04.Apr.2010 Sex Addiction/Compulsivity response from reader
Blog follower’s response:
Agreed, pretty much. Personally, I guess I prefer “polyamorous” although in the strictest sense polygamous, “many mates,” is correct. Common usage of course confounds it with “polygynous.” And thereby hangs whole ‘nother rumination and rant.
You know, while as always there are a few individuals at the extremes of the curve, we as a [...]
03.Apr.2010 Sex Addiction/Compulsion, Mismatched libidos
If you have been following this post by now you realize I don’t believe in sex addiction. So what do I say to a man or woman who comes in my office and states they are addicted to sex?
I first ask them who gave them that label. Often it is their partner who doesn’t want [...]
02.Apr.2010 Sex Addiction?
Is there such a thing as sex addiction? Here is one well known sex therapist’s comments on this dis-ease. http://tinyurl.com/y8b23th
BTW, I totally agree with his thoughts, although I might have handled the clients differently.
20.Mar.2010 Sex Addiction Assessment Test – Important Information
If you disclose on any psychological assessment test that you have performed any acts against the law, eg. sex with minor, your therapist by law has to report you. If you fill out forms on the Internet to find out if you are an addict the same applies. Be aware.
19.Mar.2010 Sex Addiction?
I have always been one of those sexuality educators that believes treating out of control sexual behavior as an addiction is false. Often people self-define their behaviors as addictive without even understanding the terminology.
Then last night I came to better see why so many people are self-defining. There is an line test that I and [...]