Rosemary Grace Brooks asked:
Sex addiction is an illness that is experienced worldwide by men and women from different backgrounds and cultures. When a person is a *** addict, they suffer from a disease which is incurable, progressive and capable of destroying the lives of not only the sufferer but of their families as well.
Sex addiction can be managed with a recovery programme and therapy but whilst in the grips of this addiction, sufferers cannot escape their obsessive and compulsive behaviour. Often *** addiction is experienced with other addictive behaviours such as drug use and eating disorders. They are all behaviours of the same disease of addiction.
Similar to other addictions such as drug addiction and alcohol addiction, *** addiction is based on obsessive and compulsive needs. The behaviour of a *** addict can include repeated empty affairs, compulsive masturbation, frequent use of *********** and other *** services and in extreme cases can even progress to exhibitionism, voyeurism, child molestation and ****.
Sex addicts however are not bad people. Their condition is not a moral failing: It is a spiritual unrest.
Why is *** Addiction So Destructive?
In some Twelve Step fellowship support groups, ‘bottom line behaviour’ is identified. Bottom line behaviour is a term used to define the specific *** addict’s behaviours which they act out on.
Most *** addicts experience ‘intrigue’ which is the mental preoccupation with sexual acts. Objectifying people, constant obsession with sexual acts, flirting and generally spending much time with the preoccupation of *** is the mental state of a *** addict. These obsessions are then followed by the compulsive acting out on sexual behaviours.
When *** addiction has progressed to a severe level, the *** addict is unable to resist the impulse to act out on their sexual behaviours. They become more involved with the behaviours for longer periods of time, with greater intensity and violence to have the desired effect, resulting in their responsibilities being neglected. Without being able to fulfil their obsession and act out on the behaviour, they become irritable, restless and angry. Despite the desire to abstain and stop the sexual compulsivity because their lives are beginning to crumble, they are unable to do so. They are powerless over their sexual addiction and their lives begin to become completely unmanageable.
Treatment
Sex addiction is treatable, but incurable. Yet with therapy, abstinence from the disordered sexual behaviours and maintaining a programme of recovery on a daily basis, a *** addict can regain a normal life again. Inpatient treatment in a counselling centre can be extremely beneficial to a *** addict seeking help for their problem. Many *** addicts will be in a state of denial about their problem but once they have admitted that they have a problem, they can begin the healing recovery process.
Inpatient treatment will usually provide group therapy and individual therapy which have been found to be the most successful methods of dealing with *** addiction. Treatment facilities are a safe place for *** addicts to recover where they can process their condition with experienced and understanding people. They need never be alone in their struggle again.
Whilst in a rehabilitation centre, a *** addict will need to begin working a daily programme of recovery, such as the Twelve Steps. There are fellowships which are devoted to helping *** addicts receive support and help in their behaviour. For a *** addict to be abstinent from the behaviour does not mean that they must stay celibate for the rest of their life – it is a normal human behaviour to engage in sexual acts, just not ones which begin to destroy their lives and keep them in a terrible cycle of shame and self loathing. A *** addict who turns to celibacy as a way of dealing with the problem is not addressing the root cause – similar to a ‘dry drunk’.
With proper treatment and therapy, coupled with a programme of recovery, a *** addict can begin to lead a happy and normal life again. A recovery programme will keep a *** addict aware of their behaviours and dangerous situations which may lead to relapse and will teach them tools to cope with daily life.
Onetoo3.com
Sex addiction is an illness that is experienced worldwide by men and women from different backgrounds and cultures. When a person is a *** addict, they suffer from a disease which is incurable, progressive and capable of destroying the lives of not only the sufferer but of their families as well.
Sex addiction can be managed with a recovery programme and therapy but whilst in the grips of this addiction, sufferers cannot escape their obsessive and compulsive behaviour. Often *** addiction is experienced with other addictive behaviours such as drug use and eating disorders. They are all behaviours of the same disease of addiction.
Similar to other addictions such as drug addiction and alcohol addiction, *** addiction is based on obsessive and compulsive needs. The behaviour of a *** addict can include repeated empty affairs, compulsive masturbation, frequent use of *********** and other *** services and in extreme cases can even progress to exhibitionism, voyeurism, child molestation and ****.
Sex addicts however are not bad people. Their condition is not a moral failing: It is a spiritual unrest.
Why is *** Addiction So Destructive?
In some Twelve Step fellowship support groups, ‘bottom line behaviour’ is identified. Bottom line behaviour is a term used to define the specific *** addict’s behaviours which they act out on.
Most *** addicts experience ‘intrigue’ which is the mental preoccupation with sexual acts. Objectifying people, constant obsession with sexual acts, flirting and generally spending much time with the preoccupation of *** is the mental state of a *** addict. These obsessions are then followed by the compulsive acting out on sexual behaviours.
When *** addiction has progressed to a severe level, the *** addict is unable to resist the impulse to act out on their sexual behaviours. They become more involved with the behaviours for longer periods of time, with greater intensity and violence to have the desired effect, resulting in their responsibilities being neglected. Without being able to fulfil their obsession and act out on the behaviour, they become irritable, restless and angry. Despite the desire to abstain and stop the sexual compulsivity because their lives are beginning to crumble, they are unable to do so. They are powerless over their sexual addiction and their lives begin to become completely unmanageable.
Treatment
Sex addiction is treatable, but incurable. Yet with therapy, abstinence from the disordered sexual behaviours and maintaining a programme of recovery on a daily basis, a *** addict can regain a normal life again. Inpatient treatment in a counselling centre can be extremely beneficial to a *** addict seeking help for their problem. Many *** addicts will be in a state of denial about their problem but once they have admitted that they have a problem, they can begin the healing recovery process.
Inpatient treatment will usually provide group therapy and individual therapy which have been found to be the most successful methods of dealing with *** addiction. Treatment facilities are a safe place for *** addicts to recover where they can process their condition with experienced and understanding people. They need never be alone in their struggle again.
Whilst in a rehabilitation centre, a *** addict will need to begin working a daily programme of recovery, such as the Twelve Steps. There are fellowships which are devoted to helping *** addicts receive support and help in their behaviour. For a *** addict to be abstinent from the behaviour does not mean that they must stay celibate for the rest of their life – it is a normal human behaviour to engage in sexual acts, just not ones which begin to destroy their lives and keep them in a terrible cycle of shame and self loathing. A *** addict who turns to celibacy as a way of dealing with the problem is not addressing the root cause – similar to a ‘dry drunk’.
With proper treatment and therapy, coupled with a programme of recovery, a *** addict can begin to lead a happy and normal life again. A recovery programme will keep a *** addict aware of their behaviours and dangerous situations which may lead to relapse and will teach them tools to cope with daily life.
Onetoo3.com
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