Sexual Addiction

Sex addiction is a destructive and difficult problem. The term sex addiction is used to describe the behavior of a person who has an unusually intense sex drive or an obsession with sex. People are addicted to sex for many different reasons. About 25 million Americans visit cyber sex sites between 1-10 hours per week. Tracking data from 2010 by Nielsen Online showed that more than 25% of those internet access at work viewed pornography during working hours. People become addicted because they take antidepressants. The brain tells the sex addict that having illicit sex is good. Illicit sex is when you cheat on your partner without them knowing. People addicted to sex get a sense of euphoria from it that seems to go beyond that reported by most people. People can’t stop this addiction because they feel a lack of control over the behavior. They can stop by going to therapy. The therapy is based on a 12 step philosophy. The treatment focuses on two main issuses. The first one is the logistical concerns of separating the addict from the harmful sexual behavior. This may require treatment for many weeks. The second part is the most difficult it involves facing guilt, shame and depression associated with the addiction. The person most affected by this addiction besides the addict is their partner if they have one. The partner can be affected because the addict could cheat on their partner and their partner tries to help the addict with over coming their addiction. This addiction does not relate to my life but I decided to research sex addiction because there isn’t a lot of research on this topic. From doing this research I found out that some of the addicts the addiction goes into illegal activities. They expose themselves in public (exhibitionism) or they are involved in molestation. But the sex addicts don’t always become sex offenders.

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Bibliography: www.medicinenet.com/sexual_addiction/article.htm www.psychcentral.com/lib/2006/what-caueses-sexual-addiction/ www.psychcentral.com/lib/2006/treatment-for-sexual-addiction/ www.myaddiction.com/education/articles/sex_statistics.html