TeoZ asks:
> When does a hobby turn into an obsesion or compulsion?
Taken from Christine Reilly, Institute for Research on Pathological
Gambling, Harvard Medical School
http://www.hms.harvard.edu/doa
(As per NPR, abbreviated)
Symptoms of addiction
o Crave it. Obsessive thinking about the activity.
o Continued involvement despite adverse consequences
o Increasing levels to get the same satisfaction
Relating an experience I had for 24 hours once with
painkillers for a broken leg I would add:
o Gradual replacing of satisfaction with irritability.
Good source material for the subject:
the book "Terminal Man". No joke.
John A.
Received on Fri May 16 2003 - 18:37:00 BST