The term ‘sexual addiction’ is controversial in this time and age. At the 2002 Annual Conference of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) a plenary panel discussion on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity evoked a lively discussion. It was argued that excessive use of sex matches other addictions related to drugs, alcohol and gambling, since the responses in the brain are so similar. Each addiction dominates your life. Yet others are uncomfortable putting a label such as ‘addict’ on someone who struggles with excessive sexual behavior. For more details on this view click here.
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