According to the estimates of the Spanish rehabilitation center “The Balance”, about 1% of cryptocurrency traders have an extreme degree of dependence on investments.
A rehabilitation center in Spain recently began providing services related to the treatment of a relatively new type of addiction: cryptocurrency trading. According to the BBC, The Balance used to specialize in treating anxiety, burnout and depression, but over time, more and more clients began contacting the center in hopes of curing unhealthy attitudes towards cryptocurrency investing. .
An example is given of a trader named Don (not his real name), who turned to The Balance for help. According to him, he spent up to 200,000 dollars a week in cryptocurrencies: “when boarding a plane he sweated with fear, because he was afraid of not having access to the Internet and investments.” The miraculous addiction recovery cost him four weeks and $75,000.
No crypto trading and tracking rate for four weeks will give the brain a chance to reset. Withdrawal symptoms are usually limited in time and can be reversed if help is sought early.
In Scotland, the Castle Craig Center, which specializes in the fight against drug addiction, has been treating cryptocurrency traders since 2018. According to representatives of the organization, during this time more than a hundred clients turned to them. Similar treatment can be had in Asia: Diamond Rehabilitation in Thailand, which has been in business since 2019, recently added fighting crypto addiction to its list of services.
Psychologists started talking about the fact that many crypto investors behave like people with alcoholism or gambling addiction last year. Having become obsessed with cryptocurrencies and parting with money because of it, traders lose financial stability and relationships, break down sleep cycles, change social priorities and spending patterns.
Author:
Grigory Shcheglov
Source: RB
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