What exactly is “sex addiction”
We are all biologically driven towards having sex.
Our self control prevents most of us from running rampant and/or attacking someone.
I also do not recall withdrawals from not having sex for a while. Depression and desperation yes!!! :)
I HAVE run out of klonopin a few days early once or twice (on it for night terrors and tremors from head injury) and I DID feel withdrawals.
THAT is addiction and it is horrible.
Calling sex an “addiction” is an insult to the word addiction.
Calling sex an “addiction” is an insult to the word addiction.
Amen! and Amen to the rest of your comments.
I’m not sure if “sex addiction” is the right word but it is a word that has been used by professionals like Dr. Patrick Carnes, who has written extensively about the notion and treated people on the basis that they are “sex addicts”.
Tiger Woods used the phrase “sex addict” to describe himself.
There’s a worldwide group called “Sex Addicts Anonymous”.
Adult beverage drunks are commonly called “alcoholics” and some folks in alcoholic circles also identify as drug addicts and others also describe themselves as “sex drunks”.
Just as there is an Alcoholics Anonymous, there is also a Sexaholics Anonymous using 12 Steps and 12 Traditions like AA does.
You have been thru so much health wise. But your attitude is great.......may every day be an even better one for you.
And yes all these various “addictions”: shopping, food & sex are absolute crap excuses for choosing to not use self control. People need to grow up & own their weaknesses.
“What exactly is sex addiction?”
I’m with you on your point. True addiction, IMHO, means when you stop the drug/alcohol... your body goes into shock/DT’s/etc.. That is why people who are truly addicted MUST seek medical attention for the Detox.. or they could die. It seems that today’s culture allows any moral failing to be called an addiction (therefore, it is a disease and not the person’s choice). Sex addiction used to be called other things like “deviant” or “perv”. Someone who stole was a thief. Someone who cheated was an adulterer/adulteress. Just my 2 cents...