MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'compulsion'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872483&cid=t_177798_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FHpjG0gbvcCY%2F Why Do I Keep Doing That? A recovery book that builds on overcoming the insanity of doing the same thing and expecting different results.Why We Do What We Don’t Want to Do–and How to StopWhy Do I Keep Doing That? Why Do I Keep Doing That? explains why we all experience the “compulsion to repeat” and discover the most successful ways to stop doing what we don’t want to do . . . whether we drink it, smoke it, snort it, pop it, spend it, gamble it, eat it, work it, feel it, or have sex or a relationship with it.As a recovering alcoholic, Dennis Wholey knows firsthand what it takes to break an addiction. In his New York Times bestseller The Courage to Change, Wholey brilliantly changed the way people viewed the negative pattern of substance addiction. Now, in this highly anticip... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872483 Sun, 08 May 2011 14:55:00 +0100 4872483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4498394&cid=t_177798_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fwhat-are-stages-of-sex-addiction%2F Addicted people often feel handcuffedProblems in controlling sexual behavior usually reveal themselves in four distinct stages:Preoccupation: The person continually fantasizes about sexual prospects or situations. Constant sexual focus results in a high level of arousal which can trigger an episode of sexual “acting-out.”Ritualization: A preferred sexual activity or situation is often stereotyped and repetitive, and may include a wide variety of activities intended to keep arousal at a high pitch, rather than being aimed at sexual release.Compulsion: The person continues to engage in sexual activity despite negative consequences and a sincere desire to stop. A sex addict can feel as powerless as an alcoholic or drug addict over his or her addiction.Despair: Sex addicts experien... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4498394 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:23:02 +0100 4498394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3891823&cid=t_177798_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fsexually-compulsive-2%2F Twenty Questions to help identify sexually compulsive actions Sexual addiction can be a problem for people in recovery from alcoholism, gambling, addiction or codependency. This can be so whether one is gay, lesbian or straight. These questions may help identify or dismiss the problem. The Twenty Questions Do you frequently experience remorse, depression, or guilt about your sexual activity? Do you feel your sexual drive and activity is getting out of control? Have you repeatedly tried to stop or reduce certain sexual behaviors, but inevitably you could not? Are you unable to resist sexual advances, or turn down sexual propositions when offered? Do you use sex to escape from uncomfortable feelings such as anxiety, fear, anger, resentment, guilt, etc. which seem to disappear when ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3891823 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:12:36 +0100 3891823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603597&cid=t_177798_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-positive-power-of-compulsive-medicine%2F2010.05.26 Most experienced physicians expect uncertainty in caring for real people with average everyday problems. Yet those inexperienced or uninitiated in medicine tend to see the practice of medicine as exact or even absolute. I remember waiting in vain as a medical student and resident for my instructors to illuminate a path towards certitude. Instead, I was given something far more real and lasting: An acceptance of the indeterminate mixed with the drive to be compulsive on behalf of my patients. During my internal medicine internship, I remember a more-senior resident during our daily morning report bemoaning her uncertainty by saying, “But I just don’t know what’s wrong with my patient.” Although she was visibly upset, our program director’s reaction to her comment bordered on amus... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603597 Wed, 26 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3603597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3433174&cid=t_177798_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fwhy-do-i-keep-doing-that%2F Why Do I Keep Doing That? Why We Do What We Don’t Want to Do–and How to Stop Why Do I Keep Doing That? Why Do I Keep Doing That? explains why we all experience the “compulsion to repeat” and discover the most successful ways to stop doing what we don’t want to do . . . whether we drink it, smoke it, snort it, pop it, spend it, gamble it, eat it, work it, feel it, or have sex or a relationship with it. As a recovering alcoholic, Dennis Wholey knows firsthand what it takes to break an addiction. In his New York Times bestseller The Courage to Change, Wholey brilliantly changed the way people viewed the negative pattern of substance addiction. Now, in this highly anticipated book, Why Do I Keep Doing That? Why Do I Keep Doing That?, Wholey expands the exploration of the compu... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3433174 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:55:00 +0100 3433174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363824&cid=t_177798_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2F9woPO90eBhY%2F Addicted people often feel handcuffed Problems in controlling sexual behavior usually reveal themselves in four distinct stages: Preoccupation: The person continually fantasizes about sexual prospects or situations. Constant sexual focus results in a high level of arousal which can trigger an episode of sexual “acting-out.” Ritualization: A preferred sexual activity or situation is often stereotyped and repetitive, and may include a wide variety of activities intended to keep arousal at a high pitch, rather than being aimed at sexual release. Compulsion: The person continues to engage in sexual activity despite negative consequences and a sincere desire to stop. A sex addict can feel as powerless as an alcoholic or drug addict over his or her addiction. Despair: Sex addicts exp... