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My Shopping Addiction Cost Me $98,000 in 6 Months

By Carla Sosenko — 2018

Inside one writer's struggle with a disorder that most people don't know exists.

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What Is Consciousness?

In order to be able to answer the question of whether productive obsessing is something to shun or to value, it would be good to know what consciousness is—not only in a biochemical sense but also in a way that does justice to our felt experience of individuality and instrumentality.

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Eric Maisel
2021
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Your Grand (Or Modest) Obsession

Redesign your mind with the help of productive obsessions.

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Eric Maisel
2021
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Opening to Answers by Obsessing

The exact challenges you face are the ones that you need to tackle.

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Eric Maisel
2021
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Primarily Obsessional OCD Symptoms and Treatments

When people think of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), they tend to focus on the most obvious compulsions, such as repetitive hand-washing, cleaning or checking on things, or an extreme need for symmetry. While the compulsions are more noticeable, they are only one aspect of this disorder.

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Kendra Cherry
2019
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Unhappy with Compulsions?

Are you unhappy with your compulsions? Sadhguru explains how that won’t help while trudging through the loads of Karma which grows more if you bury it.

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Sadhguru
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Compulsive Behaviors

Compulsive behaviors are actions that are engaged in repeatedly and consistently, despite the fact that they are experienced as aversive or troubling. Yet treatment can help to manage or overcome these difficult patterns.

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Psychology Today Staff
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The Difference Between Obsessions and Compulsions

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder. It involves intrusive and unwanted thoughts and the repetition of certain actions. Although people with OCD may understand their thoughts and actions are irrational, they cannot seem to stop them.

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Eileen Bailey
2018
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Compulsions Can Follow Trauma

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is usually treated as a stand-alone mental illness. A growing body of research is now finding that some cases of OCD may stem from trauma.

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Tori Rodriguez
2012
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The Difference Between an Addiction and a Compulsion

Sometimes people use the words addiction and compulsion interchangeably. However, they are not actually the same thing. What is the difference between the two?

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Elizabeth Hartney
2020
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Obsession Versus Compulsion

For people with OCD, the connection between obsessions and compulsive behavior is straightforward, McIngvale says.

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Ruben Castaneda
2019
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