While excessive cyber or internet activity has not been listed as an official disorder, it can be problematic, compulsive, even dangerous. Have you ever felt that while your computer is booting up it should display an ominous warning message similar to signs on highways for curve ahead, falling rocks, slipperyContinue Reading
Cyberchondria, also known as compuchondria, is a relatively recent term derived from the words cyber and hypochondria. It is defined broadly as an anxiety-induced escalation of concerns during a health-related online search. For example, a person searches online for “sore throat” and becomes horrified by reading descriptions of throat cancer.Continue Reading
Along with the phenomenon of cell phones and smart phones is another way of communicating called texting. Texting, for those of you who aren’t aware, is usually a brief typed text message that is sent to another cell phone and appears on the receiving party’s screen. Texting is a veryContinue Reading
Shopping Addiction or Internet Shopping Disorder can be defined as compulsive, episodic purchasing of goods. Like many other problem behaviors, Shopping Addiction can easily be amplified and escalated online. Not long ago, compulsive shopping was more under control and more easily self-regulated due to time-limiting store hours and the shearContinue Reading
If you are anything like the vast majority of today’s population, you have a serious, undiagnosed addiction that you aren’t even aware of. Or worse, you are afraid to acknowledge it. Should you immediately join a 12-step program? Consult a counselor? We will come back to this answer of whatContinue Reading
The average person fiddles with their smartphones over two thousand times per day. This is a truly astounding number. Actually, the number is two thousand six hundred seventeen (2,617) times a day. We can’t think of any other object that even comes close, not even a baby. This fact comesContinue Reading
Amid all the controversy regarding alcohol consumption, a new study over a twenty-three year period in the United Kingdom of more than 9,000 middle-aged people found that those with an excessive drinking habit or non-drinking teetotalers had an equally higher risk of dementia than those who drank moderately. It’s AllContinue Reading
There are more reasons than ever before to give up alcohol. A new, in-depth research study involving nearly six hundred thousand (600,000) people from nineteen different countries, conducted by a team of one hundred and twenty scientists found that contrary to public belief, “the more you drink, the shorter yourContinue Reading
A recent global research study published in the August 28 issue of Investors Business Daily looked at alcohol use and its health effects in 195 countries between 1990 and 2016. It found while moderate drinking may protect against heart disease, this is outweighed by the risk of cancer and otherContinue Reading
FASD or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a general medical term that describes what can happen to babies that are born to mothers who drink alcohol while they are pregnant. Alcohol is a poison and can cause your baby mental retardation, severe birth defects, and learning disorders. These can lingerContinue Reading