Survivors Say: Best Resources for Gambling, Food & Sex (Addiction)Process Addictions Gambling, sex and food addictions are known as process addictions. They are no less real nor are they any easier to cure than drug or chemical addictions and over time the addict must intensify their addictive behavior in order to maintain the same “high.”
Symptoms of Gambling, Sex and Food Addictions What are the warning signs and what can you do about compulsions that seem to be out of your control? What are some of the ways to deal with compulsions?
In-Depth Discussions of a Variety of Addictions including Gambling, Food and Sex People often see process addictions in others but tend to overlook such addictions in themselves. If you know someone who fits that description then perhaps it’s time for you to point them in the direction of this site where process additions are discussed openly.
Types of TreatmentPossible Treatment Side EffectsThe use of drugs to treat gambling addiction is rare but not unheard-of. Drugs for the treatment of food and sex addiction are used even less often. Most treatment consists of counseling and learning to avoid situations that encourage the addictive behavior.
Insurance MattersFew insurance companies recognize compulsive gambling as an illness and so many compulsive gamblers looking for help must rely on their own resources.
Who Pays For Addictive GamblingAlmost no insurance will cover food addictions. While food addictions are considered medically significant, the insurance industry fails to take the same view.
Food Addicts "Just Called Fat"Sexual addiction is seldom covered directly by any insurance policy; however, many policies will pay a portion of psychotherapy sessions that address sexual compulsions. However, most insurance will only pay a small portion of psychotherapy and only for a few sessions in most cases.
Work MattersMost companies have no provisions for workers who are compulsive gamblers. Indeed, most companies are surprised to learn that any of their employees are addicted to gambling. Gambling addiction causes billions of dollars in lost man-hours and lessens productivity, yet most companies have no policies in place to help or deal with problem gamblers.
Gambling in the WorkplaceMost companies make no provision for workers with an eating disorder even though loss of work time and lost productivity cost American business several billion dollars a year.
Food Addiction in the WorkplaceMost American companies wish to stay out of their employee’s private lives. This certainly expends to the area of sex and sexual addictions. Virtually no company in America has any policies regarding sexual addiction in the workplace except for rules discouraging workplace romances.
Sexual addiction is a touchy subject when it comes to the workplace. Employers don’t want to become too intimate with their employee’s private affairs, but sex addiction in the workplace can lead to expensive and unproductive sexual harassment lawsuits and other work related problems. Perhaps it’s time for employers to become just a little bit more aware of such problems within their companies.
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