Wise people often say, excess in everything will inevitably result in the bad. What about sexual activities and actions. Will the people addicted to sex also experience bad consequences. Perhaps, some say ‘yes’ and some others say ‘no’. It is not worth debating, yet, learns the following information on problems of sex addiction.
What is sex addiction?
Experts conclude that sex addiction is a sexual activity which is then uncontrolled. Sex addiction forces the ‘addicts’ to constantly search for opportunities and to be capable of having sexual intercourse every time, which can influence their personalities, social relations and work settings.
For sex addicts, this can result in disasters for themselves, let alone, if it is not balanced with mature thinking. The problem is that in general sex addicts feel there is nothing wrong with themselves. A smart reason is even very often uttered from the sex addicts when they are asked about the reason why sex is above everything.
Sex addiction can be in many forms; still in general it is in the form of being out of control. They can be as follows:
Excessive liking for pornography-smelling things
Exhibitionism and the like
Too frequent masturbation
Fond of calling or internet sex
Having affairs with many people
High – risk sex
Sex can be a’ dependence’ alike to your dependence on alcohol and other strong drinks. In the course of having sexual intercourse, our body produces a chemical reaction that makes us tranquilized and calm.
Few people become addicted to this special quality of chemical reaction and obsessed to always procure much higher sex sensation. And the body gets so accustomed to this chemical reaction that the addicts always try to maintain their sexual activities so that they can obtain this customary condition.
The difference between sex addicts and sex devotees is that sex addicts are very often indifferent to the fact that they are in danger when wishing to do their sexual actions. The sex devotees can still think positively and withdraws if their sexual actions will bring about dangers or shame, either for themselves or their spouses whereas the sex addicts will keep going and never take heed of consequences.
In the neighborhood of two-six percent of the world’s population suffer from sex addiction. Still, in reality it can be more, considering that the sex addicts are habitually shy of confessing their self-condition and afraid of seeing doctors for assistance.
Sex addiction can fall on everybody regardless of their ages, professions and gender. Since the wide use of internet during which sex-smelling services are inexpensive and easy, experts have predicted that sex addiction sufferers keep increasing in number.
Dr. Patrick Carnes, one of the experts on sex addiction and deviation, says that there are symptoms of sex addiction that must be heeded, among others:
1. Feeling that your actions begin to be out of control
2. Tending to do destructive or high-risk sexual activities
3. Fond of having sexual fantasies to fulfill their unachieved sexual drives
4. Feeling unable to stop their odd behaviors, although they realize all the consequences
5. Always wanting excessive sexual activities, minimally the same as those they have got or even more than that.
6. Spending more time satisfying their sexual drives and all things around sexual activities.
7. Emphasizing more on sexual activities than any other needs for socialization, occupation and entertainment.
8. Always wishing to do all sex-smelling things.
How to overcome
Providing that you feel to have the above-mentioned behaviors, the first thing to realize is that sex addiction is a serious matter that will not disappear by itself. You ought to have a curative therapy.
Most sufferers have difficulties changing their own behaviors. You might be able to reduce sexual activities just for the time being, yet the cycles will be more frequent and difficult to cut off. Professionals’ therapy services can be helpful. You comprehend what happen and strengthen your spirit to change them into healthier sexual life.
Curing sexual addiction like any other addiction depends largely on the people concerned. Supposing that they can realize their wrong doings and are willing to change them, the curing will be easier. The curing process can be a chain of therapies on sexual health, health love relations, marriage, or taking a support group program. Sometimes certain medicines such as Prozac or Anafranil are needed to curb excessive sexual drives.
Granting that your spouse suffers from sex addiction, this is your challenge to help her change her behaviors. You need to realize that nobody can get over his feeling of being addicted, except he accepts that he has problems and is determined to change. Having a sex-addicted spouse is of course very hard and bewildering; however it is not impossible to cure it. You only need to encourage him to consult with doctors.
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