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Sex addiction symptoms and signs

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iStock_000052847818_XXXLarge-1200x720.jpg The compulsive engagement in sex despite harmful effects is how sex addiction is conceptualised. Additionally, it is an emotionally draining behaviour rather than a gratifying one. Despite not always being accepted as a valid diagnosis, sex addiction has genuine repercussions, such as a detrimental effect on relationships and overall wellbeing.

What Is Sexual Dependence?

There are many different ways to think about sex addiction. Many of the characteristics of clinical addiction are present in sexual addiction. One of these signs is an inability to restrain one's behaviour even when the consequences are obvious (or even likely). Unless there is some form of intervening incident, sex addicts are unable to quit their behaviour. Relationships on a personal and professional level could suffer as a result. If a person is unable to control their sexual urges, there may even be an increased risk of STDs, including HIV. In order to cope with other emotional and psychological issues, such as stress, anxiety, sadness, and social isolation, people with sex addiction frequently utilise sex as a sort of escape.

Identifying Qualities

As a result, the diagnostic standards for sex addiction are sometimes ambiguous and arbitrary. However, a number of distinguishing characteristics shared by those with sex addiction have been proposed.

  • The person's life is dominated by sex at the expense of other pursuits.
  • Among the inappropriate and/or dangerous sexual activities are exhibitionism, having sex in public, having sex with prostitutes, and frequently visiting sex clubs.
  • Feelings of regret, worry, despair, or shame are frequently mixed with the continual desire for sex.
  • When alone, the person engages in various types of sex, such as phone sex, computer sex, or pornography.
  • The individual has extramarital affairs or engages in several partners for sexual activity.
  • When alone, the person regularly masturbates.
In actuality, the most common characteristics of sexual addiction are a vicious cycle of hypersexuality and low self-esteem. Although sex can temporarily alleviate symptoms, the harm to a person's psychological health will frequently persist over time and worsen. An addiction can exist without a person engaging in intense or "weird" sex. Despite knowing that their actions could hurt them, they will simply be unable to restrain themselves.

Causes

There are several hypotheses as to why sexual addiction develops. Some of these involve thinking of sex addiction as a type of obsessive-compulsive, relational, or impulse control disorder. They also embrace the notion that some people develop sexual addictions as a result of and as a coping mechanism for early experiences, particularly sexual trauma. Hypersexuality might be a sign of certain types of mental diseases, such as bipolar disorder. Hypersexual behaviours have occasionally been linked to neurological illnesses (such as epilepsy, brain trauma, or dementia). Rarely, other medicines that affect dopamine can also have the same effect.

Helping Others

Treatment for sexual addiction should be provided by a qualified medical practitioner, such as a psychologist, psychiatrist, or sex therapist. Depending on the underlying cause, the course of treatment can change, but it is usually outpatient and includes counselling and behavioural therapy. Medication may be provided as part of the treatment approach if the sex addiction is linked to a mood condition or anxiety illness. Aside from these clinically recognised diseases, there are currently no clear guidelines for the proper use of drugs to treat sex addiction.
 
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