Addicted to Exercise
Bryan Marshal and Miranda Jones are addicted to exercise. Both work out six days a week, pushing their body beyond it's limits and causing serious injuries. http://current.com/items/85528861_addicted-to-exercise.htm
Sex Addicts
Sex addicts do exist, please believe it. VC2 producer Dave O'Brien gets intimate access to both a male and female suffering from the addiction, both of which have acknowledged their addiction to sex and are seeking help. http://current.com/items/76373082_sex-addicts.htm
Things used to be pretty straightforward: You were involved in a stable and fulfilling long-term relationship, but nevertheless the temptations were many and practicing strict monogamy proved way too hard. Eventually, you were caught and you had to decide whether to call it quits or to go back to your partner, admit your full responsibility, beg for forgiveness, and promise that it was never going to happen again. Nowadays, however, there may be a third option: You can claim that you are a victim of sexual addiction, simply unable to manage your sexual urges despite what you know is best for you.
This term has been steadily gaining recognition among the public, helped by several high profile cases of celebrities who checked themselves into "sex addiction rehab" after their infidelities were made public. Self-help groups such as Sex Addicts Anonymous and Sexaholics Anonymous have sprung up in the last few decades, following the 12-step system first made popular by Alcoholics Anonymous. There is even a proliferation of fictional characters from recent movies, novels, and TV series who are described as sex addicts and regularly attend meetings organized by these kinds of groups. The proponents of the concept routinely argue that sexual addiction and substance addiction are analogous syndromes, with both of them rendering the individual a slave to a particular source of gratification at the expense of everything else in his/her life. But is there strong scientific evidence supporting a common physiological basis between these versions of compulsive behavior?
The answer depends strongly in the definition of "addiction" that we choose to adopt, and this is by no means a trivial matter.
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1. Sexual addiction is generally defined as a compulsion to seek out sex at any cost. It can embrace any form of compulsive sexual activity from masturbation, to serial relationships, to paying for sex.
2. Like cocaine and methamphetamines, sex dramatically increases levels of dopamine, the “feel-good” neurotransmitter in the brain.
3. After drugs, alcohol and shopping, sex is the fourth most common reason for debt in the UK. One in four callers to the UK Insolvency Helpline blames their financial problems on paying for sex.
4. Dr Marty Klein, a psychotherapist and the author of America's War On Sex: The Attack On Law, Lust, & Liberty, says: “Feeling out of control isn't the same as being out of control, and an unwillingness to exert self-discipline isn't the same thing as being addicted. People who masturbate too much, look at too much porn, or cheat on their partners are not ‘addicts'. They just don't like the consequences of their decisions. They may be impulsive, or angry, or lonely, but we [psychotherapists] know how to help them.”
5. Most self-confessed sex addicts are also dependent on other substances and it is often their use of alcohol and drugs that forces them to seek help. Recovering sex addicts are put on a 12-step programme, much like that of recovering alcoholics and drug addicts, with Sex Addicts Anonymous (www.saa-recovery.org).
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Rehab, anche dal sesso. L'ultima celebrità che ha scelto di passare un periodo in clinica per affrontare la dipendenza da sesso è l'attore David Duchovny: insomma, se ne sente parlare, ma difficilmente si riesce a conoscere qualche dettaglio preciso su cosa succeda all'interno di queste strutture.
E quindi: come si cura la dipendenza da sesso? L'articolo pubblicato sul sito web di Newsbeat, programma radiofonico della BBC, propone un viaggio in esclusiva all'interno del Life healing Centre di Santa Fe, in New Mexico, che dispone di un programma dedicato proprio alla "sex addiction".
Il focus del programma è la comunicazione, basata in primis su ore e ore di autovalutazione delle cause della propria dipendenza, un percorso da affrontare insieme ai terapisti che lavorano al centro,: tra gli obiettivi di questa analisi, ridurre il senso di vergogna che solitamente si accompagna alla ricerca compulsiva di sesso. Il percorso di rehab si svolge in perfetto isolamento: niente tv, niente telefoni o cellulari. Il tutto per 35 giorni e al prezzo piuttosto salato di circa 22.000 euro.Rehab, anche dal sesso. L'ultima celebrità che ha scelto di passare un periodo in... more
Experts say the number of sex addicts is rising — and, contrary to popular opinion, they are not all men. “In America, 30% of people coming in for treatment for sex addiction are female,” says Don Serratt, director of Life Works, which offers sex-addiction treatment in the UK. In this country, few women present themselves as sex addicts, but that doesn’t mean the problem is less prevalent. “They’ll come for help with alcoholism, drug addiction or depression and, in the course of treatment, the sex addiction, the root cause of the other addictions, will be uncovered,” Serratt says.
Susan Cheever, a self-confessed sex addict who has just written Desire: Where Sex Meets Addiction (Simon & Schuster), agrees that this blurring of the lines between the compulsions of love and sex is common among women. “If there is a difference between sex and love addiction, I don’t know what it is,” she says. “Sometimes people say they just fall in love too frequently. Are they saying they don’t want to have sex with those people? Love addict sounds nicer for sure.”
As Cheever recounts in the book, there were times when every man who crossed her path was fresh prey, from removal men to bookshop reps — taking in three husbands and her mother’s oncologist on the way. “Whenever there was a crisis,” she admits, “I found a man to take the edge off the feelings of helplessness and pain” — regardless of the upheaval she risked unleashing on her husbands and two children. “Adultery is the drink-driving of sex addiction,” she observes.
