What We Do to Ourselves
It cannot be denied that our society has become very used to and quite comfortable with an extreme amount of self-damaging behavior.
An Addiction to Telling Bad Jokes
Can a person become addicted to telling bad jokes? The answer is yes.
Will You or Won’t You: The Biased Choice Model of Addiction
The biased choice model of addiction argues that addiction is not a chronic brain disease and can be beaten with cognitive behavioral therapy.
Akrasia and a New Approach to Addiction Recovery
Akrasia is acting against one’s own best interests, and it’s behind a new book on addiction by Dutch psychologist, Reinout W. Wiers.
Is the Source of Addiction Self-Punishment?
Two prominent psychotherapists trace the source of addiction and compulsive behaviors to a desire for self-punishment.
Taking a Look at Tech Startups in Addiction Recovery
A look at several tech startups in addiction recovery featured in the respected engineering journal, IEEE Spectrum.