Never has there been a more common hobby that leads to addiction than the case of alcoholism. Much like the case of smoking and drug use, alcoholics tend to start with small sips and then gradually moving on to the harder stuff. Unfortunately, because it does not happen overnight, people close to an alcoholic might dismiss the red flags and miss out on what the situation actually is.

There are several ways by which an alcoholic can free himself from the control of his addiction....

When you are on the road to leaning hypnosis, what you need to understand is that when you are trying to get a subconscious mind technique, what is out there is a whole host of technology and options. When you look at the literature online of how you are going to master this art, you will realise that there are plenty of methods you can learn and adopt the methods to get hypnotism in your life, and this editorial will talk about some of the ways you can actually do this within a few...

The underlying basis of all addictions - and alcohol is no exception - is the avoidance of pain. While there is evidence that some people have genetic and biological predispositions toward alcoholism, not all people with these predispositions abuse alcohol or become alcohol dependent. Many people who join AA learn to deal with their painful emotions without the use of alcohol, regardless of their genetic predisposition.

What if you are a person who wants to stop drinking, who...

It is something to note that as a race, we have no idea about the mind and how it works, and the past few decades of work has actually led to nothing more than we telling ourselves that now, because we have found out more about the brain, there is more that we do not know. It is really quite a catch 22 situation where we find out more about the mind as we go along, and this is really causing plenty of headaches all over the scientific world. So if you are here to find out as much as you...

In "The Addictive Behaviors," author W.R. Miller tells us that people can become dependent on, addicted to or compulsively obsessed with any substance, object, activity or habit that gives them pleasure.

It has been noted that there are many similarities between a physical addiction to a substance like alcohol and a psychological dependence on a compulsive activity like gambling. The object of the addiction could be anything, food, shopping, sex, alcohol, drugs, or...

"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." Lao-tzusaid those words, actually wrote them down, about 2,500 years ago, and they are just as true now as they were then! If you need to lose weight, or quit a bad habit, then perhaps you have taken that first step, or you are about to!Bravo! Bravo!

Some folks believein good luck charms, to give them the ability, the strength, and the discipline to stick to a diet, exercise program, or to refrain...

Help for pornography addiction is not as easy to find as help for other addictions and is often harder to decide if you should get help because of its sensitive nature. Addictions to drugs and well known behavioral addictions like gambling and alcoholism while embarrassing and terrible have a sense of acceptance in the community thanks to wide media coverage and public awareness campaigns which is a good thing. However pornography addiction and sex addiction often is still a taboo...

Scenario:
You’ve just come home from the doctor and you’re devastated, fearful and confused. Your physician had to inform you that you have cancer. For months you’ve been irritable and hard to get along with. You’ve been lethargic and have appeared to be getting lazy. You haven’t been doing things that you normally do.
People may have been becoming disappointed by, or getting aggravated, from your symptoms. Now you’re going to have to accept...

What are Pharm Parties? New indications are pointing to a disturbing trend in which teens steal prescription drugs from their parents' medicine cabinets and create "prescription cocktails" that can be shared or traded with friends at parties, leading to drug addiction or abuse.

Prescription medications such as Xanax®, OxyContin®, and Ambien® are some of the popular name brand pills that teenagers look for when raiding their household medicine cabinets. These...

You know, I was searching the web the other day and I ran across an article by a well known self-help guru. The article was titled “How to uncover your True Life Purpose in 20 Minutes!” And I thought to myself, I just have to read this! So as I began reading, I was instructed to get out a pen and piece of paper! Next, I was directed to clear my mind of all thought, and then to proceed by writing down whatever popped into my head. The author went on to claim that your true...