#addiction

#addiction

Looking ahead for myself, all I could see were broken shards, glomming and splintering, far from the awed and vibrant colors and geometric shapes that reform with the twist of the kaleidoscope in transition. I was early in my career as a counselor. More by dumb luck than prescient insight, somewhere deep within me I knew that I was vulnerable and at risk to make really bad choices. I was hurting and needed to feel better.

Between teaching MBA students and speaking to a lot of business audiences, I'm often interacting with successful people who work extremely long hours. It's common for me to hear about 13-hour workdays and seven-day workweeks, with few or no vacations. What I see among many of those I encounter is workaholism, a pathology characterized by continuing to work during discretionary time, thinking about work all the time, and pursuing job tasks well beyond what's required to meet any need.

I met Donny 18 months ago. For a while, we were both happy. Then suddenly, every Friday, Donny would make some excuse, smoke a cigarette and go to the bar across the street. Afterward, he would show up here drunk, and we would argue. When Donny was sober, he was a great guy, but every weekend he disappeared. Although I tried every day to help him, the drinking evolved into drugs. A few months ago, he came over to visit.

I was living in fear of the next fucked-up experience, he says. Sitting in a store room above the London venue his band Militarie Gun will later fill with shoutalong aggro-pop energy, the singer is jetlagged but animated as he puts himself back there, his sandy hair peeking from beneath the hood of his sweatshirt. Twice, my bus pulled up as an ambulance pulled away from our house, he continues.

The prescription testosterone market in the United States is substantial and growing, with more than 5 million prescriptions written annually and an estimated $1 billion in sales. More striking still is the booming self- medication with testosterone supplements. Testosterone "boosters"-often herbal or vitamin‑based products-represent a $3.7 billion global market projected to nearly double by 2030.This means there are 3 million users in the United States, and epidemiologic studies suggest up to 30 percent of long-term AAS users may develop addiction,

Early trauma can have a multitude of detrimental effects and consequences-one of which is dysregulated arousal. Traumatic experiences can disrupt the normal functioning of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and cause arousal extremes through overactivation of the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system (SNS and PNS, respectively). Indeed, individuals with trauma histories can experience hyperarousal (fight or flight mode; SNS activation) or hypoarousal (freeze or numbing; PNS activation) in response to perceived threats (Corrigan et al., 2011; Ogden et al., 2006).

Most of my life, if you told me to go right, I would go left. I think it has something to do with age that changes that and time and life experience, to where that defiance - I guess it doesn't always change in some cases, but for me, I've let go of the fighting everything. Because that's exhausting to live that way.

Dear Viv promises a celebratory deeply personal portrait of The Vivienne's remarkable journey from their roots in North Wales and Liverpool to the global stage.

The decline in mental health among kids and teens is closely linked to time spent using screen media, particularly social media and video games.

Beeban Kidron emphasized the need for the UK government to detoxify dopamine loops of addictive social media, urging the technology secretary to implement new safety codes for children.

"I didn't even recognise myself at that time. Sometimes, in the midst of one of the psychotic episodes, where I'd be smashing my flat up with a hammer, I'd catch sight of myself in the mirror and say: 'What the f**k?'"

The relationship began uncomfortably, with pressure to partake in sexting, leading to feelings of validation despite neglect and mental health struggles.

Researchers investigating brain structures found that adolescents who eventually used drugs exhibited larger brain sizes prior to any substance use, indicating innate differences rather than direct causation from drug use.

"There is no question I worried about my mother when she was out at night, and loved her so much I couldn't sleep because I wanted her to come home and let me know she was okay."

Revenge is more than an emotion—it’s an addictive behavior. People get hyped about an epic revenge story or cheer for politicians seeking to 'get even'. This satisfaction of payback is a dangerous craving.

The researchers measured the impact of adolescent nicotine vaping on the prefrontal cortex, ventral tegmental area, and nucleus accumbens, key regions central to addiction.

Although Williams had struggled with drug use in the past, his death was ruled a misadventure and he did not intend to take his own life.