Summertime's Sex Addiction Bonanza

Summer is here, and for sex and love addicts this presents heightened challenges. For starters, people wear a lot less clothing when it's hot out. Halter tops, short-shorts, bikinis, Speedos, thongs, and tight T-shirts are de rigueur for a lot of individuals - and that alone can trigger a sex addict's cycle. Plus, there are lots more parties in the summer than most other times of year. This means more socializing and more alcohol, and consequently lowered inhibitions and more opportunities to act out. Plus there's family stuff to deal with - vacations, ballgames, recitals, lawn maintenance, BBQs, and all sorts of other potentially stressful stuff.

Essentially, the events of summer mix into a dangerous cocktail for sex and love addicts. Dealing with family, neighbors, coworkers, and the like can present a wide variety of emotional challenges from which an addict may seek to "escape." Plus, shortened summer work hours and vacation days present extra (often unstructured) free time that can easily turn into acting out time. Even the cultural expectation of summertime relaxation and socialization can cause problems, particularly if the addict feels like he or she is falling short on the warm weather enjoyment front.

With all the triggers of summer, it might seem impossible that a sex or love addict could maintain his or her sobriety. Nevertheless, plenty of recovering addicts manage to not only survive, but thrive during the warm weather months. Usually they manage this by stepping up their program of recovery. Many establish a daily mindfulness check-in as a way to become hyper-vigilant about how they are feeling and what they are thinking. Learn about more summertime sexual sobriety tips at sexualrecovery.com.

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