More Sex “Symptoms Addiction” Questions
November 19, 2008
Addiction can cover a variety of addictions: “Counseling addiction”, “therapy addiction”, women and ”men addiction”. Religion, “christian addiction”, Some people can develop ”support group addiction” and, I can guess we all know some that have, “chat addiction”, but do you know What Sex Addiction is?
Just exactly what is a sex addiction?
Well contrary to popular belief, it is not, always about an insatiable appetite, or compulsive sexual thoughts and acts, but rather, about the addicts relentless chase of the object of desire and once this desire has been ‘had’, the addict is no longer interested. It can also relate to the falling in love erratically with a desired one, then falling out of love, just as quickly.
A short while ago I did a post, with questions to ask your self about sex addiction, well here are some more, feel free to indulge your self and do some serious sole searching.
1. Do you feel ashamed about your body?
2. Do you fear that you have little or no sexual feelings?
3. Does each new relationship continue to have the same destructive patterns which motivated you to leave the previous relationship?
4. Do you need more sexually exciting activities to bring you to the same level of arousal and relief?
5. Have you ever been in danger or have you ever been arrested as a result of your need to satisfy your sexual urges?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions then maybe you will benefit from some psycho-sexual therapy or Addiction therapy.
Don’t worry you are not alone, there are lots of people who suffer some kind of addiction and you can learn to be free of your addiction, just like lots of others have too.
Let me know your concerns…I am interested…
Are You Showing Signs of Addiction to Texting?
October 30, 2008
Are you showing signs of addiction to texting: “How addiction” to texting can become a major problem; Phone addiction can in-fact evolve into “addiction abuse”, texting mobile could result in suffering from a mental illness; Read on to find out if you are showing signs of addiction to texting:
“Texting is fast becoming the way we communicate. Young or old, we are all getting busy with our thumbs”.
Some psychiatrists are diagnosing obsessive texting as a mental illness. According to an article in the ‘American Journal of Psychiatry’, texting too much during the day could probably cause you to develop a texting addiction.
There are four signs of addiction to texting:
- Excessive use (neglect day to day activities)
- Withdrawal ( feeling depressed when not accessible)
- Tolerance (over texting)
- Negative repercussion ( social isolation)
Various market research companies also reckon that young people under the age of 25 will spend close to £3.5 billion on text messaging, this year alone.
“Something that was once convenient has now become an addiction”.
The American Heritage Dictionary defines ‘addiction’ as “The condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or involved in something.”
Texting addiction can be deemed as a sign of infidelity?
So… how do you STOP?
1. “Quitting a long-standing habit is hard enough. So make sure you can get positive reinforcements from friends and family”. “Set yourself boundaries; limit the amount of time you spend texting.
2. “Animal trainers have long known that the way to train or retrain an animal to do something is by giving them a small reward when they have done well. This theory works well with humans as well. So give yourself frequent rewards”.
3. “Substitute a bad habit for a healthy new one”.
4. Self-motivation is vital to quitting a bad habit or an addiction. Do not start trying to quit a behavior or addiction because everyone else wants you to, “You must want to quit for YOURSELF”.
5. “Reduce your stress levels, exercise more, practice yoga or meditation. These can all be learned via video/ DVD”.
If you would like to know more click on the link to my other post; “My addiction to the internet” which has some effective E-Book sites that will be of help to you.
“I am interested in knowing your experiences with texting addiction; what motivates you to text and how you tried to STOP or eventually managed to STOP”.
Legal Drug Addiction and Treatment Substance Abuse
October 9, 2008
Drug addiction and treatment substance abuse happens quite legally. Prescription medicines are very addictive drugs. I have put together some interesting videos for your perusal.
Oxycodone is a strong opioid analgesic (pain killer) drug with a high potential to cause physical and psychological dependence. Once the addictive problems of heroin and morphine became well known, it was decided not to make pain killers using morphine substitutes.
OxyCodone Addiction: This video does contain strong language.
Xanax and Niravam, is a short-acting drug of the benzodiazepine class used to treat moderate to severe anxiety disorders, panic attacks, and as an adjunctive treatment for anxiety associated with major depression.
Source: Wikipedia
Xanax (anxiolytic addiction and withdrawal)
Gamblers have had their chips
September 18, 2008
Alledgedly a Saguenay businessman, Chantal Audet, who worked under contract for Loto in Quebec, has developed a device that he says will effectively, stop compulsive gamblers from playing electronic gambling machines. In response ‘The province’s lottery corporation’ are not happy.
