Psychology Today - Addiction

If you've ever really struggled, you know what it feels like to want to just feel "normal." But it can be important not to let that sense of "settling for" stagnate.

Needless psychological distress can arise from avoiding and evading more mundane problems. "Every form of refuge has its price."

Six ways people in recovery can avoid painkiller addiction post-surgery.

Changing for the better is hard. Identifying the true purpose of an unwanted behavior is the key to progress.

More and more, personal and social issues are declared "medical." First addiction, then other destructive behaviors, now even suicide and divisive politics. What are the risks?

Previously debated as a distinct mental health concern, the ICD-11 diagnosis for Gaming Disorder provides a classification to distinguish general use from problematic use.

Do you know the difference between a thought and an emotion? Experience the difference and begin the journey to know yourself more deeply.

The line between being a murderer or not is not a bright one, more readily breached than we imagine.

The sex-addiction industry says the affliction causes great harm, from sexual irresponsibility to divorce. Does it?

Fentanyl is fueling the drug overdose epidemic and is potentially a threat to both pet dogs and police narcotic detection dogs as well.