You have to face it.

[Danielle Emmalee]

Of course your post is welcome.  I was quite exclusionary in my O/P, addressing only substance abuse. Addiction comes in many forms like sexual addiction, gambling, self-harm and other behaviours. I'm glad you widened the scope of the thread. Hugs, Devlyn

PS  You could start a topic in the Sexuality forum for a more detailed conversation.

Thanks.  I actually started one there first, then remembered this one and decided to post here as well.

[Devlyn]

I was just coming back to edit my previous post because I just saw your thread!

[Vicky]

<3  -- I am another one who will not laugh at the problem you have.  I have a child who struggles with that addiction, and when I began my alcohol / script meds addiction therapy 5 years ago, there were two people in different sessions of a group I was part of with sex addiction. During that 9 month therapy program, they showed some brain scans of people with a variety of addictions, and sex showed up as bright in response and in the same place as a couple of chemical addictions.  The term I was taught for sex addiction is that it is a process addiction but as you said just as damning as Crack, Meth or alcohol.  You have taken the best step for recovery, and that is by admitting it for what it is.