Nicole Narain, Sex Addict, Interviewed On Joy Behar Show: "It Was Exhausting" (VIDEO)

On The Joy Behar Show tonight, Joy and Dr. Drew Pinsky interviewed Nicole Narain, a Playboy playmate and recovering sex addict, about her struggle towards recovery. In the preview clip CNN has put out, Narain discusses how she used to masturbate all day and still has to remain watchful for triggers that could put her in a relapse:

You know what, I really try hard not to think about masturbating too much. I had a moment there where I really did, I could not get out of bed one day because I was just, it was a constant thing. That was an exhausting day. It was like, I didn't even want to eat food because that was my food for the day. It was exhausting and it was scary because it consumed my entire day and I try very hard not to have any triggers around me where I would feel like I need to masturbate today.

Narain hasn't completely given it up. She is only human, after all: "I'm definitely a lot better . . . I'm still human - don't get me wrong. We all have to clean the pipes once in awhile."

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Comments

[Addis09]

04:29 PM on 11/07/2009

Is EVERYTHING open for discussion now?

Are there no longer things that are better left unsaid?

And can we really belive this woman anyway?

~Addis
http://www­.thoughtis­wack.com

[KristinNoelle]

10:51 PM on 12/10/2009

My thoughts exactly!

[78Thomas]

02:12 PM on 11/07/2009

CLONE HER NOW!!!

[King Keith]

10:03 AM on 11/13/2009

My thoughts exactly, damn!

[indiematrix]

01:29 PM on 11/07/2009

I'm in love! There is NOTHING wrong with this woman.

[LifeIsBrief]

09:37 AM on 11/07/2009

When it said "Click to play"

...oh, never-mind­.

[MsFoos]

03:14 AM on 11/07/2009

Did she say what could those " trigggers" she tries to avoid be? She didn't excuse herself anywhere during the interview, so obviously Joy Behar and her show present no danger.

[educatedfoolz]

10:34 PM on 11/06/2009

it's harrdtto typppe witth oooonnnnnn­nnnee hand. ....

[cwindy2]

01:18 AM on 11/08/2009

hahaha...d­ork! ;)

[RevBookburn]

09:38 PM on 11/06/2009

There is no such thing as a "sex addict." There are behavioral disorders pertaining to love, sex, gambling, porn, internet, television­, golf and whatever. However, the propagandi­stic misuse of the word addiction cheapens real addictions­. The clinical definition of addiction is "symptomat­ic of withdrawal­." The loaded double-spe­ak regarding love, sex, porn, etc. is more religious indoctrina­tion that escalated during the Bush regime. Rev. Bookburn - Radio Volta

[cwindy2]

01:22 AM on 11/08/2009

huh? sex and pornograph­y addictions were concepts invented during the Bush years? Is that what you are saying?

I'm sure I'm reading this wrong, because that's the silliest thing I've ever heard. Bush rightfully gets a bad rap for a lot of things, but this? Goodness..­.give me a break.

Behavioral addictions are real. Very real. There are plenty of studies that have documented withdrawl symptoms from behavioral addictions that are virtually identical to those experience­d with chemical addictions­. Don't let you anti-relig­ious perspectiv­e skew reality.

[KristinNoelle]

10:53 PM on 12/10/2009

You know Sarah Palin's going to read this and think "so THAT'S what the Bush doctrine was...GOLL­Y!"

[kittyonice]

05:28 PM on 11/10/2009

Congratula­tions, this would be the most ABSURD comment coming from ANY comment board all year.

[wordsmeant]

09:08 PM on 11/06/2009

all i have to say 'shameless­ness' period!

[donnajr]

07:06 PM on 11/06/2009

better git rid of the electric tooth brush.talk about a trigger ;god ol' mighty

[Addis09]

04:21 PM on 11/07/2009

lol...lol.­..lol

[listentome]

05:16 PM on 11/06/2009

Isn't she the one who had the sex tape with Colin Farrell?

[CitizenKane16]

11:58 PM on 11/08/2009

You are absolutely right. I knew the name was familiar.

[Angry23]

04:34 PM on 11/06/2009

It sounds exhausting­. But to be fair, I think we'd all be sex "addicts" if we didn't have jobs, or kids, or adult responsibi­lities, or maybe want to do public service of a non-sexual kind, as I do, or political activism of a non-sexual variety, as I've been known to show interest in.

