Table Of ContentIntroduction: Sex addiction: Not as much fun as it sounds, by David Sack, MD Chapters: What is Sex Addiction? Signs and symptoms of Sex Addiction (for women and for men) What causes sexual addiction? The cycle of sexual addiction The tech-connect boom Are you a sex addict? Treating sexual addiction Defining sexual sobriety Can internet filtering and accountability software programs help sex addicts? What is love addiction? Compulsive masturbation (and pornography addiction) Information for spouses and partners of sex addicts Cross and co-occurring addictions The fusion of stimulant abuse and sexual behavior Sexual addiction vs. paraphilia vs. sexual offending Women and sexual addiction Gay men and sexual addiction Teens and sexual addiction
SynopsisThe number of affordable, easy links to pleasurable sexual online content is on the rise. Activity increases with the accessibility of technology. So, too, has sex addiction. People struggling with sex, porn, and love addiction typically have little understanding of this incredibly complicated disease. Sex Addiction 101 covers everything from what sexual addiction is and how it can best be treated, to how it affects various subgroups of the population such as women, gays, and teenagers. The book also provides sex addicts with strategies to protect themselves from the online sexual onslaught. Sex Addiction 101 is intended to enlighten the clinical population as well as actual sex addicts and their loved ones. Along with his mentor Patrick Carnes, Weiss has become the face of and driving force behind understanding and treating sex addiction; this book should be a core title in every addiction collection., Sex addiction is neither fun nor pleasurable, but a sad, difficult, and empty experience. As technology and the internet have become more accessible, the number of affordable, easy links to pleasurable sexual content and activity has increased with it, and so too has the number of people struggling with sex, porn, and love addiction. Unfortunately, very few people possess a comprehensive understanding of this incredibly complicated disease. Sex Addiction 101 covers everything from what sexual addiction is and how it can best be treated, to how it affects various subgroups of the population, such as women, gays, and teenagers, to how sex addicts can protect themselves from the online sexual onslaught. Sex Addiction 101 is intended to enlighten the clinical population as well as actual sex addicts and their loved ones. Along with his mentor Patrick Carnes, Weiss has become the face of and driving force behind understanding and treating sexual addiction; this book should be a core title in every addiction collection.