Glossary
Sexual Compulsions
Sexual behavior becomes a problem and is considered compulsive when it's repeated often enough to interfere with your normal daily living and with your relationships. If your sexual behavior is compulsive, you may display it in a number of ways, including:
- Having multiple sexual partners or extramarital affairs
- Having sex with a succession of anonymous partners or prostitutes and treating them as objects to be used for sex
- Using commercial sexually explicit phone lines and Internet chat rooms
- Engaging in excessive masturbation
- Using pornographic materials frequently
- Engaging in masochistic or sadistic sex, such as experiencing sexual excitement by inflicting or receiving pain during sex
- Exposing yourself in public
- Often feeling compelled to engage in sexual activity when you're
stressed, anxious or depressed
