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Sadiq Khan: I'm Suffering From Marathon Addiction

Sadiq Khan: I'm suffering from marathon addiction
I've got sore muscles and aching feet but the London marathon has got me hooked It's now less than three days until the London marathon . Over the past two months, my life has completely changed. You know that running bug people talk about? Well I've been well and truly bitten. Whatever happens this weekend whether I finish or not (I'll be keeping my fingers crossed) running will now always be a …
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Is Excessive Internet Addiction a Psychological Disorder as Stated by Guangzhou Baiyun Psychological Institute?

Question by Geyamala: Is excessive internet addiction a psychological disorder as stated by Guangzhou Baiyun psychological institute?
iternet addiction may be regarded as a disease in China, a media report said.

A research on internet addiction, which is to be named ‘pathological Internet use’, was being conducted by the Ministry of Health, China Daily quoted Shen Jiahong, director of the Guangzhou Baiyun Psychological Institute, as saying.

About 50 percent of teenaged delinquents in China’s Guangdong province were Internet-dependent, said Deng Weilong who heads the Guangdong team on the prevention of teenaged crimes.

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Answer by bluechristy
To put it in every day terms – We people on the net really don’t have a life LOL.

Answer by cavassi
More evidence that psychological and psychiatric diagnoses are culturally defined.

Sexual Sobriety: Recovering From Sex Addiction – PsychCentral.com (Blog)

Sexual Sobriety: Recovering from Sex Addiction – PsychCentral.com (blog)


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Sexual Sobriety: Recovering from Sex Addiction
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A bedrock of 12-step programs revolves around giving back, otherwise known as “being of service.” Addiction happens in isolation and is always self-centered. Participating in community activities and being of service is the polar opposite of the latter

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Sadiq Khan: I’m suffering from marathon addiction – The Guardian (blog)


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Sadiq Khan: I'm suffering from marathon addiction
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Whatever happens this weekend – whether I finish or not (I'll be keeping my fingers crossed) – running will now always be a big part of my life. When asked to join the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund team by my friend, journalist David Cohen, I

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Victim's Family Testifies in Shoe Stabbing Case

Victim's family testifies in shoe stabbing case
So far one of the biggest problems for a federal judge overseeing a patent battle between the world's largest smartphone makers isn't about stolen ideas. It's getting the roomful of smartphone …. But authorities testified that Trujillo's blood …
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Fort Hood raises red flags about military recruitment
Histories of child abuse or neglect, including bad parenting, children raised in alternative arrangements like Foster care, histories of drug or alcohol abuse, violence, suicide, academic problems, criminal activity, genetic abnormalities, psychiatric …
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A Date with Destiny
He was a tweeker, a meth addict, a junkee. He was also a thief, … That's a church that specializes in people who crave redemption from drugs and alcohol. Hard to say … Herndon was struggling with his addiction, Rost said, trying to be the man that …
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Sexual Sobriety: Recovering From Sex Addiction – PsychCentral.com (Blog)

Sexual Sobriety: Recovering from Sex Addiction – PsychCentral.com (blog)


PsychCentral.com (blog)

Sexual Sobriety: Recovering from Sex Addiction
PsychCentral.com (blog)
A bedrock of 12-step programs revolves around giving back, otherwise known as “being of service.” Addiction happens in isolation and is always self-centered. Participating in community activities and being of service is the polar opposite of the latter

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Pawnshops profiting as desperate addicts trade heirlooms for highs – Buffalo News

Pawnshops profiting as desperate addicts trade heirlooms for highs
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“It is not advantageous for us to do business with drug addicts, because we run the risk of losing money. Generally what happens is, if the police confiscate something, there is a criminal charge against the person who sold it. If there is a plea deal

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Cambridge Researchers Identify Brain Region Responsible for Gambling

Cambridge Researchers Identify Brain Region Responsible For Gambling
In a new study, University of Cambridge researchers have found that "Insula", the part of the brain that has a key role in inducing emotions, is responsible for gambling addiction. When Insula gets damaged due to a brain injury, it disrupts thinking …
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