Monthly Archives: November 2015

Internet Addiction Disorder- What is it? What treatment is available?

Internet Addiction Disorder- What is it? Internet addiction disorder or IAD is also referred to as Problematic Internet Use (PIU),[i] Compulsive Internet Use, (CIU),[ii] Internet overuse, problematic computer use, pathological computer use, or I-Disorder,[iii]. IAD is excessive computer use which interferes with … Continue reading

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Service keeps you sober — Research is proving this age-old slogan

Ever since I walked into the rooms, I heard the phrase “Service keeps you sober.” I already knew I was a helping type of person, in fact in my addiction it was called being a rescuer. So I stayed away … Continue reading

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On the Nature of Addiction and the Loss of Hope

Guest post by David Chapman The normal state of a productive and happy human existence includes a sense of hope. The  nature of addiction exhausts all sense of hope. The sense of hope is based on the understanding that the process of productive … Continue reading

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