HEY, CAN SPORT BE AN ADDICTION? (food for thought) – Part 4 of 4
I must acknowledge that I have not yet reached a definitive and fully settled conclusion on this layered…
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HEY, CAN SPORT BE AN ADDICTION? (food for thought) – Part 3 of 4
Some readers may question how this discussion applies when the athlete involved is a professional competitor performing at…
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HEY, CAN SPORT BE AN ADDICTION? (food for thought) – Part 2 of 4
I must clarify that I do not equate sport with addictions involving psychoactive substances or chemical dependency. Importantly,…
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HEY, CAN SPORT BE AN ADDICTION? (food for thought) – Part 1 of 4
Recent discussions have increasingly explored whether intense engagement in sport may evolve into addiction. Furthermore, debates within addiction…
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OCD – What it’s not
The high familiarity with psychological terms, such as ‘depressed’, ‘paranoid’ and ‘OCD’ has brought a normalization of the…
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Dealing with grief – Part 3 of 3
As promised, in my previous blog we will now look into other modes of grief. Literature indicates, that…
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Dealing with grief – Part 2 of 3
As I stated in the previous blog we will now deal with the topic of grief in more…
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Dealing with grief – Part 1 of 3
Today, I will write about a topic that is close to my heart; that is how we deal…
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What is OCD ?
‘’I washed my hands several times but I need to make sure they are clean. I need to…
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Losing a person you love – Part 2
Losing a person you love can deplete your physical and emotional energies. Therefore it is important to surround…
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Losing a person you love – Part 1
Losing a person you love is usually a difficult experience. This loss, which can happen after a break-up,…
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Introduction to the Id, Ego, and Superego
The psychoanalytic theory explains personality through the id, ego, and superego, shaping behavior and mental processes. Furthermore, the…
