Sexual Addiction
Sexual addiction, often interchangeably called hypersexuality, compulsive sexual disorder, and hyperphilia amongst other names (Aaron, 2012), is a relatively new illness that, though only mentioned in the DSM as Sexual Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS), has been gaining study and support in the recent years. Many have speculated that sexual addiction was not at the forefront of social science research because it was a concern that many people were either too ashamed to speak on, or too uninformed about. Regardless of the fact that this issue has gained support over the years, many are still unaware of what sexual addiction is: “The behavior in which the individual has an extremely intense sex drive or obsession with …show more content…
A common misconception about sexual addiction is that it focuses around physical gratification, or is not a disorder at all. Conversely, this illness is concentrated in the brain, and enmeshed with their negative core beliefs, which are a result of a person’s self-image and worth, a combination of old ingrained scripts, and a propensity towards escaping negative emotions (Adams & Robinson, 2001). While the prevalence of this issue is not very large, it is still important to assist in the understanding of, and removal of, stigma from sexual addiction so that more people afflicted with this illness can come forward and feel secure enough to seek …show more content…
There are instances in which women experienced physical discomfort during intercourse, or wanted for sex therapy due to their exploitation. Comparatively, men are more likely to engage in high-risk sex, or “any sexual activity that increases the risk of contracting HIV or other STI (Taylor-Seehafer & Rew, 2000)”, behave aggressive and hostile, or even create the sexual act to be reminiscent of their abuse than their non-abused counterparts (Aaron 2012). Thought there are different types of sexual reactions to childhood mistreatment, 72% of sex addicts reported physical abuse, 97% emotional abuse, and 81% sexual abuse (Seegers, 2003); 39% of men and 63% of women who suffer from sexual addiction also report abuse as a child. A secondary study is present to substantiate this, in which, out of 539 young adults, the men scored higher for sexual compulsivity, however, the women that did have sexual compulsivity also showed strong scores for abuse as a child (Aaron,
Sexual addiction, often interchangeably called hypersexuality, compulsive sexual disorder, and hyperphilia amongst other names (Aaron, 2012), is a relatively new illness that, though only mentioned in the DSM as Sexual Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS), has been gaining study and support in the recent years. Many have speculated that sexual addiction was not at the forefront of social science research because it was a concern that many people were either too ashamed to speak on, or too uninformed about. Regardless of the fact that this issue has gained support over the years, many are still unaware of what sexual addiction is: “The behavior in which the individual has an extremely intense sex drive or obsession with …show more content…
A common misconception about sexual addiction is that it focuses around physical gratification, or is not a disorder at all. Conversely, this illness is concentrated in the brain, and enmeshed with their negative core beliefs, which are a result of a person’s self-image and worth, a combination of old ingrained scripts, and a propensity towards escaping negative emotions (Adams & Robinson, 2001). While the prevalence of this issue is not very large, it is still important to assist in the understanding of, and removal of, stigma from sexual addiction so that more people afflicted with this illness can come forward and feel secure enough to seek …show more content…
There are instances in which women experienced physical discomfort during intercourse, or wanted for sex therapy due to their exploitation. Comparatively, men are more likely to engage in high-risk sex, or “any sexual activity that increases the risk of contracting HIV or other STI (Taylor-Seehafer & Rew, 2000)”, behave aggressive and hostile, or even create the sexual act to be reminiscent of their abuse than their non-abused counterparts (Aaron 2012). Thought there are different types of sexual reactions to childhood mistreatment, 72% of sex addicts reported physical abuse, 97% emotional abuse, and 81% sexual abuse (Seegers, 2003); 39% of men and 63% of women who suffer from sexual addiction also report abuse as a child. A secondary study is present to substantiate this, in which, out of 539 young adults, the men scored higher for sexual compulsivity, however, the women that did have sexual compulsivity also showed strong scores for abuse as a child (Aaron,