Comments on: Is Problematic Sexual Behavior Really Addiction?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:14:16 +0000

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By: amyhop

amyhop — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:39:03 +0000

I don’t like that at all! All that does is perpetuate the stereotype of females as victims and unable to control what is going on in their lives! We are stronger than that and deserve better!

By: maddie

maddie — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:58:03 +0000

Are you saying that women tend to view themselves as “helpless” and as a “victim” of experiences more than men do? That this is their way of coping and dealing with behaviors that they perceive as wrong yet feel they have no control over?

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:29:05 +0000

I found the article both accurate and insightful, especially since “addiction” is so commonly a cover for or justification of behaviors peoploe don’t want to take responsibility for. That is, after all, the reason why peoploe who believe they are “powerless” relapse into destructive behaviors far more often than those who believe in self-efficacy. Additionally, it’s hardly possible to classify sexual behavior in anything but subjective terms - with the public terms usually being generated by the most repressed individuals.

Experience suggests that people are just as anxious to sign up for “sexual addiction” and they are for other supposed addictions, though in my practice it’s a “condition” that women cling to far more so than men, though that again fits well with gender based preferences for seeing oneself as an unresponsible victum rather than a responsible adult.

By: Margo

Margo — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:07:55 +0000

I honestly think you are a little off base. This is an actual problem that many people do suffer from. I know that it may be easy for some to make jokes about the subject but there are some whose lives are turned upside down by this behavior and they could be at risk of not only endangering their own lives with unhealthy sexual appetites and behaviors, but also that of spouses and family. And who wants to tell the world that they have a sex addiction? I think those who suffer with this are very unlikely to seek help for this and that therapists who deal with these issues should be commended for helping those who often have no voice.

By: Steve H

Steve H — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:05:21 +0000

I agree with you runninfast! I sometimes think everyone wants to be diagnosed with a disorder these days just to have a medical excuse to explain away their quirks.

By: runninfast

runninfast — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:04:05 +0000

If it is not affecting their everyday lives then what is the big deal? So someone may have a greater sex drive than whta others deem normal. What is wrong with that? It is only when it begins affecting interactions with others and their daily routines should this be referred to as problematic.