Being ready to lose weight involves many things. There is definite preparation to be done, and without the right kind of preparation, it is unlikely that you will be able to maintain your weight-loss effort. ...  Read more... »

New research strongly suggests that pre-teens who have a boyfriend or girlfriend are much more likely to take up smoking than those who don't. Dr. Jenny Fidler and her team at the Cancer Research UK Health ...  Read more... »

Brian is an investment banker in his early forties. In graduate school, he first began to visit prostitutes, spend money on phone sex, masturbate compulsively and spend as much as five to 10 hours a ...  Read more... »

It is well known among people in the 12-step programs that of all the addictions, sex is the most difficult to master. Far from the notion that sex addiction is the “fun” one, the ...  Read more... »

If you are seeking help for sex addiction, there are a number of treatment programs available. The best-known programs in the United States include Sierra Tucson in Arizona, Tulane University's program in New Orleans and ...  Read more... »

Answering "yes" to any of the questions below indicates that you might have a problem with sex addiction. The questions are adapted from "Don't Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction" by P.J. Carnes (1991). ...  Read more... »

Sometimes, it's difficult to know whether someone close to you has an addiction. The addict might hide the addictive behavior or you might not know the warning signs or symptoms. The following behaviors are characteristic ...  Read more... »

The American Psychiatric Association does not currently recognize sex addiction as a mental illness. Therefore, no official diagnostic criteria exist for sex addiction. The APA does, however, have classifications that are helpful for understanding sexual ...  Read more... »

You might find that seeking help for sex addiction is difficult because your addicted brain wants sexual stimulation and pleasure in much the same way a cocaine addict wants cocaine. Addiction tricks your brain into ...  Read more... »

While there is no official diagnosis for sex addiction, clinicians and researchers have attempted to define the disorder using criteria based on chemical dependency literature. They include: Frequently engaging in more sex and with more ...  Read more... »

In a culture obsessed with sex, it might seem surprising that we don't hear more about sex addiction. While there is plenty of information for people addicted to alcohol, drugs and gambling, those addicted to ...  Read more... »

Sexual addiction is best described as a progressive intimacy disorder characterized by compulsive sexual thoughts and acts. Like all addictions, its negative impact on the addict and on family members increases as the disorder progresses. ...  Read more... »

Why some people, and not others, develop an addiction to sex is poorly understood. Possibly some biochemical abnormality or other brain changes increase risk. The fact that antidepressants and other psychotropic medications have proven effective ...  Read more... »

By Joseph B. Walther Dept. of Communication, Cornell University Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association Boston August, 1999 Abstract Recent attention to Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) raises concerns about conceptualization and etiology of such a ...  Read more... »

Writing on an eating disorders message board, Kristi (not her real name) gives a compelling account of another addiction: Last night I went to three different stores and spent several hundred dollars in, oh, an hour ...  Read more... »