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Mental Signs

You can read all of these signs along with the checklist tool. If you haven't printed it yet, you can download it here. All the signs have a consistent structure:

  1. What Research Shows.

  2. What You See.

  3. What You Can Do.

 

Read them carefully and in a private environment, ideally away from your relative whom you suspect could be addicted. I recommend you discretion and not using a shared computer. If this is not possible, make sure to clear all browsing history before closing your browser.

11. CHRONIC LYING

12. DENIAL - SIMPLE

13. DENIAL - COMPLEX

14. FAILURE TO ADMIT WRONGDOING

15. MOOD CHANGES

16. PASSIVE AGGRESSION

17. DEFENSIVENESS

18. SCAPEGOATING OTHERS

19. THE WALL OF SILENCE

20. BECOMING THE VICTIM

21. DEMAND FOR SECRECY AND ISOLATION

22. FAILURE TO THRIVE

23. CHRONIC BOREDOM

24. LAPSES IN MEMORY AND JUDGMENT

25. UNDERSTANDING IMPULSIVITY

26. LANGUAGE OF OBSESSION

27. GRANDIOSITY

28. POOR COPING SKILLS

29. BODY IMAGE

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