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Video: Is the physical experience of behavioral addiction the same as the physical experience of substance addiction?
- By Marc F. Kern
- Published 04/11/2008
- Marc F. Kern videos , Understanding Addiction
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Marc F. Kern
Marc F. Kern, Ph.D., has over 30 years of clinical psychotherapy experience helping people overcome their self-defeating habits and acquire the insights and skills to live happier lives.
He has a deep personal understanding of the addictive process and continues his lifelong research of contemporary treatments for addiction and other destructive behaviors.
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Pharmacologically, biologically, it's exactly the same with substance versus a behavior.
One is just with the outside substance; the other one is sort of part of the process, part of doing it over and over again.
There is a reward in it. People do not do things if there's no reward in it unless they feel better after it's all done. Like video games, it's fun. What's fun? A feeling.
