Sex addiction or high sex drive?

How do you determine if someone has sex addiction? I know the basic rules 1) does it affect their daily life 2) is it creating a financial hardship etc etc. But what if you have someone who always uses porn to stimulate themselves even with an abundance of sex. I mean this person can have sex 3-5 times throughout the course of a day and still find time to visit a porn site for pleasure. Personally I think this is a bit much, but some people have chalked it up to having a high sex drive or being a nympho as this is not affecting his daily live or causing financial hardships etc, etc. What do you guys think?

by baddlizz 256 Posts
Posted on 11/7/2008 8:11 PM

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My ex used to be into online porn when I was at work.I remember we had a fight and he left for the night. He turned up the next day with a very smooth genitalia. Very different from prior to his night away. This such good therapy. You start to realize what you put up with. I should have thrown him out years ago.
Yes this is just one of the stories I could tell you.
Sexual addiction is alive and well. Pity.
Susa

by susa 12 Posts
Posted on 11/8/2008 7:54 PM

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Thank you for your advice, I have for many years felt that my ex has a sex addiction. It has gotten to the point now that, he has cheated on his new love and has admitted to me that he was beginning to not care. He has never cheated and has a heart of gold for those he loves, so for him to say this concerned me. I was just watching a special on Good Morning America and they discussed that there may be a chemical imbalance in the brain. The endorphins created during sex may help fufill the imbalance. This is interesting, as a future psychologist I think I am going to begin research on this!

by baddlizz 256 Posts
Posted on 11/8/2008 7:48 AM

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I agree with spazn,
I think my ex is a sex addict because to him no meant yes, when i said to stop he said no. If i said that he was hurting me , he did not care. He only cared about his own feeling and needs. Did not care about me at all. He hurt me for many years until i realized that it was wrong.

by cherbear 5182 Posts
Posted on 11/7/2008 9:17 PM

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you may want to look at this too:

http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/is-someone-i-know-addicted-to-sex/

by spaznskitz 7745 Posts
Posted on 11/7/2008 9:14 PM

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Per The National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity

Sexual addiction is defined as “engaging in persistent and escalating patterns of sexual behavior acted out despite increasing negative consequences to self and others.” In other words, a sex addict will continue to engage in certain sexual behaviors despite facing potential health risks, financial problems, shattered relationships or even arrest.

So basically, regardless of the fact it is causing a huge problem in your relationship, he continues, and refuses to or can't stop....so yes, it is a sex addiction.

by spaznskitz 7745 Posts
Posted on 11/7/2008 9:12 PM

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