PSYCHIATRISTS and psychologists will tell you that life is a swamp of potential addictions as sly as quicksand. Addictions are anything that alters your mood. They can start with the pill you pop to manage pain, some joyful tidings in a text message, serendipity with a shirt or a pair of shoes or the fateful roll of the dice or roulette ball that earns a fistful of cash.They have a significant effect on the way you live and work. Increasingly people are coming to depend on compulsive behaviour as severely as on alcohol or drugs, and some activities are so normal it’s hard to believe they can be addictive and a struggle in everyday life....MANY business folk don’t feel fully dressed without a golden-hued all-over complexion. Solar power more than keeps the lights on.The ultraviolet spectrum opens your body’s endorphin floodgates and they wash over you in a tide of euphoria known as tanorexia. It feels so good you’ll scorn possible sunburn, blisters and skin cancer.Disruption in tanni...
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