The Memory of a Great Love
Like a parachute, a heart can open fully; a person can, even after a long fall out of love, survive.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 30, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Gina Barreca, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Relationships cambridge university can you get over your loss of love? dating elizabeth bowen how to cope when your lover leaves you how to survive your lost love London long distance relationships losing your great love lo Source Type: news

What are the Important Side Effects of this Medication?
Most medications come with a long list of side effect: can and should we remember them all?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 30, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Alan Castel, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Aging Cognition Health Source Type: news

Are On-Demand Movies and TV Shows Stealing Your Life?
Do you get sucked into watching hours upon hours of online movies and television shows? Are you starting to feel uneasy about your habit, but love it too much to stop? Wake up to what you've been missing out on, and the sneaky but huge impact online entertainment is having on your life. Hit that "off" button and step back into the real world.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Susan Biali, M.D. Tags: Addiction Happiness Health Self-Help amazon prime balanced life balanced living creativity healthy choices healthy living internet addiction life balance netflix netflix addiction online addiction Online addictions online t Source Type: news

A Simple Way to Stick to Your New Year's Resolutions
There's a simple way to stick to resolutions. It doesn't cost anything, and it's easy to do. Learn the way you can stick to resolutions and make big changes in your life. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 28, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Diet Health Resilience New Year ' resolutions Source Type: news

Alternatives to Black Friday
17 colorful options for the day after Thanksgiving.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 28, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Marty Nemko, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Happiness black friday overspending Source Type: news

The Dieter’s Moment of Truth
Could one key moment of vigilance help you lose weight even during the holidays?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 26, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Marty Nemko, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Diet Eating Disorders Self-Help dieting holiday eating overeating Source Type: news

Everything Counts In Large Amounts
There are various ways to conceptualize gambling intensity. Such ways could include parameters involving the time spent gambling, the number of gambles made, and/or the amount of money won or lost while gambling. However, recent research suggests the most robust and stable measure for ‘gambling intensity’ is what is called ‘theoretical loss’. Find out more in this blog.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 25, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Mark D. Griffiths, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Behavioral tracking Bet size decision-making gambling Gambling intensity Gambling spend Gross gaming revenue House advantage Online gambling problem gambling Theoretical loss. Source Type: news

Social Bonding and Addiction
The presence of strong social bonds in adulthood may decrease the vulnerability to drug abuse. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 24, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Shahram Heshmat, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Behavioral Economics Source Type: news

Want Wisdom? Choose Irony
Wisdom respects life's tough questions, not easy answers. Irony cultivates our patience with the tough questions.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 24, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Jeremy E. Sherman, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Behavioral Economics Cognition Education Ethics and Morality Intelligence Law and Crime Personality Philosophy Politics Relationships Resilience Self-Help Social Life Spirituality Work Source Type: news

All Bets Are Off
Compulsive gambling tends to be hidden—yet it has the highest suicide rate of all addictions, and it tends not to get better on its own.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 24, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: The Book Brigade Tags: Addiction Self-Help Betting exchanges compulsive gambling gamblers gambling addiction internet gambling Online poker problem gambling Source Type: news

Amotivational Syndrome and Marijuana Use
Overall, the symptoms of the amotivational syndrome are very similar to the symptoms of depression. Long term use of marijuana may, depending upon many factors such as genetics and age, ultimately produce a condition in the brain that is very similar to that produced by long term use of Acomplia, leading to the condition known as amotivational syndrome.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 21, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Professor Gary L. Wenk, Ph. D. Tags: Addiction Depression Neuroscience Psychiatry Source Type: news

Ward Family Questions Raise Issues for Us All
The death of sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. sparked a heated national conversation over who was at fault. Had NASCAR star Tony Stewart done enough to avoid hitting Ward? Had Ward written his own death sentence by exiting the car?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 20, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: David Sack, M.D. Tags: Addiction Animal Behavior Ethics and Morality Law and Crime death drug abuse drug addiction DUI DWI manslaughter marijuana Source Type: news

Understanding How Alcohol Uniquely Affects Women
When it comes to processing alcohol, men and women are quite different. Contrary to common belief, men and women of almost the same height and weight do not experience similar effects after consuming equal amounts of alcohol.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 20, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Constance Scharff, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Health Social Life alcohol drinking drunk men women Source Type: news

Regular Pot Use Changes the Brain
The existing literature on the long-term effects of marijuana on the brain is confusing, mostly due to methodological differences across studies. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 20, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Richard Taite Tags: Addiction Health Integrative Medicine Source Type: news

Therapeutic Baking: An Interview with Sara Barthol
Yes, you read that correctly: pie therapy. Sara and Stacie describe this course as “a simple, fun and yummy introduction to baking with a therapeutic twist.” When I heard about pie therapy I was immediately intrigued and knew that I had to learn more, and that I wanted to share this idea with others.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 19, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S Tags: Addiction Integrative Medicine Self-Help Therapy addiction recovery addiction treatment alternative therapies alternative therapy Source Type: news