Sexual addiction is an insatiable urge for sexual activities that often causes problems in the life of the patient. Sexual addiction is also responsible for rewarding the brain through the secretion of dopamine.
Every time a sexual addict engages in sexual activity, they experience a rush of endorphins. The endorphins encourage them to repeatedly engage in similar behaviour, making it difficult to recover from sexual addiction.
It can be identified through various symptoms if a person is a sexually addicted. A person with sexual addiction often does not have control over his sexual activities. The sexual choices of a sexual addict make it difficult for them to manage their life. Most of the time, a sexual addict suffers from shame and self-loathing. However, no matter how hard sex addicts try, they are unable to quit their addiction. An evident physical symptom of sexual addiction is, feeling immobilized due to sexual obsessions.
Sexual addicts develop emotional and mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. They may also become victims of substance abuse and show signs of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Less time is spent at doing hobbies and socializing which can increase in interpersonal conflicts.
There is loss of productivity at work due to sexual distraction. Financial problems related to overspending in attempts to satisfy sexual needs is also noticed.
Most sexual addicts undergo abandonment issues. Therefore, they are more likely to stay in unhealthy relationships. But they also face problems in their interpersonal relationships because they feel powerless over their sexual needs. Issues related to emotion dys-regulation and impulse are not unfamiliar for sexual addicts.
Sexual addicts suffer from a lack of concentration and often have low productivity at work. They also develop mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. Sexual addicts also become victims of substance abuse and show signs of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Abhasa has the best facilities to help people dealing with sexual addiction.
Abhasa is more than happy to extend its hands to patients trying to recover from sexual addiction. Many patients have successfully recovered from their sexual addiction by seeking help from the professionals at Abhasa. We have adequate skills to help you work through your addiction.
We offer different types of therapies to help you recover from sexual addiction.
It helps in replacing detrimental sexual behaviours with healthy and pro-social behaviours. Group therapy ensures a sexual addict that they are not the only one facing the issue.
Couple counselling is beneficial for a sex addict and their partner. Sexual addiction often ruins a marriage or relationship. Couple counselling helps in increasing trust among partners through improved communication. It results in a healthy sexual relationship between partners.
Psychodynamic therapy is based on the belief that our actions are influenced by unconscious memories. It unearths childhood incidents that affect current habits. A sexual addiction therapist tries to find out the reasons that trigger sexual addiction in an individual.
Animals have a pivotal role in helping human beings heal from their addictions. Animals have solid emotional awareness. They try to adjust to your feelings and emotions. With the help of pet therapy, human beings learn how to control their emotions.
Art is a healthy form of expression which can help sexual addicts deal with intimacy issues. As patient battling from sexual addiction is engaged in a creative process where they play with colours and other forms of art, which makes them feel cheerful. It is an excellent way to get rid of stress and anxiety.
Yoga and meditation are essential to keep the patients at Abhasa fit and healthy. It helps the sexual addicts relax their minds and harness positive energy. As recovering sexual addicts are often stressed about how others are making opinions about them so yoga and meditation help them relieve their stress.
Sexual addiction is not specific to a particular gender. Even women can be sexual addicts and need therapy to recover.
It is possible for a sex addict to go through withdrawal symptoms while trying to quit. A sexual addiction therapist will help you get rid of the withdrawal symptoms.