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Research is backing up what songs have said for years – you can, truly, become addicted to love. Like cocaine or alcohol, recent studies are looking at how the brain reacts and responds to love in its pleasure centers, thereby creating an addiction.

Like other addictions, love addiction may create strong feelings of pleasure – but also strong cravings and feelings of anxiety, which can vary depending on the newness of the relationship.

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When women sit down to a meal together in a restaurant, they often badger each other about their choices. If one woman orders a salad, the others might tease her about "being good" or that she’s thin as a rail and should eat something more. Women may also laugh when the dessert menu is presented, only willing to order something if another woman caves in first.

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"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it." – Amelia Barr, British-American novelist (1831-1919)

It’s normal to feel down sometimes. In fact, there are times in recovery, especially in early recovery, when it may seem as if all we do is encounter turmoil and stress and challenges too tough for us to bear, let alone get through. It’s at times like this that we need the support and encouragement of others around us. We can find this support readily available to us in the form of our 12-step sponsor and fellow group members, in our loving family and close friends.

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Bulimia robs the body of nutrients and leaves individuals with health problems that last throughout their life. When young adults attempt to lose weight by the practice of eating and then purging their food, they have no idea of the severe harm they’re doing to their bodies.

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Body dysmorphic disorder is a type of mental illness that is ruthless to sufferers and causes them to obsess constantly over nonexistent or even slight defects in physical appearance, according to researchers. The results of a recent long term study tracked 15 sufferers of this disease through the course of eight years.

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If a man continues to view pornography, he may become unable to find sexual satisfaction with a real-world partner, says a recent article. Even more, he may experience distinct activity at the brain level that can keep him moving from porn source to porn source looking for an elusive type of satisfaction.

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Sometimes you feel "off" or lackluster for so long that it becomes the new normal. Low level depression, or dysthymia, can be like that: you stop noticing until someone – a friend, doctor, or therapist – points out that life doesn’t have to be like that. Maybe medication is suggested.

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There are very few things more gut-wrenching than to watch a loved one’s life continuously ravaged by a drug addiction. Whether their addiction is to prescription medications like Vicodin or Xanax or to street drugs like cocaine and methamphetamines, the long term damage can be very similar. You know that drug rehab treatment is what they need, but getting them to go may feel like a futile endeavor.

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Is a sex addict also a love addict? Is a person with sexual addiction also addicted to love? Experts have varying opinions for these complex conditions.

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Individuals who work longer hours may be at risk for depression. A new study highlighted these findings in a recent health article, focusing on the rate of depression among workers in Britain. Despite the type of work, whether it’s stressful or not, nearly all overworked people saw some signs of depression.

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