{"id":12420,"date":"2016-07-08T21:44:57","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T21:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ivbar4u.com\/blog\/?p=12420"},"modified":"2016-07-08T21:44:57","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T21:44:57","slug":"understanding-process-addiction-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ivbar4u.com\/blog\/understanding-process-addiction-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding process addiction today"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Understanding process addiction today. Intervention personal health behavior change comes with real life benefits we cannot ignore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Understanding process addiction today: When it begins with a single behavior<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

For a very long time people did not believe that process or behavioral addiction can pose threats. They were seen as actions of leisure and therefore very harmless. But today that is no longer the case. Understanding process addiction as one associated to certain activities or processes such as sex, eating, gambling, internet surfing, video gaming and tanning as opposed to a \u201csubstance addiction<\/a>\u201d like that of drugs or alcohol. Nonetheless experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury, MD have established that process addictions are \u201creal\u201d addictions and not just that, they\u2019re sharing many commonalities with drug addiction.<\/p>\n

Behavioral addictions<\/a> can be debilitating and difficult to overcome just as drug and alcohol addictions. Current research supports the growing understanding that process addictions impact chemicals in the brain much the same way as illicit substances. And because of that it will interest you to note that when you visit us at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center our approach is to professionally look at all addictions, whether they surface as substance abuse or compulsive behaviors because one common denominator they have is that they are fueled by certain underlying issues like trauma, attachment and neglect and beside that they are typically perpetuated by co-occurring mental health disorders such as anxiety<\/a>, depression<\/a> and personality disorders<\/a>. We therefore take it upon ourselves to professionally help our clients address these challenges and heal deep emotional wounds to enable them lead healthy and much fulfilling lives without the need for destructive coping mechanisms that present as behavioral addictions. The following are some examples of process addictions:<\/p>\n