http://www.choosehelp.com http://cache.choosehelp.com/img6/logo.png http://www.choosehelp.com urn:syndication:fce671a01988fe8d01700e92abed4fc2 http://www.choosehelp.com/topics/impulse-control-disorders/compulsive-buying-disorder People with compulsive buying disorder buy when they feel down and they buy to good – unfortunately, those good feelings are quickly replaced by guilt, remorse and by ever more financial problems and credit card debt. If you think you’re a ‘sho... ]]> Compulsive Shopping Disorder Compulsive Hoarding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:29:12 -0500 urn:syndication:48a2f962763d4886b6b45dfb255d791f http://www.choosehelp.com/topics/impulse-control-disorders/onychophagia-2013-nail-biting Are you one of millions that continue to bite your nails into adulthood? Find out more about nail biting and learn what you can do on your own to overcome you ‘habit’. Find out also about medications and psychotherapies that are also available fo... ]]> Nail Biting Onychophagia Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:27:39 -0500 urn:syndication:6e3a2223ee58196afd3695b771f4c053 http://www.choosehelp.com/topics/impulse-control-disorders/trichotillomania-hair-pulling Strong urges to pull hair from your scalp and from other parts of your body results in bald patches and emotional stress. Trichotillomania is an incompletely understood condition that may affect as many as 9 million Americans. Read on to understand t... ]]> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:09:15 -0500 urn:syndication:0cb19ec3569e25bcde5148ca9f6ea579 http://www.choosehelp.com/topics/impulse-control-disorders/intermittent-explosive-disorder If you have intermittent explosive disorder you experience uncontrollable bouts of rage that last 10 or 20 minutes, that often result in violence or destruction of property and which are way out of proportion to the situation or the provocation. Your... ]]> Intermittent Explosive Disorder Rage Disorder Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:29:14 -0400 urn:syndication:65820ba3b12258a10d5794f7ffb6e076 http://www.choosehelp.com/topics/impulse-control-disorders/skin-picking-disorder If you pick at your skin long and hard enough to cause sores or lesions on a re-occurring basis and you feel distressed about your habit and/or your inability to control your picking habit, then you may have skin picking disorder (dermatillomania) a ... ]]> Skin Picking Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:15:42 -0400 urn:syndication:fe0b8e712e15919bfcea4d0bf30bc23b http://www.choosehelp.com/topics/impulse-control-disorders/kleptomania Do you feel overwhelming urges to steal things that you don’t need, that have little value and which you could easily afford if you wanted to pay? Do find that stealing gives you a momentary sense of pleasure or relief from the tension that builds ... ]]> Kleptomania Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:05:28 -0400 urn:syndication:82537cb5e65cf5c21f77fe42509e39bc http://www.choosehelp.com/topics/impulse-control-disorders/pyromania Most arsonists aren’t pyromaniacs as most can control their actions. A true pyromaniac suffers from an impulse control disorder and a deep fascination with fire and sets fires only to feel pleasure or relief and not for any financial or other gains. ]]> Pyromania Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:51:15 -0400