Oh, good old times. While people from previous generations didn't live long due to their own diseases, wars, lifestyle or lack of medical attention, they didn't have to suffer the ailments of the modern days.
Avocado hand, where you cut your hand with a sharp knife as you try to pitch the seed. Text neck is another modern ailment and a bit more techy already, where you neck deforms due to your constant looking at your smartphone, ie downwards. Computer hunch. Lazy buttocks from constant sitting creating back pain bla bla bla. the list goes on.
But we have another modern one, and it's hilarious (perhaps not so much to the one's suffering from it).
As various addictions have been known to us through ages, the most modern of them is Bitcoin addiction. That's right, some people get so obsessed with trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, they need medical help to get off their drug of choice.
As trading can lead to high profits, it can also lead to your downfall and bankrupcy, if not observed by yourself objectively. It can be compared and likened to any other online gambling activity. Lose a bunch? No problem, the market is open, lets make it back!
Luckily, a clinic in Scotland has got you covered, launching a program for Bitcoin trading addicts. Business Insider reports:
Their brochure reads:
Cryptocurrency addiction is the compulsive trading in cryptocurrencies and related activities with resulting negative consequences on a person’s life. Cryptocurrency addiction is a behavioural addiction, similar to gambling addiction, and disrupts or damages personal, family relationships & recreational pursuits
According to the info on the hospital's website, 70 of every 1000 people are at risk of developing addictive trading behaviour. Financial problems, gambling mentality (get-rich-quick), all contribute to the factors. The biggest risk group is young men, who also make up the majority of online traders (duh!).
If you feel that you or some of your buddies or relatives are falling into the hole, direct them to the Castle Craig Hospital cryptocurrency page and make them take the test, to evaluate their situation. The page features questionnaires, tips, advice and various other info.
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