Sex Addiction Counselling in Sydney
Dealing with sexual addiction with counselling and therapy
Sexual addiction happens when a normal sex drive become obsessive or habitual, to the point of significant distress in the life of the addict and/or those around them.
A sexual addiction is formed through the seeking of the ‘high’ that comes from chemicals released into the brain during sex, rather than from an external source like in the case of substance abuse.
Sexual addiction can take on many forms, the most common including:
- The obsessive use of pornography
- Chronic masturbation
- Repeated sexual affairs
- Frequently visiting prostitutes and other sex workers
- Voyeurism
These various forms of sexual addiction have two things in common; the behaviour is done in secret, and the sex addict becomes skilled in hiding this secret life from those they are closest to.
Sexual addiction is more common than people m ay think. The access to material and anonymity of the internet has seen an explosion of people struggling to come to terms with this particular manifestation of addiction and it is becoming more common to seek sex addiction therapy to help cope.