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Was David Carradine a Sex Addict?
Posted under Sex Addiction in the News on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
When actor David Carradine’s body was found hanging by a rope in his Thailand hotel room, rumors instantly started swirling that he died from attempting autoerotic asphyxiation—cutting off oxygen to the brain to enhance sexual pleasure. The rumors were strengthened when news was released that Carradine’s wrists and genitals were also bound. Shortly thereafter, photos printed in a Thai tabloid showed the actor wearing what appeared to be fishnets and a wig, with women’s lingerie lying on a nearby bed.
Authorities have ruled the June 4 death a “sex accident,” pointing out that transvestite role playing is often a part of autoerotic stimulation. Since then, two of Carradine’s ex-wives have come out publicly about his unusual sexual preferences, leading many to believe that the 72-year-old actor suffered from sexual addiction.
Gail Jensen, Carradine’s third wife who divorced him in 2007, told RadarOnline.com that he liked to tie himself up at home and ride horses bareback wearing nothing but a Speedo. She also told TMZ.com that he was able to tie himself up without assistance and did so at home.
“He spent days planning a different feature,” Jensen said. “He would go to a hardware store and buy the stuff.”
Carradine’s fourth wife, Marina Anderson, alleged in 2003 divorce papers that Carradine practiced “deviant sexual behavior which was potentially deadly” and said he engaged in an “incestuous relationship with a very close family member.”
Dr. David Moore and author Bill Manville of the New York Daily News wrote a column addressing Carradine’s death in an attempt to “open the eyes of people who don’t want to see the dangers of sexual addiction.” Dr. Moore explains that sexual addiction usually starts with “the delusion of chasing an ever-greater physical sexual fix,” meaning that there has to be ever-higher mood alteration. This can include anything from combining drugs with sex to heighten the euphoria to “playing with the dizzying effects of a noose tightening around your neck.”
Besides the risk of death and the strain that sexual addiction puts on relationships, compulsive sexual behaviors can also lead to the spread of HIV. “Tissue-tearing anal and vaginal rape is the most ‘efficient’ sexual way to pass HIV through direct blood-borne transmission. The real tragedy is that the victims of compulsive sexual addicts are at the greatest risk of incurable, if not fatal, sexually transmitted diseases.”
People suffering from sexual addiction can get help from a professional therapist. You can find a certified therapist in your area by visiting the American Society of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists at www.aasect.org.
