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Examples of Sexual Addiction

Patterns and examples of sexual addiction
  1. Fantasy sex: neglecting commitments because of fantasy life, frequent masturbation
  2. Seductive role sex: extramarital affairs (heterosexual or homosexual), flirting and seductive behavior
  3. Anonymous sex: engaging in sex with anonymous partners, having one night stands
  4. Paying for sex: paying prostitutes for sex, paying for sexually explicit phone calls
  5. Trading sex: receiving money or drugs for sex
  6. Voyeuristic sex: patronizing adult bookstores and strip shows, looking through windows of houses, having a collection of pornography at home or at work. This includes pornography downloaded from computers or cell-phones
  7. Exhibitionist sex: exposing oneself in public places or from the home or car, wearing clothes designed to expose
  8. Intrusive sex: touching others without permission, using position of power (e.g., professional, religious) to sexually exploit another person, rape
  9. Pain exchange: causing or receiving pain to enhance sexual pleasure
  10. Object sex: masturbating with objects, cross-dressing to add to sexual pleasure, using fetishes as part of sexual fantasy.
  11. Sex with children: forcing sexual activity on a child, watching child pornography