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What Is Sex Addiction – Treating Sex Addiction

Posted by Miss Orgy on Jan 22nd, 2010 in Sexy-News | 2 comments

Sex addiction is an illness that is experienced worldwide by men and women from different backgrounds and cultures. When a person is a sex addict, they suffer from a disease which is incurable, progressive and capable of destroying the lives of not only the sufferer but of their families as well.

Sex addiction can be managed with a recovery program and therapy but whilst in the grips of this addiction, sufferers cannot escape their obsessive and compulsive behavior. Often sex addiction is experienced with other addictive behaviors such as drug use and eating disorders. They are all behaviors of the same disease of addiction.

Similar to other addictions such as drug addiction and alcohol addiction, sex addiction is based on obsessive and compulsive needs. The behavior of a sex addict can include repeated empty affairs, compulsive masturbation, frequent use of prostitutes and other sex services and in extreme cases can even progress to exhibitionism, voyeurism, child molestation and rape.

Sex addicts however are not bad people. Their condition is not a moral failing: It is a spiritual unrest.

Why is Sex Addiction So Destructive?
In some Twelve Step fellowship support groups, bottom line behavior is identified. Bottom line behavior is a term used to define the specific sex addict’s behaviors which they act out on.

Most sex addicts experience intrigue which is the mental preoccupation with sexual acts. Objectifying people, constant obsession with sexual acts, flirting and generally spending much time with the preoccupation of sex is the mental state of a sex addict. These obsessions are then followed by the compulsive acting out on sexual behaviors.

Sex addiction is progressive. It may begin with compulsive masturbation and an affinity for pornography which then develops into a serious problem involving the use of prostitutes, money troubles, families being broken up and unemployment, further to which suicide can be a consequence.

When sex addiction has progressed to a severe level, the sex addict is unable to resist the impulse to act out on their sexual behaviors. They become more involved with the behaviors for longer periods of time, with greater intensity and violence to have the desired effect, resulting in their responsibilities being neglected. Without being able to fulfill their obsession and act out on the behavior, they become irritable, restless and angry. Despite the desire to abstain and stop the sexual compulsiveness because their lives are beginning to crumble, they are unable to do so. They are powerless over their sexual addiction and their lives begin to become completely unmanageable.

Treatment
Sex addiction is treatable, but incurable. Yet with therapy, abstinence from the disordered sexual behaviors and maintaining a program of recovery on a daily basis, a sex addict can regain a normal life again. Inpatient treatment in a counseling center can be extremely beneficial to a sex addict seeking help for their problem. Many sex addicts will be in a state of denial about their problem but once they have admitted that they have a problem, they can begin the healing recovery process.

Inpatient treatment will usually provide group therapy and individual therapy which have been found to be the most successful methods of dealing with sex addiction. Treatment facilities are a safe place for sex addicts to recover where they can process their condition with experienced and understanding people. They need never be alone in their struggle again.

Whilst in a rehabilitation center, a sex addict will need to begin working a daily program of recovery, such as the Twelve Steps. There are fellowships which are devoted to helping sex addicts receive support and help in their behavior. For a sex addict to be abstinent from the behavior does not mean that they must stay celibate for the rest of their life – it is a normal human behavior to engage in sexual acts, just not ones which begin to destroy their lives and keep them in a terrible cycle of shame and self loathing. A sex addict who turns to celibacy as a way of dealing with the problem is not addressing the root cause – similar to a dry drunk.

With proper treatment and therapy, coupled with a program of recovery, a sex addict can begin to lead a happy and normal life again. A recovery program will keep a sex addict aware of their behaviors and dangerous situations which may lead to relapse and will teach them tools to cope with daily life.

Check out the movie I am a sex addict. It is an autobiographical comedy about a recovering sex addict, about his obsession with prostitutes, and how that affected his relationships and his life altogether. I have seen it, definitely an interesting perspective.