how do you become a sex addict?
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*Getting my waders for it is getting deep* There is no consensus in the medical community that sexual addiction actually exists, and it is not presently included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Those who support its diagnosis describe it as being in many ways similar to other addictions, where the activity comes to be used as a way to manage mood or stress and may become more severe with time.\nThe signs are...\n   1. Preoccupation -- the addict becomes completely engrossed with sexual thoughts or fantasies.\n   2. Ritualization —- the addict follows special routines in a search for sexual stimulation, which intensify the experience and may be more important than reaching orgasm.\n   3. Compulsive sexual behavior -— the addict's specific sexual acting out.\n   4. Despair —- the acting out does not lead to normal sexual satisfaction, but to feelings of hopelessness, powerlessness, depression, and the like.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_addiction\n\nNow personally I think 50% of the population are addicted to sex, but will not admit it...
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Please try to continue waiting.. You should also talk to someone.. a priest or some kind of counselor.. a celibate priest could REALLY help you because they had to overcome alot of urges.. It does sound like an addiction but you really need to talk to someone about this.\n\nNow, on the other hand, you COULD be exaggerating this - I get the feeling that you grew up in a strict environment and probably were taught that sexual desires were very wrong.. Is this true?\nHow often are you acting on your feelings?  If it is happening more than 3-4 times a day, and if you are constantly thinking about banging every chick you see on the streets, then you have  a problem.. However, this is all about context.. If you are only doing this like 3-4 times a week.. and don't think about very much about it .. it is just the context of how you grew up and the guilt you place on these actions..\n\n\nI think you just personally place alot of guilt on yourself about this - that may or may not be justified\n\nHow old are you? What was your background? How often is this going on??   If you feel comfortable, please try to post more info so I and others can help you ..  If not, please refer to the links below..  You can take the self-test on the second link
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Go to Sexaholics Annonymous.\nI think that's what you're asking.
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Okay, I didn't find what I had hoped to, but here's what I have:\n\nSexual addiction is fueled by anger and loneliness.\n\nDefinition of Sexual Addiction:\n\nA.  Unmanageable:  an addict wants to stop, but can't.  Patterns of out of control sexual behavior have developed over time. \n\nB.  Neuro-chemical Tolerance:  brain chemistry adjusts to whatever chemicals we put into the brain.  These include the chemicals produced when we think about or engage in sex.  Over time the brain will need more and more of the same chemical to produce the same feeling. Sex addicts will need to think about or be sexual more and more over time.  (combined with the adrenaline from risk-taking behavior, this is supposed to be as addictive as crack cocaine.)\n\nC.  Medication.  Depending on the nature of the sexual activity or fantasy, sex can be used as a mood elevator or a relaxant.  (In other words, addicts use sex to medicate themselves, as an alcoholic would resort to drinking to relax or elevate mood.)\n\nD.  Destructive:  Sexual sin leads to a variety of spiritual, emotional, physical, legal, social, and vocational consequences.\n\nFrom "Male Sexual Addiction" by Dr. Mark Laaser.\n\nThe roots of sexual addiction are:\n\nA.  Abuse:  \n     1.  81% of sex addicts are untreated sexual abuse victims.  \n     2.  Adult survivors of childhood abuse - physical, emotional, sexual or spiritual - often medicate their pain through compulsive sexual activity.\n\nB.  Abandonment trauma creates a hole in the soul that fuels an addict's compulsion to fill the loss.  Intense sexual activity or relationships get confused with genuine intimacy.  (From Female Sexual Addiction, by Marnie C. Ferree, M. A.)
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Hmmm I know someone that masturbates everyday......(whispers)I think he's addicted but you didnt hear that from me!!!!
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Sweetie, you can't get "addicted" to porn. You CAN become obsessed with it, though.\n\nRealize someone who can't resist living in a sexual fantasy world is VERY hard to please.\n\nTell him he should get rid of his porn or let you install a porn blocker on his computer. Tell him to decide what he wants- a fantasy or a real partner then stick by your word. Leave him if you find anymore evidence.
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Yes you are an addict. To realize it is the first step in overcoming it. But really do you want to stop??? Thousands of people are waiting for you to answer their burning questions. THEY NEED YOU MAN! Call in sick and keep going!!!
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Unplug your pc..\n\nand get something to do to fill-in for your addiction \n\neg. go out for a good exercise.. good for your mind and body
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Information, education and counselling. Its a huge problem so it requires a huge response which is not forthcoming. But still many things are being done to imform people and i think a large proportion of ppl already knw how to save themselves from it. But since Sex is often hard to resist and condoms are difficult to arrange in the heat of the moment, temptation overrides the desire
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you're not a sex maniac. that's called exhibitionism. do you do it in real life too, or only on webcam? I seriously doubt it's a true addiction, because if it were, you'd be doing it in real life & exposing yourself to random people & probably would've had a run-in with the law at least a time or 2 as a result...for the record, "enjoy it very much" doesn't constitute an addiction. if that were the case, most people would have a clinical addiction to chocolate, sleep, and video  games!
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I think he was a sex addict.
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First - Learn to spell.\nSecond - Follow the scent of bugs, tuna, and grime.\nThird - Find a personable whore?
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None!\nOtherwise we all should have problem or be impotent even!\nOn the contrary, scientists says that a regular sexual life (mastu*bation too) helps the reproductive system to keep healthy and increase the performance (desire) too.\nSomebody even plays more time in a day according his exigency and need.\nSo, don’t worry for that, while you only ought to care to don’t become too much addicted.\nMastu*bation is a normal event, and with the age and stable relations, decreases till vanish.
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I would highly suggest the book "Without A Hint" by Joshua Harris.  It talks about lust especially, but any kind of addiction/obsession in our lives.  The book has been renamed to "Sex Is Not The Problem (Lust Is)"  Below is a sight that will tell you some on it.  My friends and I read it, its a great book.
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It's called sexual addiction.  It will continue to escalate as other additions do.  Before long it will take over your life.  You'll get addicted to porn, you'll start molesting others and will probably end up in jail.  There is medication that will help with the addiction, but a sex therapist should also be consulted.  You should try working out, jogging/walking or actually doing something constructive like helping your parents out.  It's really sad when a person get to the point where all they can think about is self gratification.  I pity you, and I also pity your Mother and Father who would really like you to mow the lawn instead of whack your pecker all day long.
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the cure is that you have to be willing to stop, whatever your addicton is.\neveryone is addicted to something, driving fast, food, sex drugs, yahoo answers...the list goes on, you just can't let things control you, you have to be the one in control of your pleasures, then they are not addictions
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stay away from that stuff. It is degrading and addicting. If you can't stop -- you need professional help. It will destroy any relationships you have or hope to have.