Chantal has worked on the device for two years and says it works by implanting a tiny computer chip into a person who has trouble with gambling addiction on Video lottery Terminals (VLT machines). A similar chip would then be installed on all of the province’s VLT machines, they stop working as the gambler approaches. The same technique could be used at the entrance of casinos to block access to someone at the turnstiles…
Source: Phil Couvrette, Canwest News Service
Body and Self Image
September 8, 2008
Body and Self image are extremley important to our culture today. Weight loss anorexia, anorexic women, anorexic girls, anorexic men. Anorexic research shows that anorexia affects everybody:
The film is called Beauty Mark and is being shown today at the University of Colorado as part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Israel is seeking a distributor to take the movie national. …
“Beauty Mark” is for anyone who has ever felt they didn’t conform to our culture’s impossible, unhealthy and abnormal beauty standards. Through the eyes of a psychotherapist and former triathlete Diane Israel. This film examines our culture’s toxic emphasis on weight. She tells her own story while interviewing others about their experiences relating to self image.
A deeply personal and funny film that probes some tough questions:
How do our families influence our relationships with our own bodies?
How do popular culture “standards” get inside of our hearts and heads?
In what ways can sports actually make us sicker instead of healthier?
Former champion athletes, including David Scott, Ellen Hart Pena and Brenda Maller share their stories while notable luminaries such as playwright Eve Ensler, author Paul Campos and cultural critic Naomi Wolf provide their insights.
On Sunday, we watched Beauty.Mark, a must-see film by former elite triathlete Diane Israel. About ten years ago, I went to a cool body/mind/sport camp called Women’s Quest, where Diane was a coach. I remember her bringing up her body …
An elite runner and triathlete until age 28, Israel won the Pikes Peak Marathon and several other major races after settling in Colorado in the early 1980s. She retired from competition after collapsing from anorexia (sometimes called “athletic bulimia,” a disorder many athletes suffer from, but which few experts knew anything about at that time). Israel went back to school to become a psychotherapist and is now a professor of human development at Naropa University, a counselor and the co-owner of a women’s fitness center. She continues to run, but strives to live her life at a less frantic pace.
Diane Israel explores redefining beauty in tell-all documentary
Challenging the way society views beauty is to rewrite the deeply engraved ideologies of chiseled abs, curvy hips and puffy lips. With a new tell-all documentary called “Beauty Mark,” and a bag full of rocks, Diane Israel said she is up …
My Addiction to Internet
August 13, 2008
Are you internet addicted? Is it a compulsive addiction? Are the addiction affects taking over your life? There are variable forms of addictions, from cybersex and cyberporn, online affairs, online gambling and compulsive surfing to metion but a few. There are ways of breaking addiction. The Center for Internet Addiction Recovery has devised a survey to evaluate whether you are addicted or not, Please feel free to test your self Internet Addiction Test.
According to the American Journal of Psychiatry: ”Internet addiction is a compulsive-impulsive disorder and thus belongs in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”.
There is a Twelve-Step Program. In which treatment requires removal of the addicts home computer. This can be rather like taking the drug from a drug addict or the soother from a baby.
A good tip is to monitor how much time you spend on the internet and allowing oneself a certain amout of usage. China decided to restrict computer gaming to less than 3 hours a day.
TAKE ACTION RIGHT NOW:
I have found some very effective E-books for your perusal and you will choose one that best suits your needs and please remember, most psychological addictions can be treated with the same interventions.
End Your Internet Sex Site Addiction. Click Here!
All in all like most addictions, one can take back the control with determination and will-power.
Addiction Free Forever Program. Click Here!
Let me know your experiences and Good Luck
‘What is CBT’ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
August 6, 2008
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy CBT theory, CBT techniques, CBT Therapist work from a premise that our thoughts create our feelings and our feelings influence our behavior. CBT for depression. CBT for anxiety even CBT for severe mental health issues. Some can access online CBT courses, which offers computerised CBT. Click on the link and watch a training video that shows an example of CBT in action.
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/therapies/cognitivebehaviouraltherapy.aspx
Depressed wife, Unhappy husband
Many people who struggle with depression respond well to cognitive-behavioral therapy. You might also find it helpful to take a look at the book, “Feeling Good”, by David D. Burns, MD Dr. Burns’ website is http://www.feelinggood.com. …
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Value Questioned In UK Study
A new revision of clinical guidelines to help doctors manage patients with depression has challenged the rationale behind the UK government’s policy of rolling out of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for milder depression. …
In order for any therapy to be effective the patient has to be committed to regular sessions and complete any kind of homework that might be set by the therapist.
