Is there such thing as an addictive personality? Stephen Bright, Edith Cowan University Most of us know somebody who tends to get over-involved in certain behaviours, and the saying often…
Lawrence AkersMarch 11, 2020
Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile state Rachel Anne Barr, Université Laval Pornography has existed throughout recorded history, transforming with the introduction of each new medium. Hundreds…
Lawrence AkersDecember 9, 2019
How To Use Your Brain's "Delete" Button Neurons that fire together, wire together. Back in 1949, Canadian Neuropsychologist Daniel Hebb first used this phrase to describe how pathways in the…
Lawrence AkersMarch 11, 2019
Review: Avicii True Stories Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll You might wonder what place a review of a documentary about a dance music producer should have in a blog…
Lawrence AkersFebruary 4, 2019
What does that smoking habit want for you? Part of you wants to smoke and part of you wants to quit As with any form of habit that can be…
Lawrence AkersOctober 16, 2018
Ten myths about smoking that will not die Simon Chapman, University of Sydney Across forty years I’ve come to recognise many factoid-driven myths about smoking that just won’t die. If…
Lawrence AkersJuly 21, 2018
OUTthink - Stuart Fenton - Talking about Addiction Talking About Addiction Drug addiction, especially ice addiction, has sadly become a little more commonplace in the LGBT community. Chemsex amongst gay…
Lawrence AkersJune 4, 2018
OUTthink Podcast: A Chat with Dr. Tracie O'Keefe about Equality, Addiction, and Resilience A bit about Dr O'Keefe Tracie is an internationally renowned Clinical Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Mental Health Professional,…
Lawrence AkersApril 30, 2018
Facts About Habits That Might Surprise You I want you to imagine that you've just woken up in the morning. What's the first thing you do? Do you head to…
Lawrence AkersMarch 26, 2018
