Workaholics anonymous all you need to know about work addiction Introduction: What is a workaholic? Workaholism is a term that is used to describe someone who has a work addiction. It can be defined as someone who spends an excessive amount of time working and neglects their personal life instead. The term was first coined…
Alcohol addiction and treatment options Introduction: What is alcohol dependence? Alcohol dependence is defined as any alcohol consumption that causes problems. This includes alcoholism and alcohol abuse, where a person’s life increasingly starts to revolve around the use of this substance. A few years ago, the American Psychological Association updated the criteria for alcoholism to…
Why some people drink and what that means to you Why people drink and how much Alcohol overdoses are alcohol-induced deaths resulting from excessive alcohol consumption. In the United States, they account for more than 10% of all alcohol-related deaths, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, with a range of causal…
The Effects of Marijuana Consumption and what you can do about it Introduction: What is marijuana? Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that comes from the Cannabis plant and has been used for medicinal and recreational purposes for thousands of years. Marijuana is derived from the cannabis plant and can be consumed in a variety of…
Panic attacks at night Symptoms, causes and treatment Panic attacks at night often occur for no particular reason and can wake you up from sleep in a state of extreme tension or panic. What are the symptoms of a night-time panic attack? What are the symptoms of a night-time panic attack? The symptoms are not…
PTSD – Post-traumatic stress disorder Symptoms, causes and treatment What is post-traumatic stress disorder? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that can occur after someone has experienced an event where they felt genuinely frightened, helpless or threatened and thought they might be killed or seriously injured. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a…
OCD – Obsessive-compulsive disorder Symptoms, causes and treatment What does obsessive-compulsive disorder look like? If you find yourself turning back every day because you think you might have left the oven on or forgotten to lock the door, you may have a disorder called obsessive-compulsive disorder. If you can’t get out of the house unless…
Panic attacks – all you need to know Symptoms, causes and treatment You sit peacefully in bed and watch TV. Suddenly you feel you can’t breathe, your heart is pounding in your chest, your vision blurs and you fall to the floor unable to cry for help. This whole ordeal lasts for a couple of…
