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SEXUAL ADDICTION
A sexual addiction occurs when the innate sex drive that has been placed within each one of us is abused or misused. Once the abuse begins, it can progress into an unrelenting compulsion which the abuser cannot control. The addiction can affect every area of a person’s life, including their career and finances as well as their relationship with God and with others. Sex was created to be shared exclusively between a man and woman in a marital relationship. In an addict’s mind, sex becomes distorted, unnatural and sometimes abusive. Most sexually addicted people cannot maintain close, personal and loving relationships. Often the sexual addict’s life is a circle of loneliness caused by his addiction. Ironically, as the cycle continues, the loneliness is filled by more fantasy, sex and sexual images.
There are many forms of sexual addiction including prostitution, fetishes, voyeurism, sadomasochism, necrophilia, nymphomania, phone sex, anonymous sex and pedophilia. Two of the most common forms of sexual addiction involve pornography and compulsive masturbation. Pornography is popular and easily accessed through every type of media, especially the internet. The appeal of pornography to the sex addict is that it involves illusion, fantasy and the creation of a sexual world in the mind. Hence, a progression to more deviant and blatant forms of pornography may be sought to feed a proliferating addiction.
Though some sections of the psychological community have labeled masturbation as a natural behavior, there are many people addicted to the practice of it. Masturbation is a self-gratifying act practiced outside the confines of a loving, healthy relationship. It can be considered adultery with yourself. It can cause people to daydream, lose contact with reality, often cause people to withdraw from others, and become more introverted and quiet. Often, the masturbator will resort to the use of pornography and other forms of sensual, sexual stimulation to cause arousal. Masturbation is an easily accessible, self-indulgent addiction that is difficult to break.
Doctors for Life believes that in order to overcome sexual addiction, a sex addict must confront relationship issues. A change of perspective must occur and there must be a realization about the true purpose and nature of sex in order for healing to begin.
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