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14/09/2020

5 Signs of S*xual Addiction

S*x is a healthy part of life — but for some people, it can become all-consuming. Could you be addicted to s*x?

By Wyatt MyersMedically Reviewed by Pat F. Bass III, MD, MPH
Last Updated: August 27, 2012

S*x is a basic part of human nature, and it’s perfectly normal — and healthy — to have a vigorous libido. But there’s a tipping point — when s*xual desire can go from being healthy to out of control.

Usually, the difference between enjoying s*x and being addicted to s*x is apparent. “A healthy s*xual appetite can be controlled. If s*x is unavailable, it is disappointing but not devastating,” says Tina B. Tessina, PhD, a psychotherapist and author of The Real Thirteenth Step: Discovering Confidence, Self-Reliance and Independence Beyond the Twelve Step Programs. “With a s*xual addiction, the addict feels desperate to have his or her s*xual outlet, no matter the cost.”

How to Spot S*xual Addiction

A s*xual addiction can manifest itself in many ways, so you will need to look for a variety of possible warning signs that you or your spouse or partner is a s*x addict. Kathryn A. Cunningham, PhD, director of the Center for Addiction Research at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, identifies the following possibilities:

S*x dominates an individual’s life to the exclusion of other activities.

The individual engages in phone s*x,computer s*x, use of prostitutes, po*******hy, or exhibitionism.

The person habitually masturbates.

The individual has multiple s*xual partners or cheats on partners.

In extreme cases, the person engages in criminal activities, including stalking, r**e, in**st, or child molestation.

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S*xual Addiction Assessment
Were you abused or emotionally
neglected as a child or adolescent?*
Yes
No
Do you regret the amount of time you
spend online in online s*xual chats,
viewing p**n, we**am s*x or chatting
with prostitutes etc? *
Yes
No
Did your parents have ongoing s*xual
or romantic problems? *
Yes
No
Do you feel preoccupied or distracted
by your s*xual thoughts or activity? *
Yes
No
Have you on multiple occasions kept
hidden or lied about money that you
spent on having s*x? *
Yes
No
Does your significant other, friends,
or family ever worry or complain
about your s*xual behavior? *
Yes
No
Do you have trouble stopping your
s*xual behavior when you know it is
inappropriate and/or dangerous? *
Yes
No
Has your involvement with p**n,
online hook-ups, s*x and dating
websites, cruising social networks for
s*x etc., become greater than your
intimate contacts with romantic
partners? *
Yes
No
Do you keep the extent or nature of
your s*xual activities hidden from
your friends and/or partners? *
Yes
No
Do you look forward to family events
being over or for a spouse or
significant other to go someplace
without you so you can more easily go
out to have s*x? *
Yes
No
Have you had certain kinds of s*x or
had s*x with certain people that later
disgusted you when you thought back
on it? *
Yes
No
Do you believe that anonymous or
casual s*x has kept you from having
more long-term intimate relationships
or from reaching other personal
goals? *
Yes
No
Do you have trouble maintaining
s*xual interest or intimacy once the
"newness" of the person has worn off?
*
Yes
No
Do your s*xual encounters place you
in danger of arrest? *
Yes
No
Have you ever potentially exposed a
loved one or spouse to a s*xually
transmitted disease and not told
them about it? *
Yes
No
Has anyone ever been hurt
emotionally by events related to your
s*xual behavior, e.g. lying to partner
or friends, not showing up for event/
appointment due to s*xual hook-ups,
etc? *
Yes
No
Have you ever been approached by
private security, charged or arrested
by the police, etc. related to your
s*xual activities? *
Yes
No
Have you ever been s*xual with a
minor? *
Yes
No
When you have s*x, do you feel
depressed afterward or later regret it?
*
Yes
No
Have you made repeated promises to
yourself or another person to change
some form of your s*xual activity only
to break them later? *
Yes
No
Have your s*xual activities interfered
with some aspect of your professional
or personal life, e.g. caused problems
at work, loss of relationship? *
Yes
No
Have you engaged in repeated
experiences of unsafe or “risky” s*x
even though you knew it could cause
you harm? *
Yes
No
Have you had more than one s*xually
transmitted disease? *
Yes
No
Have you ever had s*x with someone
just because you were feeling aroused
and later felt ashamed or regretted it?
*
Yes
No
Have you ever cruised public
restrooms, rest areas, gym locker
rooms and/or other public places
seeking anonymous s*xual encounters
with strangers? *
Yes
No

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Withdrawal symptoms can include but are not limited to:
Irritability.
Craving.
Depression.
Restlessness.
Anxiety.
Guilt or shame.