Sexual addiction is a pattern of sexual behaviours that are out of control and continue despite negative consequences. As in other addictions, changes in brain chemistry are at the core of the addiction. In sex addiction, the changes are caused by sexual behavior and fantasizing about sex or romantic activities. Sex addiction is a process addiction because no chemicals are taken into the body. Chemical changes occur in the body because of the addicts behaviours. Any sexual activity that causes changes in body chemistry can become and addiction. Even on-line romances become addictive when they are a substitute for reality or a way to escape reality.
Sex addiction..anyone know of anyone that has a sex addiction?Its terrible!
I love getting on here to see that kevin person bash me, and yes clearly I have some guts to openly admit my inner demons. Again your libido is always in control.
Honestly I think that was quite brave of you to admit in a public forum.
So seeing as you do have a problem with this do you really think it classifies more as an addition then say a disorder of sorts? I know you already called it an addition but just wanted to know if you gave it some thought on if that really is the best term. This of course doesn't mean the problem isn't real.
Well, its an excess of chemicals. (referring back to libido) So I guess disorder is more logical, but coming from someone who has this problem, it feels like an addiction.
Snazzy, everyone needs sex. 10,000 years ago, did you think the human race would survive if people didn't have sex? Sex was the most basic action a human could make. It still is.
Like the others have said ... sex is not NEEDED for everyone. Everyone has a different sex drive. Also, like what was already said, if a few people decided not to have sex in the ancient times, the human race wouldnt deplete. And sex isnt the most basic action, what about walking or talking? are they more difficult than having sex?
Well, its an excess of chemicals. (referring back to libido) So I guess disorder is more logical, but coming from someone who has this problem, it feels like an addiction.
Okay guys. I'm addicted to sleeping. I need professional help. Not just that, I also can't stop breathing, or else I feel like I'll die. Plus, I eat three times a day, I guess I'm also addicted to that. I am really sick. I need help.
You know what, I'll just stop considering you worth debating with. You don't listen to counter-arguments, you just childishly restate your old statement over and over again. So yeah.
Well, from what I understood, sex addiction has to do with the individual person, not the species. Sex is necessary for the species, not the person, right? Isn't that what you said? You don't need sex to survive, but for the human race to survive, no? I understand that.
My argument is that sex is necessary for the human species to survive, essentially, individual survival.
Zophia, I listened to you, but it sounds just as crazy as being addicted to breathing and sleeping and eating. It makes no sense.
Zophia, I listened to you, but it sounds just as crazy as being addicted to breathing and sleeping and eating. It makes no sense.
Apparently you missed the point about the difference between use and overuse/abuse.
My argument is that sex is necessary for the human species to survive, essentially, individual survival.
Once an individual is born, that specific individual does not need sex to survive. It may be a very basic instinct, but it's not a craving that everyone gets in equal amounts.
Zophia, I see your point. If you have so much sex that it gets in the way of living your life, then yes, it might be an addiction, or it's just a habit that you have. Hm. I suppose that an addiction is, in its simplest form, a habit with a negative consequence.
I suppose, if you're willing to call it that, it might be an addiction, but it's really what you consider an addiction.
