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ELITE ISSUE 29, MARCH 2021

Psychological addiction

Marina Tharwat, mass communication , South Valley University

Starting from being a social person, after analyzing human Drugs also Stimulate the addict's tendency to sabotage
psychology in a scientific way, we have concluded that the relationships and commit crimes.
elements and substances that play a role in changing the There are other effects such as difficulty speaking, mood
psychological state and controlling the degree of addiction swings, and chronic headaches. Also, the addicted person
in humans differ from one person to another. suffers from a state of excess nervousness, and he does not
When a psychological addiction is defined, in the beginning, care about his general appearance, as he loses control of
it brings up pleasures but over time causes psychological himself and does not bear the pressures of work.
problems which impair the person's ability, wills, and the They have an imbalance, they have difficulty walking, and
mind stops its normal functions. they are also from people who
Psychological damages include beginning shrinkage, They have cramps all over again.
absenteeism, and neglect of personal care. In the beginning, The first stages of treatment for addiction are:
the difficulty in acclimating causes the person's inability to The first step is acknowledging the addiction problem,
continue working and studying, which leads to more then seeking help.
failures.
The patient becomes nervous and restless, with trouble In most parts of the world, there are many support groups
sleeping, and is either drowned for long periods of time or and professional services available. Treatment options for
insomniacs and cannot sleep. It is a fact that these effects act addiction depend on several factors, including the type of
as a single chain and affect the addiction's psyche, leading to substance and how it affects disease.
a single path of failure, whatever the personal differences Among the addiction treatment programs: Addiction
between the addicts. treatment programs usually focus on preventing relapses
People feel difficulty in scientific life. by forming individual, group, or family sessions as part of
Studying leads to a failure in the addict's life, so the addict the program.
can't control Feelings of Violence and anger. Psychotherapy:
Addiction causes many legal problems as addicts enter There may be individual sessions or family sessions with a
empty arguments and bouts of violence and anger. With our specialist, in which the person is helped to deal with
findings and evaluations of the effects of addiction on the cravings and to avoid thinking about returning again.
social and biological aspects of the human being, addiction's Self-help groups:
greatest impact is on the psychological side, which is the Self-help groups may help a patient meet other people with
side that causes the most harm to addicts and affects their the same problem, and they can be self-help groups.
lives. Helping the person during the addiction withdrawal
The person suffering from psychological addiction often period, as the main goal is usually to remove the addictive
uses drugs. The harm of drugs is not only limited to health substance from the patient's body as soon as possible.
but rather than that, the psychological harm of drugs is one
of the most common things. They can cause you loss of
consciousness, unfeeling.
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