SEXUAL ADDICTION AND COMPULSIVITY

Am I a Sex Addict?

Click on the link to take a quiz to see if you may have a problem with sex addiction. More than three “yes” answers indicates a need for further exploration and more than five means that sexually compulsive behavior has caused you problems in your life.

Quiz

Sexual Addiction afflicts an estimated

20 million Americans. It is characterized by obsessive, compulsive, out-of-control behavior, done in spite of negative consequences to self or others.

Sexual Addicts experience
loss of intimacy
loss of connection
intense shame and guilt

• The partners of Sexual Addicts experience feelings of betrayal and confusion.
• They try to control the one thing that is out of control - the Sexual Addict's behavior.
• They often -wrongfully- blame themselves.

There is hope.
Interventions, including therapy and self-help support groups, allow the Sexual Addict to enter recovery and their partners to gain a sense of control over their own lives.

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