Compulsive Shopping in WomenFamily Resources, Mental Health, Personal Resources, Process AddictionsBy Promises AustinJanuary 17, 2020Compulsive shopping, also known as shopping addiction, is an unofficial mental health disorder characterized by shopping or spending behaviors that function in roughly the same ways that alcohol or drug use function in substance addiction. It belongs to a larger of group of unofficial disorders known as behavioral addictions or process addictions. These addictions occur…
Signs of Gambling AddictionAddiction Treatment, Family Resources, Mental Health, Process Addictions, RecoveryBy Promises AustinNovember 21, 2019Approximately 2.5 million Americans suffer from compulsive gambling, and the gambling issue in the United States is growing with the legalization of gambling in 48 states plus the District of Columbia. People lose millions of dollars every year from gambling. Whether you are dealing with moderate gambling or gambling frequently, you may wonder how to…
Five Signs That You’re Addicted to ShoppingProcess AddictionsBy Promises AustinOctober 10, 2013The source may not be entirely scientific, but a recent survey of Americans shows that we may be succumbing to addictive behaviors when it comes to shopping. A shopping addiction, sometimes called compulsive shopping, is not quite the same as a chemical addiction to a drug or alcohol, but the results can still be devastating.…
Compulsive Gambling and Women: The Truth About a Hidden AddictionProcess AddictionsBy Promises AustinAugust 15, 2013Regardless of the specific type of addiction or dependency we are speaking of, in almost every instance it will be seen as an equal opportunity destroyer of lives that is not constrained by barriers related to age, gender, socioeconomic background or personal history. But problem gambling is different in the respect that it is seen…
Alleviating Problem Gambling with Medication Used for Addiction TreatmentProcess AddictionsBy Promises AustinDecember 10, 2009Researchers have found that pathological gambling can be successfully treated with medications that decrease urges and increase inhibitions. At the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), the researchers shared that they found positive outcomes in gamblers treated with medications often used for substance addictions. Science Daily reports that people with pathological gambling…
