Not exact matches
We know from research that teens are more prone to
addiction than children and adults.1 We know that many teens demonstrate increased risk - taking behaviours (though it's a myth that teens are unaware
of the
consequences of their actions).2 We know that during this time
sex and sexuality take centre stage.3 Recently, neuroscience has begun to weigh in on this picture
of teenage cognition and behaviour.
Recovery from
sex addiction and sexual compulsivity is directed at learning to control and eliminate sexual behaviors that result in loss or unwanted
consequences in the lives
of the
sex addict.
Sex addiction is a persistent and escalating pattern
of sexual behaviors that result in negative
consequences to self or others.
Sex addiction is a condition marked by obsessive thinking about sex and by a persistent compulsion to engage in sexual behavior in spite of negative consequenc
Sex addiction is a condition marked by obsessive thinking about
sex and by a persistent compulsion to engage in sexual behavior in spite of negative consequenc
sex and by a persistent compulsion to engage in sexual behavior in spite
of negative
consequences.
Twenty - four recovering female
sex addicts share their stories
of addiction,
consequences and their recovery.
Sex addiction is any compulsive, sexually motivated behavior that is acted out regardless
of any negative
consequences that the behavior might have on one's life.
The term «
sex addiction» (or «sexual
addiction») implies a lack
of behavioral control that has led to significant negative
consequences (such as marriage / relationship, job, health, emotional wellbeing, social and recreational life).
Mark Laaser, an expert on the topic
of sex addiction, says that sexual
addiction is a sickness involving any type
of uncontrollable sexual activity which results in negative
consequences.