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'''Sexual addiction''' is an alleged form of [[addiction]] to [[sexual intercourse]] and other [[human sexual behavior|sexual behavior]].

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According to proponents of this concept, sexual addiction is in many ways similars to other addictions, where the activity comes to be used as a way to manage mood or stress and may become more severe with time. The [[DSM]] does not presently define sexual addiction as a condition, but some therapists believe that it can be defined in a similar way to other conditions. Diagnostic criteria have been suggested, that are closely analogous to those the DSM provides for other addictions.

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However, others are doubtful as to whether sexual addiction exists, or whether the term itself is a useful or meaningful concept for describing human sexual behavior.

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According to proponents of the sexual addiction concept, the prevalence of sexual addiction is not accurately known, in part because addicts are secretive. However, it is claimed to be commonly seen in combination with other addictions as well as mood and stress disorders. Sexual addiction has in the past been considered a largely male problem, but more recent work suggests it is also prevalent in women, although usually manifesting in different ways.

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According to proponents of the sexual addiction concept, sexual addicts use widely varying activities. Even [[masturbation]] can become obsessive, being done to the point of injury or to the point that it interferes significantly with ordinary life. [[Pornography]] or other sexual/romantic literature can be addictive, and addicts may spent huge amounts of money on it. Employment of prostitutes is also common for sexual addicts. But in contrast to [[fetishism]], sexual addiction is seldom sharply focused on a single activity.

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According to proponents of this concept, a key feature of sexual addiction is its obsessive, unmanageable nature: a normal person might stare as they happen to drive past an attractive person, but an addict will drive around the block to stare again; and perhaps again. Addicts can spent an extraordinary amount of time and money on their habit, entirely lacking control. They often experience an almost trance-like state in which acting out can go on for many hours. As with other addictions, some addicts experience episodic binges (between which they may believe there is no problem), while others experience more continuous problems.

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According to proponents of this concept, some addicts act in more intrusive ways, or progress to them as they experience diminishing returns for their original activities. A second level might include [[voyeurism]] and [[exhibitionism]], and rubbing against people in public places. A third level involves much more serious and intrusive sexual offenses, and has more harmful consequences.

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Patrick Carnes, the most prolific author on this subject, states that specific activities are not what identify addiction. Even a rapist may not necessarily be a sexual addict. Rather, it is the compulsive nature of the behaviors that demonstrates addiction.

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According to proponents of this concept, addicts have tried often to stop, and failed. Their behavior generally conforms to a cycle:

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1) Preoccupation -- the addict becomes completely engrossed with sexual thoughts or fantasties.

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2) Ritualization —- the addict follows special routines in a search for sexual stimulation, which intensify the experience and may be more important than reaching orgasm.

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3) Compulsive sexual behavior -— the addict's specific sexual acting out.

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4) Despair —- the acting out does not lead to normal sexual satisfaction, but to feelings of hopelessness, powerlessness, depression, and the like.

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5) To escape these negative feelings, the addict soon becomes preoccupied with sexual thoughts and fantasties again, restarting the addictive cycle. Risk factors for the addict include unstructured time, need for self-direction and demands for excellence, because they all push the addict toward restarting the cycle.

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According to proponents of this concept, in addition to this pattern of behavior, sexual addicts generally hold four characteristic beliefs, thought to begin very early in life and to involve fear of abandonment and a confusion between sex and comfort:

1) I am essentially a bad, unworthy person.

2) No one would love me if they really knew me.

3) I cannot depend on others to meet my needs.

4) Sex is my most important need.

A variety of questionaires and tests have been devised to evaluate sexual addiction, but few if any have been formally evaluated, normed, or proven accurate. The cycle and beliefs above strongly characterize the sexual addict, however. In addition, Carnes proposes a basic test for whether a particular sexual behavior has become addictive:

1. It is a secret.

2. It is abusive or degrading to self or others.

3. It is used to avoid (or is a source of) painful feelings.

4. It is empty of a caring, committed relationship.

According to proponents of this concept, spiritually-based methods of treatment have proven effective for sexual addiction. For example, Sex Addicts Anonymous, and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, are large groups based on the 12-step system of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]]. Therapists also use [[cognitive-behavioral therapy]], and medications may be of value particularly in overcoming depressive states that lead to increased acting out.

== In Combination with Defecation/Voyeurism ==

People with sexual addiction have also been known to take frequent and prolonged bathroom breaks, especially in their places of employment, where sexual outlets are normally limited. Excusing oneself to use the restroom is socially acceptable, and the privacy afforded by a restroom stall enables the afflicted to simultaneously defecate and masturbate in a semi-public setting, with limited interruption.

Advances in mobile technology have exacerbated this trend, as it is now possible to access pornography via small hand-held devices. The technique necessary to masturbate while navigating a hand-held device has been dubbed "Sheeran's Shuffle."

==References==

*Carnes, Patrick. "Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction." Center City, MN: Hazelden, 2001.

*Feeney, Judith and PAtricia Noller. "Adult Attachment." Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1996.

*Kasl, Charlotte Davis. "Women, Sex, and Power: A Search for Love and Power." New York, NY: Harper and Row, 1990.

* Schaumburg, Harry W. "False Intimacy: Understanding the Struggle of Sexual Addiction." Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress 1997.