Behavioural Addiction Explained
We understand that suffering from any addiction is a challenging experience to navigate.
Behavioural addictions, which can sometimes be referred to as impulse control disorders, often describe the process of an individual getting “hooked” or feel compelled to partake in specific behaviours on a repeated basis.
These behaviours cement themselves into people’s lives regardless of the potential consequences that follow, often draining a person’s wellbeing, finances and emotional strength.
Different from drug addictions and alcoholism, behavioural addictions do not involve individuals being physically dependent on chemical substances.
However, behavioural addictions are just as severe and damaging your mental and physical health.
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Types of behavioural addictions and conditions
- Gambling Addiction
- Sex Addiction
- Internet Addiction
- Shopping Addiction
- Video Game Addiction
- Work Addiction
- Plastic Surgery Addiction
- Food Addiction
- Love Addiction
View signs and symptoms of addiction here.
Reclaiming your life
Even though you are not addicted to a substance, you still have an addiction.
This is a very serious matter, which has the potential to create and wreak an enormous amount of havoc to your life.
Your internal chemical effects caused by your behavioural addiction sends signals to your brain’s award system.
The internal chemical effects caused by your behavioural addiction are very similar to the ones caused by psychological addictions like drinking and using.
Both impacts can be equally as destructive.
The Executive Rehab Guide can help you take control of your addiction by helping you to address the factors that contribute to your behavioural addiction.
It’s only with the support of experienced, understanding therapists that you will be able to overcome your addiction and rebuild your life.
Each addiction is unique
As with any type of addiction, it is utterly unique to you and your life story and circumstance.
Certain factors make addictions develop more rapidly and efficiently. For example, factors like low self-esteem can encourage you to engage in destructive behaviours that become addictive.
The most common causes of addictive behaviour are mostly always associated with trauma, loss and guilt.
These are complex experiences to bypass; intense guilt and loss can be highly overwhelming, and addictive behaviour is a way to escape painful memories and challenging situations.
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