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363824 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:26:00 +0100 3363824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3248706&cid=t_177798_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FyPnwBo9z5uo%2F Sex addicts tug of war Addicted to Love: Sex, Love & Compulsion Their stories are the stories of addicts. See if any look familiar. Ben is a successful attorney. Married with three children, his life looks exemplary and he seems destined for great public achievement. But Ben also leads a secret life, revolving around visits to prostitutes and adult book stores. Lately, he’s taken to cruising the World Wide Web, downloading porn and searching for partners in electronic chat rooms and online hook-up sites. Susan is a mid-level administrator and a single mother. Every few weeks or months she goes on a sexual binge, dressing provocatively and acting out exhibitionistic fantasies in local bars. She has sex with at least one man each night, and sometimes more. Charles spends hours each... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3248706 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:14:23 +0100 3248706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3172211&cid=t_177798_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FCfKUJg8lKIA%2F Addiction illuminates concept of free will Harvard Provost, Steven Hyman, recently gave a lecture titled “Compulsion and the Brain: Subverting the Concept of Self-Control.” He provided an easy to understand description of the neurobiological basis for addiction: Hyman began by explaining what neuroscience has learned about the process by which humans choose among multiple goals and [...] (Source: Recovery Is Sexy.com) Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3172211 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:09:32 +0100 3172211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796406&cid=t_177798_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fp3f96edsLYc%2F Duncan “Atrios” Black sums up and amplifies on a much longer post by Salon’s Glenn Greenwald as follows: Just adding on to Glenn’s post, much opposition to the government actually doing anything decent for people comes from the idea that the government is going to take my tax money and give it to people who don’t deserve it. The problem is that for decades the Dems have tried to get around this by making sure policies and programs were relatively small and incremental, everything targeted and means tested. But doing that effectively confirmed the critics’ point. The big (giant) government programs which are most popular are the ones which are universal – Social Security and Medicare – and other less controversial government programs, like hig... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796406 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:36:02 +0100 2796406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447506&cid=t_177798_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fcompulsory-immunisations.html ...or elseDoctors are to consider whether parents should be forced to have their children vaccinated against mumps, measles and rubella.BBCThis is the typical, provocative way in which the media tends to present problems like this. Doctors are not in a position to force anyone to do anything and nor should they be. Compulsory immunisation is a matter for our elected representatives and for Parliament.Most parents give their children all recommended immunisations. The only controversy at the moment is the MMR. A generation ago, it was the pertussis immunisation that caused controversy, but that is long forgotten. There is a measles out break at the moment. It was always going to happen. It could have been avoided.Herd immunity is a powerful argument for doctors but, for an understandably an... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447506 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:14:00 +0100 2447506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1436800&cid=t_177798_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fcompulsory-mmrs.html The new health visitorsI have four children, and they have all had the MMR immunisation. Twice. They have had every immunisation on offer and, when I can get my hands on some, they will be having the HPV jab as well. I wish all parents would give their children the MMR jab and I do everything in my power to persuade those who are reluctant. Now there are rumours going round that our government may make the MMR compulsory. Or refuse to let children who have not had it go to school - and as school is compulsory, how long before a social worker is knocking on the door?I believe that in the USA immunisations are a pre-school requirement, so why are they not in the UK?For me, this is one step too far. I know all the arguments. If parents do not feed and educate their children, we intervene. Why... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1436800 Mon, 12 May 2008 12:18:00 +0100 1436800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1368365&cid=t_177798_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fwine-to-be-served-in-thimbles.html Government approved wine glassProfessor Ian Gilmore, today issued the following directive:From 1st May 2008, public houses well be serving beer in 50ml Customs & Excise certified glasses. Wine will be served in thimbles and spirits will be delivered by aerosol, one spray behind the ears will give the faintest aroma of alcohol. Cigarettes will be reduced in size over the next twelve months prior to their complete abolition. Professor Gilmore commented that there was overwhelming medical evidence that both alcohol and tobacco were harmful to health. (BBC)I know that far too many people drink too much.I know that far too many people smoke too much.I do care. I am happy to provide advice on these and many other issues if asked. I am happy to diagnose and help with any health problems that ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1368365 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:31:00 +0100 1368365