Sex addiction also affects women

Medical experts said aside from men, women also suffer from too much longing for sex or sex addiction.

Although sex addiction is mostly associated with men, it also happens among the female population according to latest and past studies.

Like men, women who suffers from sex addiction need immediate treatment since the addiction if not given due concern could affect her self-esteem, prevent them from succeeding at work or relationships, and lead to other detrimental outcomes.

Common signs of sex addiction among women were regular sex with strangers, having affairs with married men, and love sadomasochistic acts and usually feel depressed or melancholic “the morning after.

Based on studies sex addiction are usually caused by sexual abuse suffered as a child or adolescent.

Due to the sexual abuse, the victim loses her self-esteem and would eventually make her into a sexual object.

The more these abused women engage in sex they value themselves more and regain their back their self esteem with the wrong idea that they are valuable because they had sex with many men.

To cure any form of sexual addiction the first step is to seek the immediate help of a qualified counsellor.

Usually sexual therapists require their patients to refrain from any form of sexual activities including masturbation for six weeks.

Treating sex addiction is harder than alcohol and drug addiction since patients would still engage in sex in the future after treatment.

Therapist would tell their patients to love and value more their body and to stop engaging in too much sex to any person since doing so could offer health risk and damage reputation.

Sexual addiction to women could be deadly so immediate cure is highly recommended.