Hypnotherapy in Reading, Berkshire and Wallingford, Oxfordshire for Didcot and Abingdon for addictions including alcohol, drugs, gambling, compulsive shopping, pornography, work, exercise and internet
What is an addiction?
A simple description of an addiction is - something we cannot give up - although we might wat to, and sometimes we might not even be aware that we are addicted to something in the first place, sometimes we need to be told. Of course there is much more to addictions than this and we can become addicted to almost anything.
Addictions come in many shapes and forms and include alcohol, drug and substance misuse, gambling, chocolate, sugar and carbohydrates, shopping, compulsive spending, internet, television, video and computer gaming, sex, pornography, self-harm, exercise, work and religion (and many, many more).
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Alcohol, substances & drugs - legal and illegal
Common substances, foods and drugs which are addictive to varying degrees include heroin, methadone, crack cocaine, cocaine, pcp or phencyclidene, speed or amphetamines, ketamine, ecstasy and MDMA, acid and LSD, cannabis and marijuana, inhalants and solvents, sugar, caffeine and steroids.
Substance misuse can involve the taking of a combination of legal and/or illegal drugs and prescribed medication. This can include alcohol with or without other substances. With any substance misuse there will be a physical and/or psychological dependency.
Physical dependency of a substance is defined by the appearance of withdrawal symptoms when the substance is suddenly taken away or stopped. Some examples of such substances are alcohol, opiates, benzodiazepines, barbiturates and nicotine.
Psychological dependency is a dependency of the mind and when the substance is withdrawn this often leads to withdrawal symptoms such as depression, anxiety, irritability, insomnia, headaches, nausea as well as the cravings for the substance (and many, many more).
For a list of addictions - Addictions list, Top 10 addictions list and Telegraph.co.uk list
Reason Why drunk people take risks - Dr Mercola
How alcohol changes your brain - Article
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