This article is the final of three on women and addictions. Of the three, gambling, substance abuse and sexual addiction, sexual addiction is probably most closely tied with abuse during childhood.
Help is available.
If you or someone you know fits any of these three profiles, please contact the agencies listed at the end of each article. When you see a sex addict portrayed in movies or on television, he or she is often a very attractive man or woman who really enjoys having sex and a lot of it. These shows make comedy out of sexual addiction. You ll see the men practically tripping over one another trying to have sex with the attractive female sex addict. But in real life, sexual addiction is a sad psychological condition that can ruin careers, marriages and families.