Adrenaline is part of our body’s built-in survival mechanism. Back when we were cave dwellers, the body needed something to help it face the dangers of everyday life. That’s called adrenaline and it works by pumping up our body for a short period of time so that we can bring in the “fight or flight response” that was needed. The response is pretty much self explanatory: we needed to either fight the problem or run away from it (take flight – fast!).

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Addiction to the internet: let’s face it, it’s easy to lose an hour or ten “surfing the web” and come out the other end wondering where all that time went.

We’ve all done it. Likely more than once.

But how can you stop your addiction to the internet and get your life back?

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Watching television is a habit. And like most habits, it can get out of control.

So how do you go about watching less TV?

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Alcohol is easy to buy and “socially acceptable” in most Western countries.

Most people are OK with the occasional drink and there are even studies that suggest there are health benefits associated with moderate drinking.

But what happens if your social drinking turns into an addiction to alcohol. Does that mean you’ve got to give up drink for the rest of your life? Or is there an alcohol addiction cure? Continue Reading »

Shyness can make life awkward so how can you get some shyness help?

It can stop you from meeting other people or it may even prevent you from doing things you’d enjoy, if only you weren’t too shy to join in.

So how can you get shyness help?

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Fear of doctors (or iatrophobia if you want to give it a proper name) is actually quite common.

Which is probably at least partly because doctors can deal with near enough any part of you and they often don’t bring good news.

The trouble is that your fear of doctors may be working against you. After all, early diagnosis of most things is the best way to get them cured.

So how can you overcome your doctor fear?

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Snacking: the art of eating between meals. We seem to have perfected this over the years. But what to do if you want to stop snacking?

Part of the trouble is that there’s food available almost everywhere you turn.

Of course, the candy manufacturers know that we love to snack and they do their best to make sure their products are available everywhere.

Which doesn’t help you when you decide to reduce your snacking or even give up snacking altogether.

Here are some simple tips to help you either stop snacking completely or at least cut down on your snacking:

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Compulsive spending, especially as the economy tightens, isn’t the kind of addiction you’d choose to have.

So how do you overcome your addiction to spending money?

There are some debt reduction courses available, but they’re no good if you reduce your debts with one hand but continue to spend money as though it’s going out of fashion with the other hand.

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Crowds are almost everywhere: in shopping malls, at sports events, in most towns and cities. Seemingly everywhere you look, there’s a crowd.

So what do you do if you’ve got a fear of crowds?

Obviously one way is to avoid crowds. But that’s quite anti-social and could involve moving from where you currently live unless you’re already living in the middle of nowhere. Continue Reading »