{"id":235,"date":"2023-01-21T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.wordpress.com\/?p=235"},"modified":"2023-01-15T15:22:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T07:22:42","slug":"the-taboo-when-sex-becomes-an-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/the-taboo-when-sex-becomes-an-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sex Addiction Taboo: When Does Sex Become an Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sex Addiction is something we don’t always talk about. Anything concerning sex is considered as taboo, and addiction as well is wrought with stigma. Together, sex addiction is a topic that many may steer away from or not fully understand.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Thing With Sex<\/h3>\n

Sex is prevalent not only in international media but also locally as well. From sex-hyped television ads, to songs, to magazines. Sex is everywhere, even in our predominantly Catholic<\/a> and conservative culture. This is no wonder that many of our citizens are diagnosed as being clinically sex addicts<\/a>. However, not much has been covered about this topic, and is even a highly taboo type of addiction in our country.<\/p>\n

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So What is Sexual Addiction?<\/h3>\n

According to psychologists, sex addiction is different from substance addiction<\/a> in the sense that there is not official diagnosis for it. Instead, they try to define this disorder according to substance addiction. The symptoms include:<\/p>\n