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Is sexual addiction real or media hype?

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neologist
 
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Reply Sun 22 Dec, 2013 06:56 pm
@Germlat,
Those who are addicted to substances must overcome the effects of the substance. Those who are addicted to behavioral issues have to deal with adrenaline dependency, and in the case of sexual addiction, the reward of orgasm as well. These are powerful reinforcers.

So, the initial treatment is not a walk in the park.
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neologist
 
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Reply Sun 22 Dec, 2013 06:58 pm
@Frank Apisa,
Most people treat it as a joke, Frank. I haven't worked in this area for many years. But the landscape is littered with broken lives, I'll assure you.

Like me. The SeaHawks lost! BAAWWW!
Germlat
 
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Reply Sun 22 Dec, 2013 07:16 pm
@neologist,
I don't think it's a joke so you know..many devastated lives I simply doubt the origin of the trouble..I mean no disrespect.
neologist
 
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Reply Sun 22 Dec, 2013 08:01 pm
@Germlat,
Well, OK. What's your take on 'treatment'? I've been out of the field for a long time. There may be some others on a2k, but I'm not sure.
Germlat
 
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Reply Sun 22 Dec, 2013 08:15 pm
@neologist,
I'm no clinician but I suppose if you look at it as a disease or not had something to do with it. What if it's a matter of accepting accountability ..then I would think that's a good start.
Germlat
 
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Reply Sun 22 Dec, 2013 08:26 pm
@Frank Apisa,
No..not a joke..I really wanted some input. I know people close to me really struggling through this. I don't know what to think at times one way or the other. So..I'd really want to hear from those who think it's actually a disease.
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neologist
 
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Reply Sun 22 Dec, 2013 08:29 pm
@Germlat,
Accountability would be great. But how far from reality is the one who would attempt to solicit a 'prostitute' in the parking lot of the police station?

There are some even more stunning examples. But, like the gambler who tries to hide from his bookie, the escape route is blocked by the cloud of his own making. Rational thought is at zero
Germlat
 
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Reply Sun 22 Dec, 2013 08:32 pm
@neologist,
But is this simply poor impulse control, defiance of control or authority ..how is this different from disease?
neologist
 
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Reply Sun 22 Dec, 2013 08:48 pm
@Germlat,
Are you not including sexual addiction with substance addiction, gambling addiction, etc? Whether they are considered mental diseases is more a matter of semantics. Those in the midst of them feel just as helpless as the cancer victim. They can't change just by trying to snap out of it.
Germlat
 
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Reply Sun 22 Dec, 2013 09:07 pm
@neologist,
I think I get your point but in substance abuse there is a change in brain chemistry that occurs over time and also a physical withdrawal component. I can understand the helplessness than can occur with compulsions such as eating for comfort. I do think there's a difference but maybe the effects are devastating nevertheless . So where to look for help.. I don't think a 12 step program would be efficient for all.
neologist
 
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Reply Sun 22 Dec, 2013 09:31 pm
@Germlat,
Last I remember there were 12 step type programs. Local mental health agency should have info.

Just a heads up for some who may be reading and wondering about their own or a loved one's criminal activity. Call a lawyer first! Most states require therapists to report certain types of behavior. Once you are under goverment radar, you lose control of options

Get well. But stay safe.
Germlat
 
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Reply Mon 23 Dec, 2013 07:37 am
@neologist,
I know a couple how's going through this..I'm on the fence about it being an addiction or not
neologist
 
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Reply Mon 23 Dec, 2013 12:06 pm
@Germlat,
It responds well to treatment as an addiction.
But personal motivation is essential.
Germlat
 
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Reply Thu 26 Dec, 2013 07:09 pm
@neologist,
It may be simply BS..just some people trying to deflect attention from their behavior..easy to do..who us not subject to temptation ...how easy to place blame elsewhere .
neologist
 
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Reply Thu 26 Dec, 2013 10:01 pm
@Germlat,
Well, projecting blame is a very common human trait.
Eve blamed Adam
Adam blamed Eve. Then he blamed God for giving him a mate.
Me, I blame Greg E______ for picking on me in the 5th grade. Laughing
Germlat
 
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Reply Fri 27 Dec, 2013 10:45 am
@neologist,
I suppose if you are really holding yourself accountable..you accept full accountability . Otherwise it's easy to wiggle out and find yourself in the same place later on.
neologist
 
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Reply Fri 27 Dec, 2013 01:17 pm
@Germlat,
Until your wife pins you down. Very Happy
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hawkeye10
 
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Reply Fri 27 Dec, 2013 01:33 pm
sexual addiction is hype from the mental health community, in the effort to create new classes of victims for them to sell their services to.
neologist
 
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Reply Fri 27 Dec, 2013 03:27 pm
@hawkeye10,
You could have a point. Recidivism is high among addicts and perhaps higher among those who can fall off the wagon within their own minds. I believe I have seen therapy work, though.
Germlat
 
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Reply Fri 27 Dec, 2013 05:40 pm
@neologist,
I think therapy can work..but it can't be based on a lie.
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