Compulsive sexual behavior is sometimes called hypersexuality or sexual addiction. It’s an intense focus on sexual fantasies, urges or behaviors that can’t be controlled. This causes distress and problems for your health, job, relationships or other parts of your life.
No matter what it’s called or the exact nature of the behavior, untreated compulsive sexual behavior can damage your self-esteem, relationships, career, health and other people. But with treatment and self-help, you can learn to manage compulsive sexual behavior.
If you are worried or know anyone facing such problems, consult Dr.Veerendar or visit Dr.VRU Clinic in Hyderabad.
Symptoms:
Some signs that you may have compulsive sexual behavior include:
Uncontrollable, frequent sexual thoughts and behaviors
Urges followed by relief, guilt, regret
Failed attempts to control urges
Sex used to escape problems
Continued behavior despite serious consequences
Difficulty forming stable, healthy relationships
Causes:
Hyper sexual behaviour can cause many problems that affect both you and others. You may:
- Struggle with feelings of guilt, shame and low self-esteem.
- Develop other mental health conditions, such as depression, severe distress and anxiety. You also may think about or attempt suicide.
- Neglect or lie to your partner and family, harming or destroying important relationships.
- Lose your focus or engage in sexual activity or search internet pornography at work, risking your job.
- Have financial problems from buying pornography, internet or telephone sex, and sexual services.
- Get HIV, hepatitis or another sexually transmitted infection, or pass a sexually transmitted infection to someone else.
- Have problems with drugs and alcohol, such as using recreational drugs or drinking too much alcohol.
- Get arrested for sexual offenses.
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