Types of addictions: physical vs psychological
This post answers the question, ‘What are the types of addictions.’ In this article, we will focus on physical vs psychological addictions.
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What is addiction
Addiction refers to the compulsive use of a substance or compulsive engagement in a behavior despite the harmful consequences that follow. In simpler terms, you know someone is addicted to something if they keep doing/using it even though they have had negative consequences from it. Different ways of defining addictions To better understand what an
Low self-esteem and the instant-gratification cycle
I recently learned about the relationship between low self-esteem and the instant gratification cycle. It helped me understand why many people who have low self-esteem fall into addictive behavioral cycles. It all comes down to someone’s current state, self-esteem, ideal state, and self-concept. There may be concepts here that are new or that we may
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