http://mindhacks.com/2011/09/20/the-football-cure-addiction/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2011/09/20/the-football-cure-addiction/#comment-21589 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:27:48 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=19703#comment-21589 I should add, for the record and for context, that I have a far number of relatives in AL, mostly in Tuscaloosa and B’ham. Thankfully, none of them had more than minor damage, but one uncle in particular was very involved with clean-up, recovery, etc. in Tuscaloosa and blogged about it. Football does seem to help many people, after basic needs are met, by fostering a sense of normalcy, community, etc. “Obsession” would be a better word than “addiction” for the problem described, but “addiction” catches more attention, and the problem is real.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2011/09/20/the-football-cure-addiction/#comment-21588 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:34:03 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=19703#comment-21588 And p.s. those of us here who are suffering really could use some hints on how to get over the trauma (aside from the tired old “get therapy” or “go out in a storm and get used to it”).

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2011/09/20/the-football-cure-addiction/#comment-21587 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:32:46 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=19703#comment-21587 Who is this Klapow guy? This unproven nonsense he’s putting forth would be amusing except that people (in our region as well) really are traumatized by recent storms and now he’s using that to promote football? Where are the studies to back up what he’s saying?

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2011/09/20/the-football-cure-addiction/#comment-21586 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:07:05 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=19703#comment-21586 [...] The football cure / addiction – [...]

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2011/09/20/the-football-cure-addiction/#comment-21580 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:29:32 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=19703#comment-21580 You’ve never lived in the South, have you?

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