Hrachya Badalyan

Gambling addiction and risk of relapse after recovery

Why Addiction Often Returns Just When Life Has Started to Get Better

All Articles, Gambling Addiction, Other Addictions

Why gambling addiction can return even after months of stability, how the memory of past consequences fades, and which changes in thinking may appear before relapse. Many people think that relapse happens mainly during difficult periods of life: after conflict, severe stress, financial problems, loneliness, or emotional turmoil. Sometimes that is indeed the case. But […]

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Gambling addiction and the risk of other addictions

Gambling Addiction and the Risk of Other Addictions: What You Need to Know

Alcohol Addiction, All Articles, Gambling Addiction

Why gambling addiction can sometimes coexist with alcohol, drug, or other addictions, what role family patterns may play, and which signs can indicate that gambling is becoming a serious problem developing other addictions as well. This also applies to gambling addiction. Some people who experience problems with gambling may also struggle with alcohol or drug

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Anxiety and shame after drinking alcohol

Anxiety and Shame After Alcohol: Why You Keep Replaying the Previous Evening

Alcohol Addiction, All Articles

Why anxiety, shame, and repeated mental replay can appear after drinking alcohol, and how reassurance-seeking can reinforce the cycle After drinking alcohol, some people experience more than an ordinary hangover. They wake up in the morning and immediately start trying to reconstruct the previous evening. “Did I say something I shouldn’t have?”“Did I offend anyone?”“Why

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