Are “You On a Diet”?
July 25, 2008
“You on a diet”,or searching to find the “best life diet” then raise your awareness and read this article because there are some rapid “fat smash diet” which come under the title of ”Natural Alternative therapies” which incidentally, can cause head injury, Symptoms of vomiting and dizziness can result in epileptic fits and you may receive permanent head injury symptoms.
“A British lady won more than £1,600,000 in damages this week after she claimed a detox diet caused her radical brain injuries and epilepsy. A nutritionist gave her a diet which featured drinking 4 extra pints of water daily and instructed her to reduce her salt intake. This so- called “Amazing Hydration Diet” resulted in the lady suffering a massive epileptic fit, doctors were unable to stop permanent brain damage.”
We are now recognizing the value of “Natural Alternative therapies”, as therapy alternatives: including osteopathy and acupuncture, which is used extensively throughout the medical world.
Massage is said to help to reduce blood pressure.
We are told, The Queen of England regularly uses Aromatherapy, even Prince Charles is said to use homeopathy.
Over the last few years ‘The British Government’ has decided that doctors in the UK must face annual tests to determine their competence, and reapply to renew their licences every five years.
I think that the same restrictions, codes of practice and monitoring of efficacy should be applied and adopted by Alternative and Holistic therapists, adequate insurances for professional liability, in case there is a need for cover and to protect against any kind of litigation.
In my opinion any conscientious therapist would want to adhere to this.
jessica hardy Drug identifier
July 24, 2008
Alledgedly, jessica hardy failed a routine drug test: jessica hardy was tested on three different occasions: 01/07/08 negative. 04/07/08 positive and 06/07/08 negative. The test that proved positive, showed the substance clenbuterol, which is a stimulant; Clenbuterol is a drug prescribed to sufferers of breathing disorders, as a decongestant and bronchodilator. It is also used by bodybuilders as an aid to weight loss and can help to “cut” or “rip” muscles. It is also reported, to give an increase in energy levels.
Jessica Hardy (USA) - 100m Breast
Jessica Hardy (USA) - 50m Breast - World Record
Clenbuterol belongs to a group of drugs named sympathomimetics and is widely used bronchodilator for the treatment of asthma and other breathing problems.Talking about it’s usage athletes buy clenbuterol as it is a very effective …
Did she do wrong? Make your own mind up…..
Find Out if You have Sex Mad “Symptoms addiction”
July 23, 2008
Addiction covers lots of variations: “Counseling addiction”, “therapy addiction”, women and ”men addiction”. Religion, “christian addiction”, Some people can develop ”support groups addiction” and, I can guess we all know some that have, “chat addiction”, but do you know What Sex Addiction is?
Celebrities, actors and pop stars gain some-kind of ‘kudos’ from a label like “sex addict” but when it comes to a 64 yr old married conservative member and even a ‘Lord’, it conj-ours up the wrong kind of impression.
Recently, a newspaper in England UK revealed that ‘Lord Irvine Laidlaw’ (or shall we say ‘Lord Irvine getmelaid Law’) regularly splashes out on kinky, drug-fuelled orgies with £3,000 a night prostitutes behind his wife’s back.
Lord Laidlaw, who quickly admitted the story was true and said he was seeking therapy for sex addiction, thus joined the ranks of celebrities such as Russell Brand, Michael Douglas and Ulrika Johnson who have admitted to the condition.
Just exactly what is a sex addiction?
Well contrary to popular belief, it is not, always about an insatiable appetite, or compulsive sexual thoughts and acts, but rather, about the addicts relentless chase of the object of desire and once this desire has been ‘had’, the addict is no longer interested. It can also relate to the falling in love erratically with a desired one, then falling out of love, just as quickly.
Below are some questions that you may wish to ask of your self:
1. Do you keep secrets about your sexual or romantic activities?
2. Do you lead a double life?
3. Do you need or desire to have sex in places or with people you would not normally choose to?
4. Do you find yourself searching for sexually arousing articles or scenes in newspapers, magazines or other media and not feeling satisfied with your sex life?
5. Do you find romantic or sexual fantasies affect relationships or prevent you from facing problems within them?
6. Do you frequently want to get away from a sex partner after having sex? Do you frequently feel remorse, shame or guilt after an encounter?
Some would say that this is just an excuse, or even a license to be promiscuous or unfaithful, whereas some say, it is a genuine addiction, whereby sufferers, need to develop new strategies in order to deal with sexual urges, explore their pleasure principles and alter their perception of love.
Let me know what you think? I’m interested
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