A bleaker story emerges, however. “My parents spent a great deal of time telling me that I was unattractive and would never find a husband. Perhaps proving my parents wrong was one of my motivations. If so, I didn’t realize it at the time. It’s tricky, because addiction to other people, specifically addiction to a sex partner, is the only one that is applauded and embraced by our culture, despite the fact that there is more collateral damage than with drugs or alcohol.”
It is a pattern Serratt is all too familiar with. “Female sex addicts crave intimacy, ” he says. “They’ll use sex and seduction to create that closeness with a guy — but, once they get it, they freak out and move on to the next one.”
Yet, although they crave intimacy, Serratt believes female sex addicts are subconsciously terrified by it. Because of their low self-esteem, they are scared of a man getting to know the “real” them. “Sex addicts will often say, ‘Oh, I can never meet the right man’, but that’s because as soon as a guy turns up who is everything they want, it scares them and they kill it. Once they’re in a relationship, they’ll begin to find fault and start saying ‘Oh, he’s lazy/he’s fat/he’s broke’, then dump him. Sex addicts also have poor discernment skills for choosing boyfriends. They tend to go for superficial qualities, because what they’re attracted to is a fantasy.” Experts say the number of sex addicts is rising — and, contrary to popular opinion,... more
David Duchovny may be out of his sex-addiction rehab. But his marriage to Téa Leoni didn’t survive.David Duchovny may be out of his sex-addiction rehab. But his marriage to Téa Leoni... more
Actor David Duchovny checked into a rehab facility for sexual addiction in August -- just before the new season of his randy TV series "Californication." In her new book, "Desire: When Sex Meets Addiction," Susan Cheever recounts having sex with men she barely knew at times of stress: "Moving men, doctors, lawyers, book salesmen -- any man associated with a threatening change in my life became erotically charged, with predictable results."Actor David Duchovny checked into a rehab facility for sexual addiction in August --... more
Michael Douglas, 64, has signed up to play a man whose sex addiction ruins his marriage ... Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito and Jenna Fischer are in talks to co-star in the film entitled Solitary Man, which will be directed by Brian Koppelman and David Levien. I am sure it will be a very convincing performance ... Michael Douglas, 64, has signed up to play a man whose sex addiction ruins his... more
now here is a story... married to Tea Leoni for 9 years and he has a sex addiction - lucky mannow here is a story... married to Tea Leoni for 9 years and he has a sex addiction -... more
Attach sexuality to any goods or services and it blows up right ???
Love it or hate it, sex sells !!!
But why exactly ??? is it biological wiring or are we obsessed with it??
I mean there is so much in life, nature and humor all around. There's food and art and yet somehow nothing gets the attention that sex does...
and is it something we should look at, challenge and change within us? Or do we just accept the somewhat exploitation of our humanness and our human desires ...
What do you think ????Attach sexuality to any goods or services and it blows up right ???
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Kinokawa (Giappone) - Un impiegato comunale di 57 anni della città giapponese di Kinokawa è riuscito a visitare oltre 780.000 siti porno in nove mesi dal computer dell’ufficio, una media di 10.000 pagine al giorno, venti al minuto. Il comune non lo ha licenziato, ma lo ha degradato e gli ha ridotto lo stipendio di 190 dollari.
L’impiegato è stato scoperto solo quando un virus ha infettato il suo pc e i superiori hanno fatto fare un controllo sui siti visitati. Un funzionario del comune ha spiegato che nessuno si era accorto di nulla perchè ogni postazione di lavoro è separata dalle altre. Lo scorso luglio l’impiegato aveva raggiunto il suo record, riuscendo a visitare 177.000 siti porno in un mese.
Keep in touch,
Fabio 31183
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Internet - Se questa nuova patologia è stata facilitata proprio dalla Rete, si moltiplicano anche i siti web di auto-aiuto
Trent'anni, laureato, reddito medio, una relazione sentimentale stabile. È questo, secondo un'indagine dell'Istituto per lo Studio di Psicoterapie, il ritratto di chi fa un uso eccessivo di pornografia e cybersex. La dipendenza da contenuti espliciti, però, è un fenomeno sempre più diffuso in tutti gli strati sociali del nostro paese.
La sex addiction è una patologia relativamente nuova, riconosciuta formalmente da alcuni testi negli anni '90. Con la diffusione di Internet, però, il fenomeno sembra sempre più diffuso. Ma cosa distingue un normale utente di siti porno da chi ha una vera e propria ossessione per questi contenuti?
Chi è dipendente dalla pornografia, gradualmente, inizia solo a pensare a come poter visitare siti pornografici, sostituisce nelle sue preferenze il sesso virtuale a quello reale, può soffrire di mancanza di autostima e, in alcuni casi, intraprende un approccio violento nei rapporti con i partner.
Non sempre, però, è necessario parlare di dipendenza, l'uso di contenuti pornografici è una realtà diffusa da secoli. Per confrontarsi con gli altri utenti, e capire se si ha davvero bisogno di aiuto, fortunatamente la stessa Rete offre diverse risorse. Pornodipendenza, ad esempio, è un forum nel quale i pornodipendenti possono confrontarsi tra loro, creando persino dei gruppi auto-mutuo aiuto. Il sito offre anche diversi contenuti utili, come un test per valutare se si è davvero pornodipendenti.
Un altro sito particolarmente noto è www.noallapornodipendenza.it , creato proprio da un ex pornodipendente, Vicenzo Punzi. Su questo tema ha scritto anche un libro: "Io, pornodipendente. Sedotto da Internet". Per chi sente di avere questo problema, possono essere aiuti utili a prenderne coscienza, senza dimenticare che in certi casi l'aiuto di uno psicologo è necessario.
Keep in touch, pornodipendenti e non!;)!
Fabio 31183
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