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Warning Signs of Sex Addiction
Posted under Sexual Addiction on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky explains sex addiction and five main warning signs on DoctorOz.com:
1. Difficulty Dealing With Emotions
Ultimately sex addiction is an intimacy disorder where sex is substituted for human connection. The addicted person has difficulty regulating their feelings and uses sex to feel better. They are often disconnected and closed off, unable to show the necessary openness and vulnerability for intimacy to develop.
2. Changes in Libido
Libido can increase or decrease. The addict may demand sex all the time yet never seem satisfied, and not just early on in a relationship. On the flipside, avoidance of sex and physical contact can also occur, signaling the person is finding sex elsewhere.
3. Excessive Time Online
Viewing online pornography and spending excessive time in chat rooms focused on sexual or romantic intrigue allows the person to check out and disassociate. To review a computer’s online history for pornography sites, press the control and H buttons, or hit the drop-down arrow on the address bar.
4. Mood Swings Before or After Sex
Avoidance or agitated behavior before or after sex can be another sign that the person is disconnected rather than connected to intimate experience.
5. Inability to Socialize Well
Besides isolating themselves, a classic sign of addiction, the person may also socialize in unusual settings or with unusual people. The sex addict displays trouble reading emotions and connecting with others.
Sex Addiction Treatment
Sex addiction treatment is often in-patient and includes individual and group therapy, lectures on the disease and other therapeutic models designed to help sex addicts come to terms with the issues behind their fear of intimacy.
