuary and Intimacy or...

Let us begin with definitions: Sanctuary: A place of refuge, safety, protection and asylum; a holy, consecrated...

Naya Arbiter
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12 Nov, 2013

Treating Internet Addiction

Addictive use of the Internet is a new clinical phenomenon that many practitioners are unaware of, and subsequently...

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12 Nov, 2013

What and Who Is Missing in Sexual...

In the wake of the much-publicized tragedy for Tiger Woods and his family, the subject of sexual addiction is banter...

Naya Arbiter
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12 Nov, 2013

Sex, Love and Relationships: When...

As clinicians working in the field of addiction, we become familiar with patterns of relapse. Identifying those...

Terra Holbrook, LCSW,...
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12 Nov, 2013

Liar, Liar, Money’s on Fire:...

Problem gamblers use deceit and lies as freely as racing forms, lotto tickets, or other gambling paraphernalia.  A...

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12 Nov, 2013

Managing Pain and Medication in...

According to research published in Pain Physician Journal as recently as 2006, 90 percent of people in the US...

Dr. Stephen F....
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12 Nov, 2013

Sexual Addiction

While most of us experience sex as a pleasurable experience with few negative consequences, Sex Addicts are more...

Rebert Weiss
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12 Nov, 2013

Sex & Love Addiction

Sex & Love Addiction By Jasmin Rogg, MFT “I think that guy had a gun. I’m glad he left.”   “I was...

Jasmine Rogg, MFT
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01 Nov, 2013

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