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.