THE COSTS
Of Sexual Addiction
The costs of sexual addiction can range from emotional and physical health problems to legal, professional, and familial disorders.
WHAT SHOULD I KNOW…
Clinically, sex addiction is defined by repeated and often escalating sexual behavior patterns which are acted-out often without regard to the personal or relational consequences that these actions create.
Sexual addiction is not defined by the type of act or, by the orientation of the patient, but more by the person’s inability or unwillingness to stop their sexual acting-out despite negative consequences, combined with a history of addictive sexual behavior patterns.
To the right is an article which provides a well-rounded discussion of the more common elements of sex addiction and associated consequences. Because remember, it is not about the act, as much as the consequences surrounding the addict. This parallels substance abuse; i.e. it has little to do with consumption as much as the destructive behaviors subsequent to the consumption.
Consequences of Sex Addiction and Compulsivity
Adapted from Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health Compulsive sexual thoughts and/or behavior leads to increasingly serious consequences, in both the addict’s internal and
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