Sexual Health

DISCLAIMER, we may give you an idea of whats wrong but if you feel something isnt right only a Doctor can give you a proper examination, assessment, and give you proper treatment for whatever problem you may have.

Sexual Addiction

Sexual addiction is used to identify a person who is addicted to the neuro-chemical changes that take place in the body during sexual behavior, much as a drug addict becomes hooked on the effects of ‘shooting’ heroin. This is a major social problem with like alcohol and drug addiction or compulsive gambling. Instead of enjoying sex as a source of physical pleasure, a sex addict relies on sex for comfort from pain, for nurturing or relief from stress, much like an alcoholic's use of alcohol.

Sexual addiction usually comes from issues in your adolescence or childhood. If you grow up in a hostile or neglectful environment, or are otherwise emotionally starved for love because affection is not shown or expressed. A child may turn to drinks drugs, or in the case of a sex addict to masturbation to escape. Over time, masturbation and then sex can become a regular sedative to the sex addicts emotional pain at both the conscious and subconscious level.

A child may also introduced to sex by a pedophilia or the another child who is several years older introducing the child to sexual experiences. In these experiences there often is a combination of natural curiosity, newfound pleasurable feelings and the feelings of fear or shame which may warp the Childs understanding of and feeling of sexual contact.

So warped sex may becomes a needed activity or release valve for many things from dealing with boredom, feelings of anxiety, and even to go to sleep at night.

Sexual Addiction and its Different Forms

An addict can be addicted to one type of sexual behavior, like sex with a prostitute, or be a pedophile. However these "specialists" who focus their sexual addiction in only one way are not the norm.

It is more common for a sex addict to be varied and do multiple things, such as men who cannot function in a normal club but only in a strip club. He then could call on a prostitute from an escort service for sex, only to go home to have more sex with his wife.

Some sex addicts progress or grow from one form of behavior such as masturbation into one of the scenarios mentions above. Over time this behaviors continues to progressively become more frequent, varied and extreme. Some times an addict will appear to have control over his or her self again, but this usually breaks down inside of a year without proper help.

computer sex and sex-ting have also become a common playground for the sex addict as it fills their need for more, easy, sexual interactions they have more control over and lest risk. A cyber-sex addict will also spend a large amount of time surfing the net for pornographic material, downloading it and then masturbating to it. They may also spend a lot of time with others in sex sites/chat rooms or watching or performing cam shows through their computer cameras. The Internet provide many of the things sex addicts seek... privacy, fantasy material and endless variety... This isn't to say this is bad or abnormal in and of it self, but a sex addicts life will revolve around this.

A total list of different forms of sexual addiction would be very long, but we hope to cover the basics so you have and idea of what to look for in yourself and others.

You may also see the following Compulsive behavior in a sex addict:

Compulsive masturbation or compulsive sex with prostitutes. This may also lead to purely anonymous sex where sex is the only object and no relationship out side of sex is established.

The before mentions Strip club patron who frequents topless bars, modeling studios, sexually oriented tanning salons, bookstores or "massage" parlors.

They may show a need to have multiple affairs outside a committed relationship, or bounce from relationship to relationship.

Some exhibit habitual exhibitionism, voyeurism...

And finally the most extreme are prone to inappropriate sexual contact, the sexual abuse of children, and even rape.

Love Addiction

We must make you aware of the difference between sex addiction and love addiction. A "Love Addict" will establishing love relationships with specific people. This is similar to sex addiction in that sex is a main part of this relationship, but the main difference is the emotional need of the love addict.

While Physical and emotion needs are elements of a normal and healthy relationship, A love addicts can never find fulfillment in any of the relationships they begin. As a result they keep seeking another relationship and then another with out end.

A love addict may also have several relationships with multiple people going at the same time. They may also have serially relationships going from one to the next in rapid succession. Some even lead normal lives but will return to secret relationships with others from time to time.

So as the sex addiction is preoccupation only with their own sexual arousal and sexual release, the love addict needs the emotional contact and interactions. In both cases, the addict simply cannot ever get enough of whey they want.

Treatment

If you are suffering from sexual or love addiction you can seek professional help. Counseling sessions with a psychotherapist has the advantage of being more discrete. If you are committing serious offenses because of your addiction, you should commit yourself to a specialized center. This will help you by giving your the professional help you need as well as remove you from any environment where you could indulge in such behavior.

This said if you believe you, your partner, or someone you know may be suffering from sexual addiction, please consult a professional health care provider as soon as possible.