As sex addiction escalates, the addict addiction can result in harmful effects on his or her family. Sex addiction can be compulsive masturbation and extensive use of pornography to more extremes like exhibitionism, voyeurism, child molestation, and rape. It is said that 71% of child molesters are sex addicts.
It is not uncommon for sex addicts to have multiple partners. A sex addict is at high risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease and makes them a high risk for spreading such diseases by the multitude.
There are numerous treatment centers for drug and alcohol addictions, gambling, and eating disorders, but what about sex addiction. Sex addiction has only been looked at as an addiction for a short period of time. With all the scuttle butt about Tiger Woods it is coming to the head lines more than it ever has, so as unfortunate as the entire Tiger Woods story is, it may have a positive outcome with more emphasis being put on sex addiction treatment.
There is no way to tell right now what type of effect sex addiction treatment would do as far as lowering numbers of child molestations, rape, and disease control. But if it can protect one child, save one person from becoming a victim of rape, or stop one person from contracting a sexually transmitted disease that could kill them, isn’t it worth the effort to find out?
Some may question how or why a sex addict is a sex addict. It varies with each addict generally there are three factors that play into it – biological, psychological, and spiritual reasons.
Biological sex addict is someone who has conditioned their body to receive endorphins (brain chemicals) primarily through reinforcing a fantasy state with the ejaculation that provides these chemicals to their brain.
Psychologically sex addict uses sex to medicate or escape physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.
Spiritually, a person is filling up the God hole in them with their sexual addiction. The addiction is their spirituality; it comforts them, celebrates them, and is always available and present.
Sex addicts can develop from one or more of these factors and why a therapist is the best route to recovery so the factors playing a role into the addiction are addressed appropriately.
Researchers report that an individual’s sex addiction can also stem from a way of coping with daily life stressors – the higher the stress- the more the addict has to seek out relief through their sexuality. The individuals cannot always stop this addiction themselves.
Addictions come in many forms, substances, and actions. They all require the same intensive attention of treatment. Does this mean that all child molesters or rapist are sex addicts and with treatment can be cured? Personally, I do not believe all can be cured, or that all child molesters and rapist are sex addicts. However, if one individual with a sex addiction can be helped, think of those that can escape abuse by their addiction.
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Wow, I had no idea. I've heard of people being addicted to sex but I always thought they were kidding about it. I know I'm young and still learning about life and believe me this was a lesson learned.
ReplyDeleteI guess it makes sense that a high percetage of sex offenders are addicted to sex. With all the cures out there for other diseases it's a shame no one has been able to come up with something that would turn this off in offenders.
ReplyDeleteI know several people who might fall into this category. I'm sure they would be appalled to hear me say that but what do you call someone who sleeps with 4 or more different people a week, and not always the same 4. I've actually mentioned it to my best friend and he told me he just had a 'healthy' appetite. He doesn't seem to be bothered that he doesn't know some of the gals, which means he doesn't know how many others they sleep with. It's too scary for me.
ReplyDeleteI see that you believe it is not uncommon for sex addicts to have multiple partners. I have to wonder if you think it's true that people who have multiple partners are really sex addicts? It makes sense to me that it could be true.
ReplyDeleteI have multiple sex partners but I don't consider myself addicted to sex. I just like it. If you have sex with the same person more than once or twice they start expecting commitment and I don't have that in me.
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