Dr. Eric Hollander, expert in compulsive behavior at Mt.

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The dialogue you have currently is mostly unmanaged, and a collection of old thoughts, both conscious and unconscious, (mostly unconscious) fears, compulsive behavior, things that worked well once upon a time, and so on.

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And we are not even addressing, not mentioning at all, the most important aspect of Recovery from all addictions, that of quality Sobriety, a Sobriety having absolutely nothing to do with chemicals, food, sex, perfectionism, work, gambling, shopping or any other compulsive behavior utilized by an addict to change their always painful emotional state.

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Most compulsive shoppers have other problems as well, including depression, anxiety or other addictions, including compulsive sexual behavior, Internet addiction or compulsive gambling.

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