Bitcoin investor’s disease: In Switzerland, crypto-trading addicts are treated for $ 90,000 a week

The growing interest of the general public in cryptocurrencies is leading to a rapidly growing number of patients seeking treatment for cryptocurrency trading addiction. The price tag of Swiss clinics sometimes amounts to $ 90,000 per week.

The desire to trade excites the same parts of the brain as taking drugs or alcohol. That is why addiction to trading occurs quite quickly — it is enough for a person to feel the «quick buzz of easy money». High-risk trading takes the form of ludomania and is a typical gambling addiction," said Leah Nauer, director of the Center for Gambling Research at Rutgers University.

At Paracelsus Recovery, the treatment approach is comprehensive: patients are provided with a pool of doctors, including physiotherapists, nutritionists, psychologists, as well as specialists in acupuncture, yoga, and many other areas, including a personal driver and limousine. Despite the hefty price tag, the popularity of this medical program has grown by 300% in 3 years, Bloomberg reports.

The clinic itself specializes in «unusual disorders». Among the addictions treated here are porn addiction, plastic surgery, and constant fitness classes. However, the clinic also treats barkers and shopaholics.