Sexual addiction is a diseases or mental health?What is the cause and how to recover?
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There is no consensus in the medical community that sexual addiction actually exists, and it is not presently included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Those who support its diagnosis describe it as being in many ways similar 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. Diagnostic criteria have been suggested that are closely analogous to those the DSM provides for other addictions.\nPeople selling spiritually-based methods of treatment claim to provide an effective treatment. For example, Sex Addicts Anonymous, Sexaholics 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. It is also important to distinguish between sexual addiction and sexual anorexia, as both can present similar behaviors, but effective treatment may be quite different. Aside from depression, it also must be established whether or not the presenting behaviors are due to obsessive-compulsive disorders, bipolar disorders, etc.
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Sexual dysfunctions are defined as one or more disturbances in the sexual response cycle, or pain associated with arousal or intercourse. Lack of desire, difficulty becoming aroused, lack or delay in orgasm or pain during or after sex are all examples of sexual problems faced by women. Such problems can be occasional and seem to go away on their own. But when they are persistent or recurrent, disrupting your life or your relationships, and causing you emotional upset, they may be dysfunctions that should be discussed with your health care professional
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A addict will chose drugs over sex any day. It is really sad, but true. All you can do for somebody that is addicted is not enable them, and be codependent to them. That is usually what is going on, and they are just taking advantage of you to use the drugs.
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There are in many things like that.  Sometimes depression is more popular.  then anxiety disorder or panic disorder.  Used to be hysteria and 'vapors' and nervous breakdowns.  sex addiction as a term was probably coined within the last 20 years.  so it's recent.
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Sexually transmitted diseases are essentially bacterium, viral or some pathagin that has found a way to survive by infecting a host and recolonizing in other indivduals through physical contact. The results of these infections in our physical and mental being as well as our social eveloution as a society have been wide ranging.\nYour question is three part and wide ranging. In this format I can only swipe the tip of the iceburg.\nIn the past it can be argued that most of our ideas of social norms and mores as well as the concept of monogomy evolve from the need to limit sexual contact. The same as certain dietary laws in religious practices prevent the spread of certain disease. There are many instances through out history of individuals who had succumed to the madness of Shypillis and the actions of these individuals including murder, tyranny and war.\nIn modern times ans we learned to treat these diseases and preventive measures for transmitting these diseases it can be easily argued that that may be one of the leading causes of the laxation of our morals as a global sociaty. These changes can be observed on a macro scale in American culture from the changes in attitude from the early 1900 to the present. When there were no real cures for sexually transmitted disease thru the advent of penicillian, which could treat and cure many of the bactiral infections. Any of the baby boomer generations well remeber the films in school warning us of "the clap". Again, look at the changes in social custom with the advent of AIDS, there was an overall decrease in sexual promiscuity. In the mid 80's it was common for people in the dating scence to get regular tested and only engage themselves sexually with other individuals who could prove they had been resently tested. With the advent of drug therapy for AIDS there seems to be an overall decline in the concern over sexual contact.\nAside from the social issues there are the economic issues of sexually transmitted diseases. Look at the billions of dollars that have been spent and continue to be spent some good, some bad, some indifferent. Additionally, there is the mental affects of living with sexually transmitted disease. The affects on the overall quality of life and the effects that any given individual suffering from that mental anguish would have on the lives of the people around him. As well as the secondary individuals affected.\nThe future as always waits to be seen. This becomes the product of speculation. As AIDS ravaged population are decimated and the children of theses areas mature into the adults of the future in many third world areas what will be the overall cost to the world? What civil wars could evolve because of this? If the aids virus evoles to a more resistant strain what will be the overall impact on society?  How many billions of dollars will we spend? How much of the world resources will be allocated? What is the delay in finding cures for other diseases because so many of our research minds are working on curing the disease at hand or the next disease to evolve?\nCould eventually we return to a more monogomous society and build stronger families and closer communities?\nThere have been recent studies centering on DNA and the human genome project that suggest that there should be X amount of genetic diversity as compared to genetic diversity that currently exist. One of the theories that is being considered is that ever so often there is a severe reduction in human population. A natural thining so to speak. This could be the result of genetic resistance to certain disease. Could this be sexually transmitted?
