Category: Mental Health

Mindfulness means a very desirable, positive psychological ability – a specific form of focus. Unlike concentration, it is a moment of centering. It focuses on a point in time, the present. Mindfulness describes a wide-awake openness regarding everything that is … Read more

So, is sport an addiction or not?

My apologies, I do not think I have formed a definite opinion. My view so far is that sport can lead a person to significant impairments in social life. I cannot discredit the … Read more

Professional Sports Athletes

I suppose some of you reading this blog are asking, “what if the athlete is a professional?” I, too, feel that this argument cannot be complete if this consideration is absent. The participation of the athlete here … Read more

Can Sports Be too much?

I should make something clear. I do not think that sport can be compared to addictions that involve substances. The substances per se have a medicinal affect in the person which creates a new dimension … Read more

Recently I have been asked to consider the idea that sports might become an addiction. This notion is not new in this field. There are debates in the field of addiction which seem to identify similarities with other forms of … Read more

So, is sport an addiction or not?

My apologies, I do not think I have formed a definite opinion. My view so far is that sport can lead a person to significant impairments in social life. I cannot discredit the … Read more

Professional Sports Athletes

I suppose some of you reading this blog are asking, “what if the athlete is a professional?” I, too, feel that this argument cannot be complete if this consideration is absent. The participation of the athlete here … Read more

Can Sports Be too much?

I should make something clear. I do not think that sport can be compared to addictions that involve substances. The substances per se have a medicinal affect in the person which creates a new dimension … Read more

Recently I have been asked to consider the idea that sports might become an addiction. This notion is not new in this field. There are debates in the field of addiction which seem to identify similarities with other forms of … Read more

The high familiarity with psychological terms, such as ‘depressed’, ‘paranoid’ and ‘OCD’ has brought a normalization of the words.  Although used more frequently, they are not always used accurately, thus bringing about several misconceptions.

When it comes to the … Read more