EXAMPLES OF
ADDICTIVE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

Sex addiction can involve a wide variety of practices. Sometimes an addict has trouble with just one unwanted behavior, sometimes with many. Most sex addicts say their unhealthy use of sex has been a progressive process. It may have started with an addiction to masturbation, pornography, or a relationship, but over the years progressed to increasingly dangerous behaviors. Some examples of addictive sexual behaviors include:

  • Pornography addiction
  • Compulsive sexting
  • Compulsive use of dating apps
  • Infidelity/ affairs
  • Sexual/romantic obsession
  • Destructive or serial relationships
  • Exhibitionism
  • Voyeurism
  • Risky, anonymous, or
  • illegal sexual activity
  • Intimacy avoidance/sexual anorexia

Here are some possible consequences of addictive sexual behavior.