Sex Addiction—What is

If you are reading this, chances are you are concerned that you or someone you care about may have a problem with Sex Addiction.

Key Elements of Sex Addiction

• Persistent and escalating patterns of sexual acting out
• Inability to stop behaviors despite negative consequences
• Sex is used as a tool for mood alteration or as a way of avoiding or numbing difficult emotions
• A great deal of time, effort and sometimes money is spent on pursuing the behavioral patterns
• Stopping the behaviors may result in withdrawal symptoms like restlessness, increased anxiety, irritability roller coaster emotions and sometimes panic attacks and suicidal ideation

In the next section, you may take a self-assessment test that will help you identify more specific aspects of your addiction.

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