By Mark D. Griffiths — 2019
A brief look at some myths about gaming disorder.
Read on www.psychologytoday.com
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Addiction, whether to drugs or other behaviors . . . is always a compensation for the sense of being devalued as a human being.
What if we replaced the word "addict" with: “A human being who suffered so much that he or she finds in drugs or some other behavior a temporary escape from that suffering"?
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There are legitimate uses of opioids in the treatment of physical pain. There is no legitimate use in the treatment of emotional pain.