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Re: Self-indulgent claptrap
Emmajane, Let's take, for instance, gambling. What would you consider the following to be, if not addiction? A person has constant thoughts about gambling, whether it be buying scratchoff lottery tickets, or playing poker online, or whatever. They simply have to do it, and they sometimes don't even think about it initially when they do. They ...
Posted to Science by madrigalpoet on October 1, 2008
Sex Addiction does not discriminate
My heart goes out to the whole Spitzer family. Nine months ago I made a similar discovery about my husband and partner of 20 years. The pain and disruption of having the whole context of my life ripped away in an instant was excrutiating. Fortunately I found information about sex addiction that helped me understand what we were going through. It's ...
Posted to Moneybox by womananonymous7 on March 11, 2008