Are you missing work, losing friends, and forgetting to eat because you’re obsessed with sex? Then you just might be a typical male…
Are we always responsible for our sexy actions? Or is it possible that sex addiction is a real excuse? It turns out some provisional psychologists are seeking these answers.
Sex Addiction?
This that sounds too much like work to me, and yet I’m very curious about what’s been discovered…
“It sounds very cliched, but in 97 per cent of cases these people have been emotionally abused, and 73 per cent of those have been sexually abused,” says Jennifer Mitchell.
I don’t buy it.
But if you do then read the rest over at the Edmonton Journal.
And just for shits and giggles you might also enjoy this story, “Husband’s sex addiction a ‘real illness.’ says wife.”
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Well certainly a very interesting topic!
For me, I've never been an addict to anything. At least not knowingly
So I rather not speak too harsh words. Even though I think sex-addiction does exist. But even within that there are actually two different addictions that I've read about. One being the sex-addiction itself, as described in these articles and the other is a porn-addiction which nowadays pretty often is described as sex-addiction, too. Remember David Duchovni – it was such a case.
I'm pretty much the thinker-person, so I don't really believe I'd ever do such a thing. Because I think about my actions before I perform them. If I were to notice what I'm going to perform would be 'bad' – then I'd skip it. And if it would be something to be ashamed of, then I certainly would find someone I could talk about with.
My thoughts go a little bit into the direction of "Is it really cheating when you're drunk?" (YES!
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As you are always aware of your actions, you can always distinguish between good and bad. And I think it's the same with sex-addiction. You do know what's good and what's bad. So if you still do the 'bad' thing, then you're weak.
Sad part is if you got no person whom you're able to entrust yourself with. If you're 'alone' in a sense of not having a trust-person, then you're doomed. In such cases I really think one can speak of addiction. And this is the part where I strongly agree with – especially the second – the articles. Addiction is something I'd decide from case to case as there is no universal formula you can put your values into.
Personality, personal background and your …"social surroundings". To me this would be the important factors to decide if it's the case of an addiction or not.
/sam
Love the comment! Thanks Sam.
I think it is not sickness but it is a feeling that the wife is not giving what the husband needed.