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Originally Posted by Kitsune
I don't think there is any phisiological craving, such as the case with alcoholism.
Drinking alcohol, snorting cocaine, etc, causes dopamine release. So does sex. Basic answer I got during a discussion with an Addiction Specialist is that yes, you can become addicted to sex.
Probably caused by sexual abuse
...and he added this is usually where it comes from.
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Actually. at one time I was an addiction therapist for the federal govt. Most of the clients I dealt with were dual addicted. When I say dual addicted, I mean to more than one psychoactive drug. After speaking with hundreds of men, I came to the conclusion, that their sexual habits were directly tied to thrir drug use. However, many people who give up their drug of choice turn to sex for instant gratification, which by the way is what they receive from addiction to psychoactive drug use. If we are talking about dopamine release, there are many drugs which will inhibit this. It has been proven that when an addict does not receive the euphoric effets from a drug due to antabuse for an alcoholic or some form of narcan for opiates they will reduce or even have a period of abstinance. However, this is not true regarding sex. You will find, that many people abstaining from drug use will substitue sex. This is my subjective view of why it is a purely psychological issue.