Sex addiction
What is it?
It's estimated that 6 percent or more of the population experience sex addiction - and 1 in 5 are women.
Maybe if you look at the sheer physical damage that addictions such as heroin or cocaine can wreak on the body then sex addiction may indeed seem like a different sort of problem.
But sex addiction certainly meets some of the criteria for an addiction. Like other addictions, the person is driven by a compulsion to seek out and engage in the behaviour that brings them the benefits or a sort of intoxication that they seek, even though it may cause enormous disruption and even harm to their life.
If you’ve a sex addiction you may find you need a markedly increased amount of sex to feel sexually fulfilled. And you may have such a persistent desire that you’ll spend abnormal amounts of time involved in activities necessary to fulfil cravings, or recover from its effects.
As a result this addiction may interfere with work, hobbies and relationships with family and friends. You may struggle to cut down or control your behaviour, and continue despite being well aware of the psychological or even physical damage that it’s doing.
What are the symptoms?
Of course most people enjoy sex, get a buzz from it and welcome the chance to engage in it. So when does sex become addiction?
One clue comes from a definition often used by experts, who suggest that sexual addiction is any sexual behaviour that feels out of control. Another important feature is that, like other addictions, those affected find their emotions swing between intense highs and lows.
Following the gratification and sought–after high that the sexual behaviour brings, emotional lows follow. Typically you may feel:
Shame
Regret
Remorse
Anxiety about your behaviour
Trapped by your helpless need
The only way to relieve these feelings may be another sexual encounter, so you go in search of more sex.
Warning symptoms of a sex addiction might include:
Certain types of behaviour such as frequent casual sex, multiple affairs when you’re in a relationship or high risk sex.
Excessive use of pornography
Feeling worried about the possible behavior
Wanting to stop or change your sexual behaviour
Feeling unable to stop, despite wanting to
Using sex as a way to cope with other problems
Needing more sex to get the same fulfillment
Feeling very low or guilty after
Spending large amounts of time planning or engaging in sex
Missing important social events or even work in order to pursue sex
The debris of a sex addiction includes consequences such as breakdown of meaningful relationships, loss of job opportunities, sexually transmitted infections, and unwanted pregnancy. Depression is common among sex addicts (it may even be a factor which leads to the addiction or aggravates the problem) and as many as one in five may have contemplated suicide.
It’s estimated that as many as 6 per cent of the population have, at some time in their life, a problem with sex addiction.
Getting help
It may be very difficult to admit to a sex addiction and seek help. Many of those addicted feel intense shame about their behaviour and are reluctant to talk about it. But few are able to change their behaviour without some professional help to explore why it has developed and how the behaviour can be changed.
So recognising that you have a problem is the first step. Then talk to your GP or local counseling service. There are also some support groups especially for sex addicts.
Whether sex addiction is a true addiction or a form of compulsive behaviour, the main approach to treatment is the same, and consists of psychological therapies, especially cognitive behavioural therapy, which involves learning about and understanding your condition, and how to make changes to your behaviour.
Full story
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/emotional_health/addictions/sex_addiction.shtml
Sex addiction is treated. However, you are sure that you have a disease. Maybe you just haven't had intimacy with girls in a long time? I think that live chat girls https://vibragame.org/en/private-sex-webcast.html will be a good choice for you. Here you can meet wonderful girls who are always ready to communicate with you perfectly, satisfy your deepest desires and just have a great time.
Sex addiction is treated. However, you are sure that you have a disease. Maybe you just haven't had intimacy with girls in a long time? I think that live chat girls https://vibragame.org/en/private-sex-webcast.html will be a good choice for you. Here you can meet wonderful girls who are always ready to communicate with you perfectly, satisfy your deepest desires and just have a great time.
oh is that a fact... :P
I'm Libran, is that a good or bad thing? :-(
Just so everyone knows... I am Cancer ;)
Stay away from Librans ..
