The ultra lucrative video game industry is perpetually releasing more complex, realistic and compelling (enthralling for many) video games have been strategically designed to capture and sustain the attention of increasingly sophisticated and able gamers. The nature of these video games seems, for many to generate an increased compulsion to relentlessly engage in game play […]
Internet Addiction Disorder | Pornography & Cyber Sex
By Dr. Patrick Hart on January 18, 2015 in Sex Love and Pornography Addiction Counseling, What is Video Game Addiction?
DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONNAIRE: INTERNET ADDICTION DISORDER THE EMERGENCE OF A NEW CLINICAL DISORDER Anecdotal reports have long sustained that Internet users become addicted to the Internet in much that same way that others became addicted to drugs or alcohol. Addictive and compulsive internet use has clearly resulted in significant academic, social, and occupational impairment for many of us. […]
Seattle Teenage Drug Abuse and Addiction Prevention
By Dr. Patrick Hart on October 28, 2014 in Drug Intervention | Shame Free Strategies!, Family Intervention and Crisis Prevention, Private Addiction Treatment
Teenage Drug Abuse. Protecting Your Kids from Substance Abuse and Addiction While raising your child is one of the most rewarding aspects of living your life, it is also one of the toughest. As children grow up and become teens, the issues that surround parenting change and many families recognize that their youngsters will certainly […]
Can Facebook Make You Sad? Internet Addiction Therapy
By Dr. Patrick Hart on August 2, 2014 in Depression Treatment | Remain Drug Free, Holistic Mental Health Research, Private Addiction Treatment, Sex Love and Pornography Addiction Counseling, What is Video Game Addiction?
Internet Addiction Treatment Therapy in Seattle for Facebook Addiction and Internet Addiction Disorder: Facebook has granted us a new form of communication that has transformed life in so many ways unimagined just a short time ago. Facebook’s statistics are astounding. In just one single decade, Facebook has signed up some […]
Conscious Uncoupling Starts With Unconscious Coupling
By Dr. Patrick Hart on June 17, 2014 in Conscious Coupling & Uncoupling | Should We Stay or Should We Go?, News, Relationship Counseling for Individuals, Sex Love and Pornography Addiction Counseling, Social Phobia and Relationship Counseling
Conscious Uncoupling Starts With Unconscious Coupling. Couples Relationship Counseling in Seattle! If possible you haven’t heard, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin (a movie star & rock star, respectively) announced their divorce this week after a respectable ten-years of marriage. In fact numerous celebrity duos have recently announced their split as a “conscious uncoupling” — […]
Human Time Sense | Mindfulness in Seattle
By Dr. Patrick Hart on March 28, 2014 in Holistic Mental Health Research, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness in Seattle | Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy A fascinating lecture on culture, change and The Human Send of Time ▶ RSA Animate – The Secret Powers of Time – YouTube
Technology Addiction Figured Out | A Tech Addicts Cure?
By Dr. Patrick Hart on March 26, 2014 in Holistic Mental Health Research, News, Sex Love and Pornography Addiction Counseling, What is Video Game Addiction?
Smart Phone Social Norms | Can You Stay in the Room? Perhaps . . . readers know that All Tech Considered has been exploring the social norms around obsessively (inappropriately) checking your smartphone while out with real, live human beings. Is it a big no-no, or a new normal? Is it totally not cool in a […]
Top 13 Stop Smoking Aids 2014
By Dr. Patrick Hart on March 24, 2014 in Holistic Mental Health Research, Practice Your Mental Health!, Private Addiction Treatment
13 Stop Smoking Aids That Work in 2014
The Sober Truth | Science Debunks 12-Step Rehab Methods
Alcoholics Anonymous | Rehab Success Rates There is a large body of evidence now looking at the real picture of AA success rates. The success rate of The Minnesota Rehabilitation Model (AA Based) is between 5 and 10 percent. Most people don’t seem to know that because it’s not widely publicized. “There are some studies […]
Internet and Techno Addicted Youth | Selfie Addict Attempts Suicide
By Dr. Patrick Hart on March 24, 2014 in Private Addiction Treatment, Sex Love and Pornography Addiction Counseling, Social Phobia and Relationship Counseling, What is Video Game Addiction?
Selfie addict attempts suicide after failing to take the perfect selfie . . . . “People don’t realise when they post a picture of themselves on Facebook or Twitter it can so quickly spiral out of control. It becomes a mission to get approval and it can destroy anyone,” “It’s a real problem like drugs, […]