Monday, November 25th, 2024
Why is Porn So Darn Addictive?
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT If you’re addicted to porn, you know that it has a powerful pull. In fact, many individuals who are addicted to both substances and...
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Monday, September 30th, 2024Is Depression Linked to Addiction?
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT In a previous post, I outlined the basic neurobiology of addiction, including the fact that when the nucleus accumbens (the dopamine rewards center of...Read More -
Monday, September 2nd, 2024Addiction and the Brain
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT To understand the addictive process, we must first understand certain brain basics, most notably how we experience pleasure, desire, and motivation. In humans, a...Read More -
Monday, February 12th, 2024The Search for Intensity: Drugs, Sex, Pairing Drugs and Sex
Dr. David Fawcett Drugs (especially amphetamines) and sex are sometimes referred to as super-stimulants because they create a heightened sense of intensity through large bursts of dopamine, adrenaline, and...Read More -
Monday, November 13th, 2023Connection vs. Addiction
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Last week, we discussed the concept of addiction as an intimacy disorder, noting that addicts of all types heal best in a community of...Read More -
Monday, September 11th, 2023
Sex Addiction: The Internet’s Triple-A Engine
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT 1973 Mark, a single 28-year-old events planner, was feeling lonely one evening. Hoping to meet Ms. Right (or at least Ms. Right Now) he...Read More -
Monday, April 17th, 2023Trauma, Intimacy Issues, and Addictions
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW Many addiction treatment specialists refer to addictions as an intimacy disorder. What they mean by this is that addicts turn to addictive substances and behaviors,...Read More -
Monday, April 3rd, 2023Understanding Childhood Trauma and Addiction
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Endless quantities of research have identified a direct causal link between unresolved early-life trauma and later-life addictions (all types of addiction). For this reason,...Read More -
Monday, March 6th, 2023Can You Really Be Addicted to a Behavior?
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW Sometimes sex and porn addicts think that because they are not ingesting an addictive substance (alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, opiates, etc.) they can’t be addicted. They...Read More