Sexual Addiction may be understood by comparing it to other types of addiction. Chemical addicts find they need drugs to feel normal. Sexual Addiction follows the same progressive nature of other addictions. Sexual addicts struggle to control their behaviors, and experience despair over constant failure to do so. Prostitution Anonymous sex Compulsive sexual episodes Voyeurism Factors in Sexual Addiction Seventy to seventy five percent have thought about suicide.
Many sex addicts suffer from broken relationships.
Forty percent experience severe marital and other relationship problems . The factors can result in an unstable family environment. Genital injury may occur from excessive sexual activity or the use of sex aids and foreign objects Sadomasochistic sex may lead to physical damage Auto accidents occur when sexual activity causes the drivers attention to stray Legal, Financial and Work Related Consequences Financial difficulties from the purchase of pornographic material, use of prostitutes, telephone, computer lines, and travel for the purpose of sexual contact, and other sexual activities tax the addicts financial resources, sometimes to the point of bankruptcy and fees associated with legal representation. Sixty percent of sex addicts have financial difficulties, fifty eight percent have engaged in illegal activities, and eighty three percent suffer from other addictions. Sexual harassment in the workplace can be part of a sex addict's repertoire, and may result in legal difficulties on the job.