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Addictive Behaviors

In addition to drugs and alcohol, we can also become addicted to behaviors. These resources will help you understand and manage your addictive personality.

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People experiencing dysphoria lack enthusiasm about life.

What Is Dysphoria?

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD

Working at a table

How to Tell If You Are Addicted to Work

Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS

man leaving his house

How to Overcome Your Work Addiction

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD

Relapse to an Addiction, Substance or Behavior

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How Gambling Disorder Is Defined According to the DSM-5

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Are Addictive Behaviors or Activities Real Addictions?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
The Self Medication Theory of Addiction

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments for Paranoia

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Dilutional Hyponatremia or Water Intoxication

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
What Is Exercise Addiction and Are You at Risk?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How to Tell if You Are an Adrenaline Junkie

By Elizabeth Scott, MS
The Risks of Snorting Cacao Powder

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How a Food Addiction Develops

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Is Compulsive Shopping Really an Addiction?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Is Sugar Actually Addictive?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How Does Addiction Change Homeostasis?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Does Stress Cause Addiction?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Are Tattoos Addictive if You Can't Stop at One?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
The Psychological Process of Addiction

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Socially Acceptable vs. Deviant Behavior

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
The Excessive Appetites Theory of Addiction

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Asphyxiation and the Addiction Connection

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
10 Cognitive Distortions Identified in CBT

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Exercise Euphoria and Exercise Addiction

Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS
Psychosis Symptoms and Causes

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Can Food Addiction Be Diagnosed?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
What Exactly Is a Pyromaniac?

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
The Symptoms and Risks of Television Addiction

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Signs and Symptoms of Addiction

Reviewed by David Susman, PhD
Why Is My Addicted Loved One Always Telling Lies?

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
What Does It Feel Like to Be Addicted to Something?

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
What Is Peer Pressure and Does It Lead to Addiction?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
The Difference Between an Addiction and a Compulsion

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Symptoms of Being High on Mephedrone

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Addictive Gambling vs. Professional and Social Gambling

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
What Is a Drug Dealer?

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
Signs of Pathological Gambling and Gambling Addiction

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
What Is Dissociation?

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
An Overview of Behavioral Addiction

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Effects of Caffeine on the Body

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Side Effects of Caffeine and Caffeinated Drinks

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Is It Possible to Overdose on Caffeine?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Caffeine Withdrawal: Symptoms, Timeline, & Treatment

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How Much Caffeine Is in Foods and Drinks?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Are Energy Drinks Addictive?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Caffeine, Stress and Your Health

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
Where Caffeine Comes From and Various Uses

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How Caffeine Addiction Can Affect Your Health

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Excessive Social Media Use Comparable to Drug Addiction

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How to Quit Cell Phone Addiction and Be More Present

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
The Stress of Constantly Checking Your Phone

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
5 Types of Internet Abuse Used to Cyberbully

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
What to Know About Video Game Addiction

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
10 Basic Rules of Netiquette or Internet Etiquette

Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW
Is Video Game Addiction Really an Addiction?

Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD
When Sexting Becomes Addictive

Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
An Overview of Internet Addiction

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Characteristics of Addicted Gamers

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
How to Control Your Facebook Addiction

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
Advertising Tricks That Trigger Impulse Buying

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
How to Stop Overspending and Avoid Debt

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Differences Between Compulsive and Impulsive Shopping

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
The Symptoms of Being a Shopaholic

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Self-Help Groups for Shopping Addiction

Reviewed by Amy Morin, LCSW
Materialism and Shopping Addictions

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
An Overview of Shopping Addiction

Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
Do Your Money Problems Stem From Addictive Behavior?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Is Sex Addiction Real, a Joke, or Just an Excuse?

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
Is Online Infidelity Really Cheating on Your Partner?

Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
Signs and Symptoms of Sex Addiction

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
What You Should Know About Sexual Anorexia

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
What Is Polyamory?

Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
Characteristics of a Healthy Sexual Relationship

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
How Do Rituals Play a Role With Addictions?

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD
Why Your Cheating Spouse Had an Online Affair

Medically reviewed by Carly Snyder, MD
How Emotional Pain Affects Your Body

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD
How Does Denial Affect Addiction?

By Elizabeth Hartney, BSc., MSc., MA, PhD

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