F63.9: Habit and impulse disorder, unspecified

You have a powerful internal drive to perform a particular behavior. From time to time you are very tense inside. The tension is only released when you have given in to the drive. Then you are relieved. Actually, though, you do not want to behave in this way.

A behavior like this may involve a wide range of things. For example, it may be Internet addiction or online gambling addiction.

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