Support for Healing Substance/Behavioral Addictions
Addictions are a common for those bearing trauma, especially the extreme injuries caused by organized abuse. Compulsions can be expressions of unresolved TBMC programming, as well as reenactments of abuse. At SOAAR Global, we offer specialty support for survivors who struggle with defining and abstaining from addictions.
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List of Addictions to Substances
Substance use disorders can include addictions relating to the following substances:
Alcohol
Tobacco
Opioids (like heroin)
Prescription Drugs (sedatives, hypnotics, or anxiolytics like sleeping pills and tranquilizers)
Cocaine
Cannabis
Amphetamines (like methamphetamines known as meth)
Hallucinogens
Inhalants
Phencyclidine (known as PCP or Angeldust)
Other unspecified substances
Impulse Control Disorders
The DSM-5 lists disorders where impulses cannot be resisted, which could be considered a type of addiction. The following is a list of the recognized impulse control disorders:2
Intermittent explosive disorder (compulsive aggressive and assaultive acts)/Ragaholism
Kleptomania (compulsive stealing)
Pyromania (compulsive setting of fires)
Gambling
Common Addictions - Behavioral
It has been suggested one of the types of addictions is behavioral addiction. The following is a list of behaviors that have been noted to be addictive:3
Food (eating, restricting, etc.)
Destructive relationships
Sex, fantasy
Pornography (attaining, viewing, creating)
Screentime, news
Video games
Working
Exercising
Spiritual obsession (as opposed to religious devotion)
Pain (seeking)
Cutting
Shopping, spending
APA Reference
Tracy, N. (2021, December 15). Types of Addiction: List of Addictions, HealthyPlace. Retrieved on 2022, October 12 from https://www.healthyplace.com/addictions/addictions-information/types-of-addiction-list-of-addictions
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