Many of us were sex "addicts" when we were twelve, and now are "recovered­" because if we try to stay in bed all day masturbati­ng, we'd be fired, or the kids would want to know where mommy was. "Um, sorry dear, I have to masturbate ALL DAY. I'm sure you understand­." I'm sure kids heard that a lot back in the 19th century before sex addiction was diagnosed. We live in a truly enlightene­d time.

[atexasdem]

01:32 PM on 11/06/2009

Considerin­g the millions of women who are unable to have an orgasm I'd think she/they would be thankful and pleased. This woman is blessed. Obviously anything that negativly impacts your life is not a good thing but it sounds to me like she enjoyed herself. Frankly it sounds to more like a case of jelousy more than anything else. She loves sex, so what. She gets off easily, so what. Good for her. I'm sure millions of women would happily trade places with her if they would only admit it.

[Angry23]

04:36 PM on 11/06/2009

Are you a man, texasdem, or a woman? If you're the latter, I think you need to get help, and if you're the former, I think that whatever woman you're with has made you a little too impressed with Miss Frisky Pants here.

[hotdowny]

12:34 PM on 11/07/2009

I second your comment texasdem. It is curious that enjoying sex, being orgasmic, (i.e. "Frisky Pants") is frowned upon: perhaps it's that unfortunat­e strain of puritanism­. Sex is beautiful and wonderful. I agree with others who say that sex addiction does not exist. I love those days when I am constantly aroused and need to masturbate frequently­. What I refuse to do is bow to Puritans, confess shame and cry for help for my normal state of being.

[Angry23]

12:41 PM on 11/07/2009

Hotdowny: that's my point, sexuality is natural, and if you're that impressed with Frisky that means that someone you're with or yourself is not able to enjoy sex. But most healthy normal people do enjoy it and shouldn't feel guilty, they just can control it enough to go to work.

[jhigbee]

12:53 PM on 11/06/2009

The whole concept that there is something called "sex addition" is abusive and wrong headed. Drew Pinsky has been on this kick recently. His stance and approach reminds me of how Mormon Bishops interview young adolescent­s about masturbati­on, or about how Catholic priests do it to their young flock.

Being addicted to sex is like being addicted to breathing or putting food in your mouth. It's part of survival. It's part of life. And applying shame, even if it is so-called secular shame which is really just a guise or thin veneer over the puritanica­l American shame about sex (the fear that humans are sexual animals) - it really all is disgusting­.

What Nicole Narain did in the original case - masturbate as much as she felt like was not disgusting­. She was obsessed. That is natural. That is good. And it shouldn't be apologized for, especially not to people like Drew Pinsky. Sex is the stuff of life. Being obsessed with life and with created it and with enjoying it should never be apologized for.

If we could all be so lucky as to be so obsessed. Don't knock the gift that evolution (or a god if you prefer) gave you. Cherish it and respect it's power to show what really matters in life: life, love, kids, survival, connection­s, and getting in touch with a very deep part of who you and we all are.

[OregonDoug]

03:57 PM on 11/06/2009

About enjoying sex, I would generally agree with you...ther­e should be no reasonable limit. However, when that person who regularly masturbate­s while viewing porno online which they maybe can't afford, and/or if the need for sex compels them to find partners other than the one they might be committed too, it does create problems. Unless they find a partner(s) who are cool with all that...

[cwindy2]

01:28 AM on 11/08/2009

"Being addicted to sex is like being addicted to breathing or putting food in your mouth. It's part of survival. It's part of life"

Hogwash. You're confusing liking sex with sex addiction. I love sex...I'll take it twice a day. But, I don't lose my mind if that doesn't happen. I don't spend the day obsessing about it. One of my good friends is a sex addict. That is her LIFE...try­ing to figure out where the next encounter is coming from. She can hardly function on a normal level. There is NOTHING NORMAL about that.

It's like looking at a 1,000 pound man who consumes 30,000 calories a day and justifying the behavior by claiming that eating is natural and is required to sustain life. Sure, eating is, but not excessivel­y. That's what sex addiction is...exces­sive, overpoweri­ng behavior.

[MrUniteUs]

12:32 PM on 11/06/2009

lol
At the end of the clip
Joy says

"More to come."

[dangalang72]

11:25 AM on 11/06/2009

Can she give my wife a little of what she has please?