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Can someone be healed from a long-held addiction or compulsive disorder in an instant and without therapy due to a dramatic spiritual experience?
The answer to this question is indeed: We don't know - as @ChrisRogers correctly explained. However, let me mention some related research that may help shed some light on the question.
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What's the psychological reason for the fascination with gossiping or scandalous life?
Only evolutionary psychology seems to have something to say about the "why" here. And (somewhat predictably) the hypothesis advanced has something to do with social information in ever ...
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Is there a formal name for the compulsive and recurrent urges to pick one's nose in order to remove perceived imperfections?
Excoriation disorder (ED) formerly known as dermatillomania, and more popularly as Skin Picking Disorder (SPD):
a mental disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pick at one's own skin, ...
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Can someone be healed from a long-held addiction or compulsive disorder in an instant and without therapy due to a dramatic spiritual experience?
I haven't got half an hour at the moment to sit and watch this video at the moment, but there can be many reasons someone with religious convictions may be able to abstain from addictive behaviours.
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Can compulsions be defined in a way that is independent of obsessions, culture, etc?
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) includes a new chapter on Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders to reflect the increasing evidence of these ...
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Why do some students find it difficult to focus on study when at home?
The question is unclear. It does not properly list the symptoms. This is because back then I did not know what to look for. The symptoms I was observing were actually effects of stress/anxiety. ...
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