Sex addiction psychological or physiological?

Confused, anxious, mixed and obsessing over those who believe that they need sex as often as possible often the expression. Sexual addiction is a disease with compulsive sexual thoughts and actions. Like all dependencies, the negative impact increased disease progression to the addict and family members. The addicts typically that achieve the same results to intensify addiction has in the course of time.

For some sex addicts it remains their behaviour in the field of the compulsive masturbation or the extensive use of pornography or telephone or computer-sex services. But can looks like obscene telephone calls, harassment or rape include exhibitionism, voyeurism, and illegal activities. It is rare that the disease progresses, to breaking legal activities, but in conjunction with other issues, the legal limits go beyond an addict.

The DSM-IV for psychiatric disorders, describes sex addiction as "Not about a pattern repeated sexual relations with a series of lovers who experienced by each will be used only as things." The manual according to "Compulsive search for more than one partner, compulsive fixation on an unattainable partner, compulsive masturbation, compulsive love relationships and compulsive sexuality in a relationship" life is a constant in the addict.

The above description is the psychological description of sex addict. As one sex addict is not so easy to understand. Usually, there is a gap that needs to be filled. A parent, difficulties in socializing, wrong or little adequate details of created to deal with an outlet on the matter sex or some other stress induced location in sex. And that is, where the physiology of sex addiction plays a role.

The release of ejaculation felt produces endorphins and Enkephlines, the chemicals, the feeling satisfied and relaxed to produce. This "release" is similar to what feels an addictive alcohol or drugs. Your questions will be deaf, and the "handling", the the problem experiences the feeling. Herein lies the physiological result of searches. Even more, the physiological aspect reinforces the psychological problem to the point that it becomes a vicious circle.

The underlying question is never addressed. until someone is ready, which is to heal the underlying issues, still looking for that. Healing happens overnight and requires intensive therapy treatment and insight by the addict. However, it is not impossible to control and create a healthy prospects, solves the pain of the past and present, in order to create a future that promotes healthy sexual experiences and relationships.

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