How Does Porn Impact The Brain?
Understanding the signs, symptoms, and support options for those that may be suffering in plain sight with high-functioning depression.
Phone Addiction: Signs, Causes and How to Break the Habit
Everyone experiences anger at some point, but for some, it can strike with far greater intensity than others. When not controlled, anger can be a destructive force on your life.
Video Game Addiction: Signs, Symptoms and How to Get Help
Everyone experiences anger at some point, but for some, it can strike with far greater intensity than others. When not controlled, anger can be a destructive force on your life.
Masturbation Addiction – Signs, Causes, Treatment
Understanding the signs, causes, and treatment options available for masturbation addiction and compulsive sexual behaviour.
Porn Addiction Symptoms – 9 Common Signs of Pornography Addiction
Everyone experiences anger at some point, but for some, it can strike with far greater intensity than others. When not controlled, anger can be a destructive force on your life.
The Long-Term Effects of Pornography Addiction
For the most part, consuming pornography for higher levels of sexual excitement, stimulation, and satisfaction is harmless; however, when pornography usage turns into an addiction, it can lead to long-term problems. Watching pornography triggers a dopamine release in the brain (the body’s “feel-good” chemical). Over time, the brain builds up a tolerance to dopamine release, and […]
Are You Being Controlled By An Addiction?
Are You Being Controlled By An Addiction? Addictive behaviour generally involves activities that provide an escape from worries or pain, such as drinking, drugs, gambling, sex or shopping. It is through this perceived ‘escape’ that a person may develop long-lasting habits that, in some cases, impede on their everyday lives and overall health. Although everybody […]
The Psychology of Addiction – How to Break that Bad Habit
Bad habits are notoriously hard to break – and even harder if it’s an addiction. Although not all bad habits morph into addictions, many – if not most – addictions start out as seemingly innocent bad habits. So why are bad habits and addictions so hard to break? To understand why, it’s important to learn […]
OCD – is it better to deal with it alone or involve others?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is probably one of the loneliest illnesses. There are so many reasons why those who are struggling with OCD will isolate themselves from their friends, family and loved ones. One of the biggest reasons is that the symptoms of OCD are embarrassing and many people struggling with the disorder feel ashamed […]
I have OCD – does that make me strange?
Although Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) may involve bizarre thoughts and behaviours, OCD is a common anxiety disorder that is treatable and manageable. It is not a testament to the type of person you are, merely a disorder that results in sometimes strange thoughts and behaviours that you are struggling with. Finding treatment and a psychologist […]