Psychology Today

Why It’s So Easy to Get Addicted, and How Best to Treat It

It’s frequently noted that we’re not addicted to a substance, activity, or relationship as such but to how they make us feel. We may not even like the taste of 100-proof vodka, but if it gets us high, ...
Business Insider

We don't need more rigid screen rules and detoxes from phones

I realized while at the grocery store that I was lost in my phone, looking at things on my screen. I was addicted to the escape from reality that my phone gave me. We don't need more rigid rules or ...
CNN

When kids use screens, parents worry about the wrong thing, new study suggests

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...
Psychology Today

From Addicted, To Loving

My last two posts dealt with sex addiction and love addiction, respectively. Though I touched on codependence in the latter, this post will further delve into a “romantic” addiction to an individual, ...
CNN

‘This disorder has almost killed me’: His addiction to ultraprocessed food began as a child

Chicago native Jeffrey Odwazny says he has been addicted to ultraprocessed food since he was a child. “I was driven to eat and eat and eat, and while I would overeat healthy food, what really got me ...