Sexual addiction is an intense focus on sexual fantasies, urges or activities that can’t be controlled and cause distress or harm your health, relationships, career or other aspects of your life. Sexual addiction is the most commonly used lay term. You may hear healthcare professionals call this compulsive sexual behavior, problematic sexual behavior, hypersexuality, hypersexuality disorder, sexual compulsivity or sexual impulsivity.
Although sex addiction involves activities that can be common to a sex life — such as masturbation, pornography, phone sex, cybersex, multiple partners and more — it’s when your sexual thoughts and activities consume your life that you may be considered to have a sexual addiction.
If you are worried or know anyone facing such problems, consult Dr.Veerendar or visit Dr.VRU Clinic in Hyderabad.
Symptoms:
Symptoms of pronography addiction include:
- Obsessed with sex.
- Masturbate often (once to several times daily).
- Frequently view pornography.
- Spend an excessive amount of time planning sexual activity.
- Frequently use sexual services.
- Behavior escalates to reckless sexual activity.
- Engage in sexual behaviors that go against your personal values, religious beliefs.
- Frequently engage in paraphilia.
- Can’t stop your sexual behavior despite negative consequences to your finances, relationships, health or emotions.
Causes:
There are many causes of pornography addiction:
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Depression
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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