sex addiction
Uncontrollable carnal urges
Sex addiction is a contested term for compulsive sexual behavior that interferes with daily life—an inability to control sexual urges despite negative consequences.
Some therapists and recovery programs treat it as a behavioral addiction like gambling, while many clinicians reject the addiction framework entirely, preferring terms like hypersexuality or compulsive sexual behavior disorder.
He blamed his affairs on sex addiction.
- hypersexualityCompulsive erotic excess
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- nymphomaniaCompulsive female libido disorder
- out of controlUnable to be restrained
compulsion · urge · obsession · codependency · shame · stigma · psychoeducation · secrecy · 12-step programs · trauma · rock bottom · family conflict · double life · impulsivity · twelve-step · recovery program · social withdrawal · trust issues
- recoveryrecovery, sobriety, rehab, recover, recovery room
- addictionsalcoholism, gambling, substance abuse, workaholism, alcohol abuse
- sexual compulsivityhypersexuality, nymphomania, relapse, twelve-step programs
- sexual disorderserectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, vaginismus, low libido, impotence
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- compulsionsOCD, compulsion, obsession, handwashing, hand washing
sex addictionsexual wellness
Healthy functioning of intimacy
sexual health · celibacy · abstinence · chastity · secure attachment
sex addictionsexual restraint
Limiting carnal behavior
continence · temperance · sexual abstinence · celibacy · chastity
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