Hi,
Does anyone out there know anything about sex addiction. I can often not get to sleep if I have not had sex. Is this addiction or just normal desire?. Do other people have these problems. I do not really have any male friends to talk to about it and do not really know what level of sexual desire is normal. I would like to hear from anyone who has been treated for addiction, if there is anyone about.
Thanks

Hi i have similiar my self if i go about two weeks with out sex am so frustred i will not sleep i've missed two nights in a row before now. my sex drive is a hundred times higher than my girlfreind, i would be happy with twice a day were as she would be happy with twice a month. i dont know weather it is sex addiction, never really thought bout that, but dont see what is wrong with having a healthy sex drive as it will go down with age any how you could always speak to your GP about it.

I came acrossed this thread looking for some advice of my own. I've been in my relationship for 2 years and currently engaged.

I've alway had a strong sex drive and recently my partner's libido has waned. I love him and everytime i've tried to discuss it with him he gets angry and just says i'm a nymphomaniac and no one could keep up with my needs.

I would ideally like to have sex one or twice a day, would be content with once every two days and will show signs of crankiness after 3-4 days.

So i ask, what constitutes a sex addict and what is too much ?

Well, I think you all have a high sex drive, that`s all.Sex addiction is something else. Do you remember in Desperate Housewives when Bree fell for his mentor who was a sex addict? He engaged in group sex, he had sex with men..
High libido can be very frustrating when when our partner has less interest in sex than us. I am in the same shoes.I would like to have intimte moments every day to feel like a woman, to feel beautiful. I use sex as well as to reduce stress.

I agree with the previous poster that it is a question of higher sex drive, not an addiction. Moreover, sex addiction has not been oficially recognized as a diagnosis - it is not included in medical manuals of diagnosis (DSM IV, ICD etc...). In my opinion the label "sexual addiction" has become mainly a part of a new "fashion trend" among popular psychologists, especially in the US. It reflects the trend to look for addiction almost everywhere where there is a strong desire and dissatisfaction if our needs are not met.
From my own perspective, we could speak about something like addiction for example if we could not control our urges to have sex, e.g we would get into serious troubles at work because we would run from the workplace to the nearest massage parlour to pay for sexual service or we would try to approach unknown people in public in a sexual way etc... something like an obsessive / compulsive behaviour. Another point is that a real "sex addict" would find it impossible to be satisfied after having sex, sexual gratification would leave him empty and probably as much "hungry" for sex as before, even if he / she could have sex as often as he/she wants.
That´s why I would prefer the term "obsessive/compulsive behaviour" to the term "sexual addiction". But the problems described in the posts above do not seem to be about any "compulsion", but they just reflect a higher sex drive. If you could have a sexually compatible partner in terms of sex drive (frequency of sexual activities, sexual preferences etc...), I guess that your problems would disappear and you could find sexual satisfaction quite easily and in a very healthy way. From my point of view, if you want to have sex once or more times a day, it is OK and it should not be called a disease, pathology or addiction. If you need sexual gratification before going to sleep, it seems to me pretty normal as well. (Maybe because I am the same in these matters...