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I have had a sex addiction for many years. I dont understand how sex could ever ruin your life. Just be careful not to get anything that ajax cant wash off. Now that could ruin your life.
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Well, sex is primarily mental and not physical. While it is easy to blame it on the drugs, it could just be that you are not interested in your partner.  However, if you truly believe it is because of the drugs you are taking, speak with your doctor. There are many kinds of hormone treatments you can take and perhaps a different one will not have the same effect.
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a disease, but recovery gives me a choice. \n\ncheck out na.org
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What ever gets you off. Do it till your satisfied.\n\nIf you are having sex with multiple partners then that could be a problem. But if it is with the same man, and you have feelings for him outside of sexual desire there is nothing wrong with being addicted to sex. I believe that you see it as a problem, and if so you need to seek professional help. If you do not see it as a problem then you do not need help.
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Gambling, drugs and sex are more likely to be addictions, in which case you need to an addictions councilor. Eating can be a compulsion. All of these behaviors are usually the result of an anxiety problem, in which case there are thousands of highly successful treatments, ranging from therapy to medications. Discuss your symptoms and treatment options with your doctor.
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I read that there is a medication in the works to work on the addictive part of the brain. Right now there isn't a cure.  You can stop doing the addictive activity but it's not a cure, just restraint.  Lot's of times it turns into changing the addiction to something else. I quit drinking and now I eat too much candy even though I wasn't much of a candy person before. I also buy more scratch tickets.
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Since the beginning of time sex has been the downfall of empires, industries, influential men and now even the church!  It's the strongest addiction on earth, worst than crack, heroin, pcp, whatever.  I know I'm sexually addicted, I fight with it everyday.  They say that idle hands are the devil's playground...it's not, the mind is.  Sex begins in the mind, it's more of a mental rather than physical act.  And the hardest thing to govern, next to the heart, is the mind.
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Physical health - no. Mental health - yes. You create a dependence for yourself, and it's never good to have a dependence of this nature. It always turns into something worse. It starts as masturbation, and almost always turns into pornography, and all of the crime that follows that. \nThe best way is to learn to control yourself, and do it as rarely as you possibly can. You'll become a lot stronger mentally.
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I was addicted to sex at one time. (and bad sites...of course) It is actually a pretty dangerous addiction, as it's overlooked by society, and it can cause a number of mental problems. As for convincing him to stop, the answer is different for everyone. He will need to want to stop for himself, first, for this is the only effective reason. I went to a councelor about it, and that helped me incredibly. I had to have some bad things happen in my life, before I was able to control my other addictions.\n\nThe important thing is that the person is able to see what freedom is like for them when they are not addicted. Freedom from being controled by the addiction.\n\nMy answer to your question is this. Councelors spend their lives learning about this sort of thing. You should find a friend who can recommend a trustworthy councelor for you. Go and see them and explain your delima. Not only will they help you to feel better, they will explain all the things you can do for this person. I promise, this would be your best option. I've been there, I know that an addict like me won't listen to someone trying to tell them how to live their life, until they know the right words to say. I won't give you too much advice, because I don't know everything, but I can give you some examples of what people did to help me. I sent you my email address, if you're interested. I don't know how much I can help, but I will be more than happy to help someone show another person out of addiction!
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It is called a sexual addiction and can be resolved (in most cases) through counseling.
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Causes of sexual abuse could be alcoholism, poverty, low standard of living, mental problems, foster care...  These are possible causes for the people performing the sexual abuse.  The victim is never at fault for their abuse.
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Addiction is the resultant condition from altered structure of the Neurons in the brain as a result of continued use of certain drugs and the auto suggestion from the mind that these substances are welcome into the body because of the effects they give.