For the sake of her marriage and their son she put her foot down, You need to get help or we need to talk about separating. Here I ve applied the test to sexual addiction. Sex is not loving or relational for addicts. Sex addicts don t think before they act out with inappropriate sex and they continue to do so even though they know it s dangerous, causing problems, or wrong. When sex addicts are in their sexual zone they lose track of time and obligations.
Sex addicts use sex to feel good and they feel bad if they aren t getting sex.
Sex addicts think about sex much of the time even when they should be thinking about something else. Sex addicts over time need more and more sex to feel ok. Addicts use sex to feel better or to escape feelings of depression, guilt, or anxiety. It s no big deal. Even the president did this.