In February, Elements Behavioral Health, The Ranch and the Sexual Recovery Institute hosted an event designed to help clinicians attending the 7th Annual IITAP Symposium understand how media portrayals of sex addiction have changed over the years and how desensitized we have become to the sexual images we regularly see.
Like alcohol or drugs, people with sex addiction find it impossible to manage their impulses and cravings for sexual activity despite the consequences. Among the list of consequences for sex addiction – such as loss of career, finances, and family life – many people with this complex condition describe an extreme sense of isolation and separation from close relationships.
In short, a man’s sex drive may remain at about the same levels for years in a committed relationship, while a woman’s may decline – even on a month-to-month basis, suggest researchers.
The average age a child views pornography online in the U.S. is 11 years old. More than 70 percent of young people are believed to have found pornography online, with 80 percent of these occurrences happening within the child’s own home.
By Marty Simpson Revell, MA, CSAT –II, Addiction Specialist
Every couple’s experience of sex addiction and recovery is deeply personal and depends on their unique situation. Still, there are a few concerns shared among many of the couples we treat at the Sexual Recovery Institute:
By Marty Simpson Revell, MA, CSAT –II, Addiction Specialist
You didn’t cause your partner’s sex addiction, but there’s no question your life has been turned upside down because of it. Partners often describe feeling lost, angry, horrified, inconsolable, and worried for their own health and the well-being of their family after finding out about their spouse’s sexual addiction. There’s no question that this may be one of the darkest times in your life.
When your mother told you not to get drunk because that you might go to bed with the wrong person, she may have been onto something. A research team from Canada has proven that drinking too much alcohol causes people to have unsafe sex, which in turn spreads HIV infection.
Hypersexuality and bipolar disorder are complex but are often a connected mix that more researchers and therapists are beginning to actively address. Experts believe not enough questions about sexual activity are asked when helping patients with bipolar disorder manage their symptoms.
