sex addict
Intimacy-obsessed person
A sex addict is someone who compulsively engages in sexual behavior despite negative consequences—ruined relationships, lost jobs, health risks.
The term implies a pattern of escalating need and loss of control, though whether sex addiction constitutes a clinical disorder remains debated among psychologists.
He admitted he was a sex addict after his third affair ended his marriage.
Powerful urge to have
desire · hunger · need · appetite · itch · compulsive behavior · acting out · ritual
Recovery from injury/addiction
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- support groupGathering for mutual encouragement
- sponsorFunder of activities
12-step · intervention · relapse · relapse prevention · withdrawal · recovery · counseling · psychotherapy
Reward-linked neural messenger
- reward systemMechanism reinforcing desired behaviors
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- numbingCausing loss of sensation
escapism · self-medication · emotional dysregulation · codependency · narcissism · avoidance · anorexia · neuroplasticity
Painful awareness of failure
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
denial · disclosure · infidelity · promiscuity · exploitation · weakness · perversion · dirty
Legal end of matrimony
- job lossInvoluntary departure from work
- financial ruinComplete loss of wealth
- STISexually transmitted infection
- arrestSeize by law
legal trouble · isolation · depression · anxiety · suicidal ideation · prostitution
craving
Powerful urge to have
lust · desire · hunger · need · appetite · itch · compulsive behavior · acting out · ritual · trigger
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- support groupGathering for mutual encouragement
sponsor · 12-step · intervention · relapse · relapse prevention · withdrawal · recovery · counseling · psychotherapy · treatment
dopamine
Reward-linked neural messenger
- reward systemMechanism reinforcing desired behaviors
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- attachmentConnection or fondness
numbing · escapism · self-medication · emotional dysregulation · codependency · narcissism · avoidance · anorexia · neuroplasticity · tolerance
shame
Painful awareness of failure
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
secrecy · denial · disclosure · infidelity · promiscuity · exploitation · weakness · perversion · dirty · deviant
divorce
Legal end of matrimony
- job lossInvoluntary departure from work
- financial ruinComplete loss of wealth
- STISexually transmitted infection
legal trouble · arrest · isolation · depression · anxiety · suicidal ideation · prostitution
- addictsaddicts, junkies, drug addicts, junkie, user
sex addictself-controlled
Having restraint over impulses
temperate · continent · restrained · moderate · inhibited
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