I'm a sex addict,too! We can co-miserate!................
Posted on 12/10/2008 11:02:08 AM PST by traumer
It's more likely you'll hear of a man being a sex addict than a woman.
But Newsbeat's own research has found that there's a growing number of females seeking help for the condition in the UK.
Many therapists in the US say it's the same there.
Rob Weiss, a sex addiction specialist, estimates around 20% of sex addicts in America are women.
He works at the Life Healing Centre in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which specialises in sex addiction treatment at a price: around £20,000 for a month's therapy.
Newsbeat spent a day in rehab with the female patients.
Group therapy
The women addicts live together on campus in a red bricked bungalow.
There are five bedrooms and each room has two or three single beds. Patients are not allowed TVs, laptops, or mobile phones.
They start off their day by chanting "it's not your fault".
I compulsively had solo sex. I started touching myself about three or four times a day
Kandis, a 20-year-old sex addict
The councillors encourage the patients to do this because they believe sex addiction is a condition that doesn't deserve blame, but requires treatment.
Most of the group therapy sessions happen in the bungalow in the common area which is in the middle of the building.
There are a couple of couches and a small wooden coffee table on the side.
A couple of books are stacked on it. Holding cushions and covering themselves with blankets, the women are sitting on the sofas.
They're talking about their feelings. They list the characteristics of a sex addict as someone who's lonely, wants to be loved and craves physical intimacy.
Kandis is a 20-year-old sex addict. She was a prostitute for two years. Her motivation was her pimp.
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LOL. I wont even comment!
The withdrawal must be horrible.
(Ba-da-bump).
Every time I hear about “Sex Addiction” my BS meter goes off really loud!
Wow - where to start....
I can cure them.......all............
I’d bet they’re all GUILTY
Where were these women before I got married?
and therefore will NEVER get better.
Yeah, Mrs. Lucky says looking at me in the shower has pretty much cured her too.
Marriage might also cure them!
The Government can help !
I'm a sex addict,too! We can co-miserate!................
You can start with these two:
I could at least turn them into lesbians. C’mon, let me try.
Paging Bill Clinton...
Then why don't I ever see them at the meetings?
Yep. I can sell them a wedding cake for about half of what they’re paying for this.
Uh... as the saying goes, the one common factor in the equation is you. ;-)
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