They just want to use you for sex and then "spit" you out afterwards :O(
sex........
once up on a time i hated it..............
time changed.....
when i fall in love, i loved sex.....
but never did in real.
may be i was curious, i watched lots of sex films. i learned each and every thing about it. no one knows better than me...
again the time changed....
now...
i am not interested in it any more...
because i came to know something better than sex...
now the life is good....
Hi saeed :) good, and you?
These people on their high horses always amuse me, crying foul and indecency about natural subjects. And if QL is not an adult site, I don't know what it is, because I sure would not allow a child of mine to read lots of nonsense and racist topics on here!
This title is offensive as per Qatar culture??? So local people don't practice sex? How are children conceived in Qatar? Please enlighten us. I am indeed curious.
yes kadavsk, its sickness of mind, an illness that can be cured by psychotherapy as mentioned in the OP.
"Whether sex addiction is a true addiction or a form of compulsive behaviour, the main approach to treatment is the same, and consists of psychological therapies, especially cognitive behavioural therapy, which involves learning about and understanding your condition, and how to make changes to your behaviour"
The title itself is offensive as per Qatar culture.
If it is so informative then why no positive comments or remedy? People are making fun out of it and making it still bad.
I strongly oppose such forum. QL is not an adult site.
Dear drmana, it is not illness, it is sickness of mind.
Just because the title has word "Sex" in it doesn't mean that it is offensive topic. This one is quite informative. It is about an illness like any other illness.
It is a serious topic. No need to take offence.
Tim Bandido - Good post ;)
Sorry kadavsk I meant no offence by the post, and I did check it first to ensure that there was nothing explicit in it. I also reasoned that if the BBC were ok to run it, then it should be suitable for QL.
People should realize that QL has many young readers.
What is realy achived by such sick post?
ROFL. Tim Bandido ;)
Humans have to put up with them.......
Which brings me to ...............
Snessy is flying back to Doha and is seated next to a man named Tim Bandido. About half an hour after they take off, Tim sneezed. He calmly opened his fly, took out his Todger and wiped it with a handkerchief. Snessy, being of the female persuasion was shocked but a little too shy to say anything.
About 15 minutes later, Tim sneezed again and then once more opened his fly, grabbed Mr. Wobbly and wiped it off. Snessy could not believe it, and being to shy to mention it, she thought to herself, "If he does that again, I'm definitely going to mention it."
Well, guess what? About 10 minutes later, Tim sneezed again and proceeded as before. She finally turned to him and said, "That is disgusting! Must you do that in front of me?"
Tim apologized and explained that it was a medical condition, "Every time I sneeze, I have an orgasm," he explained.
"Really, what do you take for that?" she asked.
Tim replied, "Pepper."
............
my bad :( sorry
hahaha... i dont get it....ur misleading the main topic.... hehehehe........
Ho Ho Ho!!
Santa TB, :P...
Not your fault MJ... I read your comment and immediately saw an opportunity for innuendo. I am a bad, bad, man.
sorry TB,.. :(
I can't tell you... but it goes to show how pure you are against my gutter humour. I see smut everywhere :( perhaps this thread applies to me :(
Tbandit, why is that?
And I dop my cap to you good sir for being such a gentleman.
Tinker you are one smart lady! :)
Timebandit,i know you started this thread,but bieng a chivalrous man,i had to ask for the lady's excuse! :)
Oh MJ you are making it very difficult to keep this thread pure with comments like that.
recognizing that one has this problem is the first step, in some cases, it is the hardest as well..
Hey M why are you asking tinker is she will excuse you for hijacking my thread? ;)
Tinker excuse me for hijacking the thread,but isn't that Cinderella in your profile pic?
I agree tinker,lets not point fingers at a particular gender.Both sexes have their highs and lows when it comes to these private issues.
I would also say it's the craving for intimacy as and when the person feels like it.
women is much more horny than men.