addictions

SMOKE FREE PLEASE! – TIP

Here are some simple affirmations to kick out a smoking habit!When I smoke, I am and idiotI am destroying my health if I smokeI will never buy or accept cigaret...

ALCOHOL DYNAMICS – NOTE

Initial ideasThere is lots of short term gratification in drinking alcohol.Here is what one person was mentioning:It makes me happyIt numbs me ( http://en....

With each addictive behavior, there is always a spirit or energy sponsoring that behavior – NOTE

With each addictive behavior, there is always a spirit or energy sponsoring that behavior.For instance with overeating, it is a preservation instinct related wi...

Being Alcohol free – Is this an option for you? – 8 min – VIDEO

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The easiest way to overcome an addiction is to replace it by a positive one – TIP

If you feel there is an addiction you no longer want in your life, the best way to go is to replace this negative addiction by a postive one.Your mind needs tha...

You get addicted to the chemicals associated with the emotions you express the most – ARTICLE

Mind objects are everything that goes on in your mind, not just thoughts.They are emotions and feelings as well.A mind object has a life on its own.In your neur...

You get addicted to the chemicals associated with the specific emotional reactions you are used to – ARTICLE

Mind objects are everything that goes on in your mind, not just thoughts.They are emotions and feelings as well.A mind object has a life on its own.In your neur...

Get rid of an addiction

Get rid of an addictionThe best to get rid of an addiction is to focus on something better than that. Most addictions are self destructive. They literally destr...

I am in the middle of an financial crisis

Here are some key ideas to handle a financial crisis:Drastically reduce your running costsShift your standards to what you can afford right nowBe realistic!Don'...

Masturbation – How to kick it as an addiction? – Master your sexual energy through tantric sex practices

Yes!Absolutely believe that this is the ultimate way to go!It works a million times better than suppression approaches!http://vitalcoaching.com/tantricsex.htm...

Masturbation addiction – Why suppression strategies don't work too well

The best way to get rid of a negative addiction is to replace it by a positive one.If you try to simply block the flow of your sexual energy and sexual instinct...

Masturbation – what behavior changes can get rid of the addiction

Here are some key ideas to put in place to start shifting a masturbation addiction:Maintain sexual stimulation but don't lose semen or much less frequentlyExpre...

Masturbation – The other main challenge is not overstimulation, it is the excessive loss of semen which is associated with masturbation

That's the other big challenge for men.If you can explore the paths of self pleasure without losing semen (or at least too frequently) than you will discover th...

Masturbation – In 90% of the cases, the problem is not the actual practice, the problem is the negative emotions, shame and guilt associated with it

Again, remember that in 90% of the cases masturbation is NOT an addiction, only a healthy behaviour.Remove the guilt or shame associated with it and you get hea...

How to kick a masturbation addiction

If you are definitely within the "addicted" territory and you know it, you kick out a masturbation addiction in the exact same way as you would kick out any oth...

Masturbation? – How much is too much

There is no given rule of course.It is really up to you.If you are desperate to regain control over your sex life because you masturbate and lose semen every da...

Masturbation and guilt

Guilt is close to useless.It does not help!So, if you remove the guilt feeling which creates probably 80% of anypotential negative impact of a masturbation sess...

Masturbation + ejaculating too frequently

Yes! This can happen.Again, it is an addiction if you know it is too frequent for you, want to stop but can't.sexual stimulation IS HEALTHY.There is nothing wro...

Masturbation is only an addiction if you are enslaved by it

In probably 80% of people, masturbation is NOT an addiction.They practice self pleasure, enjoy it and it is all very healthy, and stimulating.It is an addiction...

Yes! Masturbation can be an addiction – TIP

It is an addiction if it is out of control.In other terms, if you feel enslaved by a behavior that you don't like and makes you miserable, then it is an addicti...

Positive addictions?

Yes!Definitely!If you can't stand missing the gym or you must eat healthy every day, it can feel on the edge of being alienating...But, the positive effects of ...

Perfectionism?

Perfectionism? Addiction? Mental disorder?Associating perfectionism with a mental disorder sounds a bit strong.Perfectionism is not a "clinical term" so I don't...

Overspending

Overspending can be totally alienating.Why? Because it stresses you up and forces you to try earning more and more to finance an expensive life style....

Chemical dependency = Physical dependency – LINK

Physical dependence refers to a state resulting from habitual use of a drug, where negative physical withdrawal symptoms result from abrupt discontinuation. Fro...

Drug rehabilitation topics – LINKS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Drug_rehabilitation...

Alcohol abuse topics – LINK

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Alcohol_abuse...

Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers – LINKS

Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers...

Alcohol abuse

Alcohol abuse, as described in the DSM-IV, is a psychiatric diagnosis describing the use of alcoholic beverages despite negative consequences. It is differentia...

Addiction recovery groups – LINKS

There are a variety of addiction recovery groups and methods other than those that follow the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous.Pagans ...

Twelve step program – LINK

A Twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles for recovery from addictive, compulsive, or other behavioral problems, originally developed by the fellowsh...

Pathological gambling – LINK

Extreme cases of problem gambling may cross over into the realm of mental disorders. Pathological gambling was recognized as a psychiatric disorder in the DSM-I...

Gamblers Anonymous – Effectiveness – Stunning fact!!!

Some studies have shown that less than 8% of those who initially attended GA remained in the program and abstinent from gambling for over a year. These results ...

Gambling addiction – LINK

Problem gambling is an urge to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. The term is preferred to compulsive gambling among many profess...

Oniomania – Shopping addiction – LINK

Oniomania (from Greek onios = "for sale" : coined by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin) also known as shopping addiction or shopaholism, is the compulsive desi...

Sexual addiction – LINK

Sexual addiction, also called sexual compulsion is a postulated form of psychological addiction.There is no consensus in the medical community that sexual addic...

What are addictive behaviors? – LINK

http://www.indiana.edu/~engs/hints/addictiveb.html...

Addictive behavior – LINK

Addictive behavior is any activity, substance, object, or behavior that has become the major focus of a person's life to the exclusion of other activities, or t...

Emotional eating – LINKS

http://vitalcoaching.com/emotionaleating.htm...

Emotional addictions – Needs that leads to uncontrolled/unwanted destructive (or limiting or self-limiting) emotional response – IDEAS

This includes:Love addictionsJealousyEtc.Any more?There must be! What are they?Needs that leads to uncontrolled/unwanted destructive (or limiting or self-limiti...