Saturday, February 27th, 2010
I was talking with a friend the other night, and he asked me my opinion about the line between addiction and normal behavior. He was wondering whether I think that everyone who looks at porn is a sex addict.
I don't. (see some of our posts on sex addiction here)
Still, the ...
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Co-authored by: Jamie Felzer
Sex marathons…what does that sound like to you? Lots of sex, with multiple partners, for an extended period of time? Bingo! Come on down and collect a prize!!!
Why sex marathons can be dangerous
Sex marathons are where people have sex for a prolonged period of time, and often ...
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Contributing co-author: Andrew Chen
We've already talked about the fact that sex addiction (or love addiction) is defined by the inability to regulate sexual behavior despite negative consequences. We also mentioned already that it affects millions of Americans.
Addictive sexual behaviors can range from compulsive masturbation and porn watching, to compulsive cheating, ...
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
What do you think of when you hear the words "sex addict"? Do you imagine someone who has sex dozens of times a day? Someone who owns a lot of sex toys? Someone who spends all their time immersed in pornography?
While all of these scenarios, and others, can identify someone ...
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009
***A disclaimer: Sex addiction is a relatively new concept in science. I haven't been able to find much research on the subject, so much of what is being said here is my interpretation of the current literature on sexual responsivity in humans.***
I've already mentioned that scientists are beginning to ...
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
In the first part of this little series on addiction cause and self-regulation I talked about some of the genetic influence on impulsivity that have been shown to also be related to drug use.
In this next part, I want to drive home some recent ideas regarding learning related to self-regulation.
It's ...
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
It will probably come as no surprise to at least most of you that addiction is closely linked to problems of self-regulation (like ADD and ADHD). This is one of the main reasons that professionals view addiction as a disease, and not a choice.
This post is pretty advanced, but it ...
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