Compulsive eating and food addiction are serious conditions that should be treated professionally. Learn more about causes and risk factors.
Similar to those with OCD, eating disorder sufferers habitually obsess about weight and eating, then engage in routine behaviors to offset this anxiety.
Do you struggle with binge eating? Learn about compulsive overeating, binge eating disorder, and what you can do to stop it.
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When a person is recognized as having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, they demonstrate unreasonable thoughts and fears that make them perform repetitive and ritualized behaviors. A person with OCD feels obliged to perform these actions as a way to reduce their stress and anxiety. They will feel that by not giving in to these impulses will cause something bad to happen, which can raise their…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a specific kind of anxiety disorder that is accompanied by uncontrollable urges to repetitively indulge in behaviors that beco…
Gambling addiction is characterized by a persistent need to bet on an outcome which causes a significant disruption of one’s personal life. Learn more.
Abilify® (aripiprazole) is a prescription drug used to treat depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. It can cause compulsive behaviors in patients.
People who suffer from anorexia are often thought of as having an extraordinary degree of self-control, even if that discipline is used self-destructively. But a new study suggests that the extreme dieting characteristic of anorexia may instead be well-entrenched habit — behavior governed by brain processes that, once set in motion, are inflexible and slow to change. The study’s findings may help explain why the eating disorder, which has the highest mortality rate of any
They call it "the hidden addiction." There's no physical sign of it. Nothing is ingested. You can't overdose on it. People with the problem can