Sex is one of the most addictive behaviors.
Such is the addiction that those who suffer from the same loose sense of time, place and person just to enjoy it.
One tends to loose complete control, lustful thoughts completely grip the mind.
One is helpless. Even when they want to stop these thoughts and the subsequent indulgence in masturbation or sex, they are helpless.
Once the thoughts trigger, they are just compelled to satisfy themselves.
After the initial exposure in teenage, There is a gradual increase in time spent indulging in porn or sexual thoughts.
An alcoholic starts by getting a high in 1 peg of alcohol, then he slowly slowly increases it.. Then a point comes were he doesn't get the same high even in 1 bottle.
Similarly a porn addict starts with getting excitement after few minutes of porn... in a few years, he can spend hours watching the same.
In most cases, porn addicts indulge within the same only at night.
But slowly slowly they start doing it also in morning, afternoons.
Many cases people have lost their job because they have been caught indulging in the same.
Once the thought triggers, if they don't indulge they become irritable and extremely restless.
It tough to focus on the work and one feels like losing control of self until he doesn't indulge in the same.
Every woman, of any age, race or color, whether on the street, at work, in the movies or in his neighbourhood, can spark a fantasy in his head.
Celebrities like Michael Douglas, Bill Clinton, Tiger Woods and Charlie Sheen have been poster boys for this disorder.
MIND MANTRA -
Most people believe sex addicts are simply people who excessively crave sex.
THE TRUTH IS that the underlying problem normally ranges from anxiety and stress to depression.
Such is the nature of this addiction, that it clouds their thinking.. and They could end up risking everything their personal lives, social standing and job, in addition to the impending threat of HIV, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
There is an element of playing with danger since, despite being aware of the consequences, addicts return to the behaviour over and over again.
Hyper-sexual behaviour or sex addiction plays out in the same way as obsessive compulsive disorder and it happens due to abnormal levels of dopamine or serotonin (neurotransmitters that helps control the brains reward and pleasure centers, and feelings of well-being and happiness respectively).
There is a rampant increase in this syndrome due to the growing popularity and access to porn and commercialisation of sex in the media to challenges thrown up by a high-stress lifestyle.
Whats common is the addicts inability to stop what they are doing.
They are always pre-occupied, their brain keeps going back to it (sexual thoughts), often leading to loneliness, isolation, anger and intense shame.
Treatment
1. one-on-one counselling,
2. Being part of support groups
3. Medications from a qualified psychiatrist or sexologist.
written by -
Dr.Hemant Mittal (MBBS, DPM, MD(mindmantra))
(Psychiatrist, Motivational Writer and Counselor)
email – eksoch@gmail.com
website – www.mindmantra.in
clinic address- 15, shreeji plaza, next to ice n spice restaurant, opposite seawoods station, seawoods (east)
Navi Mumbai
(feel free to ask your questions/feedback through email)
Such is the addiction that those who suffer from the same loose sense of time, place and person just to enjoy it.
One tends to loose complete control, lustful thoughts completely grip the mind.
One is helpless. Even when they want to stop these thoughts and the subsequent indulgence in masturbation or sex, they are helpless.
Once the thoughts trigger, they are just compelled to satisfy themselves.
After the initial exposure in teenage, There is a gradual increase in time spent indulging in porn or sexual thoughts.
An alcoholic starts by getting a high in 1 peg of alcohol, then he slowly slowly increases it.. Then a point comes were he doesn't get the same high even in 1 bottle.
Similarly a porn addict starts with getting excitement after few minutes of porn... in a few years, he can spend hours watching the same.
In most cases, porn addicts indulge within the same only at night.
But slowly slowly they start doing it also in morning, afternoons.
Many cases people have lost their job because they have been caught indulging in the same.
Once the thought triggers, if they don't indulge they become irritable and extremely restless.
It tough to focus on the work and one feels like losing control of self until he doesn't indulge in the same.
Every woman, of any age, race or color, whether on the street, at work, in the movies or in his neighbourhood, can spark a fantasy in his head.
Celebrities like Michael Douglas, Bill Clinton, Tiger Woods and Charlie Sheen have been poster boys for this disorder.
MIND MANTRA -
Most people believe sex addicts are simply people who excessively crave sex.
THE TRUTH IS that the underlying problem normally ranges from anxiety and stress to depression.
Such is the nature of this addiction, that it clouds their thinking.. and They could end up risking everything their personal lives, social standing and job, in addition to the impending threat of HIV, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
There is an element of playing with danger since, despite being aware of the consequences, addicts return to the behaviour over and over again.
Hyper-sexual behaviour or sex addiction plays out in the same way as obsessive compulsive disorder and it happens due to abnormal levels of dopamine or serotonin (neurotransmitters that helps control the brains reward and pleasure centers, and feelings of well-being and happiness respectively).
There is a rampant increase in this syndrome due to the growing popularity and access to porn and commercialisation of sex in the media to challenges thrown up by a high-stress lifestyle.
Whats common is the addicts inability to stop what they are doing.
They are always pre-occupied, their brain keeps going back to it (sexual thoughts), often leading to loneliness, isolation, anger and intense shame.
Treatment
1. one-on-one counselling,
2. Being part of support groups
3. Medications from a qualified psychiatrist or sexologist.
written by -
Dr.Hemant Mittal (MBBS, DPM, MD(mindmantra))
(Psychiatrist, Motivational Writer and Counselor)
email – eksoch@gmail.com
website – www.mindmantra.in
clinic address- 15, shreeji plaza, next to ice n spice restaurant, opposite seawoods station, seawoods (east)
Navi Mumbai
(feel free to ask your questions/feedback through email)
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