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I heard that any addiction can cause the brain to release chemicals like dopamine and endorphins, so can going cold turkey cause mild withdrawals like strange dreams, insomnia, restlessness.. etc
Yep, all that is possible. It is easy to trick the brain though and replace a harmful addiction with a non harmful one. One example is when I quit smoking cigarettes I replaced them with eating sunflower seeds. You could replace other addictions with even activities like running.
A new habit can be started within 30 days. Instead of gambling could play Russian roulette, just as exciting and you'll only loss once. ;)
Good luck!
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I’ve had a few run-ins with various addictions working as a weekend counselor at a recovery house, but they’ve been mainly of the substance-variety. There are, of course, other types of addiction (gambling, sexual, etc.), but to be quite honest, I had never heard of Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD).
Internet Addiction Disorder has not been classified as a “true” addiction according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th. Edition (DSM-IV), which is basically the Bible for classification and treatment of addictions.
However, IAD is characterized by addiction-like symptoms, such as excessive time spent with the addictive “substance”, difficulty reducing use, lack of interest in family or social relations, racing thoughts, irritability and lack of sleep. As with any true malady, IAD shows no bias toward age, social class, race, ethnicity, education, income or gender classification. The following criteria for Internet addiction is based on the diagnostic standards for pathological gambling:
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While indulging in gambling or betting once in a while is okay, though not morally correct, it is when a person start getting a high from it, just like from alcohol or drugs, that it becomes a problem. At this point of time, it starts interfering with the personal, psychological, physical, social or vocational areas of his life and turns into gambling addiction. The worst part of this addiction is that there are no obvious physical signs and symptoms to let the gambler, or his loved ones, be aware of the problem, till it attains massive proportions. Rather, you will have to learn to recognize subtle signs, in the person's behavior and activities, to identify the addiction. In order to help you out, we have listed the main signs of a gambling addiction, which should put you on red alert. Becoming restless, irritable and angry when prevented from gambling Alienation from friend, family members and even career Constant fixation on gambling Getting a high from gambling, just like drug...
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