Sexual Addiction

Sexual Addiction: Real Or Myth?

Joe Kort, Ph.D. | Posted 05.14.2012

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Joe Kort, Ph.D.

While it is true that sexual behaviors get labeled as sexual addiction when they are not, and that sexual addiction may not be the best label for out-of-control sexual behavior, the fact remains that those suffering with out-of-control sexual behavior do exist.

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Gay Culture and Sex Addiction: Coming Out, Acting Out?

Alexandra Katehakis, M.F.T. | Posted 02.12.2012

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Alexandra Katehakis, M.F.T.

One of the roots of sex addiction is an inability to cope with trauma and shame, feelings that LGBT people may struggle with as a community more so than their non-LGBT counterparts. However, gay sex addiction is no different from straight sex addiction.

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Sex Addiction: Is It Really an Addiction?

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Jon LaPook

Some researchers hypothesize that sexual addiction, substance abuse, and gambling share neurochemical changes in the brain--underlying problems with brain wiring and nerve transmitters.

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When Is An Affair An Addiction?

Mona Ackerman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mona Ackerman

Q: I have just discovered that my husband is having an affair with his secretary. Actually, she let it slip, so to speak. I called her to ask abou...

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