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środa, 16 maja 2012

All the '-olisms' of the world

Many people suffer from addiction...The most well-known and dangerous forms of dependency are : 
alcoholism /ˈælkəhɒlɪzəm
drug addiction 
gambling 

Gambling may drive you into bankruptcy

Many new terms related to behavioural addiction have recently been created. Such phenomena as compulsive buying, and workaholism have been identified. 

Here is a list of the most popular forms of addiction:

shopaholism (compulsive shopping, oniomania)
shopaholic -a person who suffers from shopaholism

Shopaholism - new purchases bring short-term euphoria

workaholism (work addiction)
workaholic - a person who suffers from work addiction
overeating (=objadanie się)
exercise abuse
sugar addiction
caffeine addiction
chocoholism (=addiction to chocolate)
addiction to painkillers (=uzależnienie od środków przeciwbólowych)
tanorexia (tanning addicition)

Tanorexia causes permanent damage to your skin

bigorexia (muscle dysmorphia)

Bigorexia is an obsession with well-developed muscles

orthorexia (=obsession with healthy food)

Orthorexia is quite a new phenomenon

sex addiction
computer addiction
Internet addiction disorder (Internet overuse)

Many teenagers may develop Internet addiction

mobile phone addiction 
television addiction

How to check whether your compulsive behaviour has already turned into an addiction? 
Here are some alarm signals:
1. Getting the object of desire satisfies your needs for a short period of time. Feelings of euphoria, joy, calmness pass away very quickly, giving way to anxiety and sadness.

2. Your life revolves around your dependency...Your addiction comes to the fore, pushing your family, work, health and financial situation into the background.

3. You are able to spend your last penny on the thing you adore (video game, magazine, cosmetic products).

4. You keep thinking about the activity/thing you like; it becomes an obsession.

Glossary:
addiction/dependency - uzależnienie
to be addicted to sth - być uzależnionym od czegoś
an addict - uzależniony; narkoman 
abuse - nadużywanie, e.g. alcohol abuse
compulsive - nałogowy 
to suffer from sth - cierpieć na coś
phenomenon (pl. phenomena) - zjawisko
term - termin
behavioural - behavioralny; związany z zachowaniem
an object of desire - przedmiot pożądania
to pass away - mijać
to give way to sth - ustępować miejsca czemuś
anxiety - niepokój
to revolve around sth - toczyć się wokół czegoś
to come to the fore - wysunąć się na pierwszy plan


Can you think of any other forms of addiction?

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