Sex Addict
posted November 28th, 2015 at 3:43 AM
I'm a 32 year old woman and I'm starting to think I'm a sex addict. I am so far removed from courting and dating, all I do is seek for sexual highs. I think part of it stems from longing to be desired, coupled with attention, validation and of course, the physical gratification. I have a lot of casual sex and I've put myself in a lot of risky situations this year. I've been doing a lot of reflecting lately though because I've been so disgusted with myself. I know that I need to get help before I end up with some horrible STI or in the bedroom of a person that will physically harm me.
This is real and it's hurting my life and my ability to develop any sort of intimacy/feelings and meaningful connection.
4 Comments
Post a CommentDo not do anything...
Nov 28, 2015 at 3:19pm
...including guys, girls, animals, or plants until you get yourself into a clinic to be tested for STI's. There really is no valid excuse for not knowing. (Fear is not an excuse, everyone is afraid.) Next step, consider therapy; the issues you mentioned are probably not something most friends would be comfortable with, or capable of, getting to the bottom of. You don't have to keep living this way.
Good Luck
Sex addict
Nov 29, 2015 at 8:14am
I've been tested since my last risky situation and everything is fine. I've actually never had an STI. I think the fact that I put myself in these risky scenarios earlier on in the year is what is freaking me out.
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Nov 29, 2015 at 4:43pm
That was a fast test" ?
STIs
Nov 30, 2015 at 11:23am
Some STIs can take weeks before they show up in tests. You can't really be confident until you haven't had any sexual contact for a couple of months and have been retested. If you are using condoms consistently though, you probably don't have that much to worry about.
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