Are You Suffering from Sex Addiction?

Being addicted to sex is specifically characterized by having an unhealthy engagement in sexual behaviors based on intensity and/or frequency. Sex addiction can have a profound impact on not only the sex addict but on the family of the sex addict as well. Dr. Lara Dye is a sex addiction therapist in Austin who can help.Contact her today!

QUESTIONS TO ASK IF YOU THINK YOU’RE SUFFERING FROM SEX ADDICTION

• Do you spend excessive time thinking about how to engage in certain sexual activities?
• Is it difficult for you to become sexually aroused if you cannot fantasize about or do specific sexual acts or scenarios?
• Do you become irritated or annoyed when something or someone gets in the way of your anticipated sexual activities?
• Do you spend progressively more time engaging in sexual fantasizing or activities?
• Does the intensity or variety of the sexual fantasies or acts need to increase to achieve sexual arousal?
• Has your time fantasizing about or engaging in sexual activity gotten in the way of other areas of your life, i.e. work, family, or social obligations?

SIGNS OF SEX ADDICTION

• Having obsessive sexual fantasies
• Frequent, compulsive masturbation
• Using online porn videos and photos for stimulation and release
• Sexting strangers, acquaintances, and others
• Seeking sex-oriented chat rooms
• Frequenting strip clubs, massage parlors, or engaging in prostitution
• Socializing with the intent to find sex partners
• Frequently hunting for anonymous sex, i.e. one night stands
• Engaging in seductive sex
• Having office or travel affairs
• Engaging in voyeurism
• Compulsive exhibitionism
• Same sex or opposite sex sexual harassment
• Abuse of power and sexual bullying
• Being a sexual predator
• Prioritizing sexual gratification
• Going to Body Electric workshops

Are You Suffering from Love Addiction?

Love addiction is when someone has an overwhelming or obsessive compulsion towards love, a loved one, or another person. Love addiction is often a defense from psychological pain that has an underlying cause. When you enter love addiction treatment in Austin with Dr. Lara Dye, she will help you discover the underlying cause, which may involve facing unresolved childhood pain, so you can begin to heal.Contact her today!

QUESTIONS TO ASK IF YOU THINK YOU’RE SUFFERING FROM LOVE ADDICTION

• Do you spend a lot of time (more than you think you should) thinking about your partner or a romantic interest?
• When you are dating or in a relationship, do your work, social life, and other obligations come second?
• Do you have difficulty being single? Have your friends or family made comments like “you’re always in love?”
• Do you check your phone frequently when you are dating or in a relationship because you hope to receive a text or call?
• Is your mood affected (more than you think it should be) when you find that you didn’t receive a text or call?
• Do you notice when your partner texts or treats you “differently,” your first thought is that he or she could be interested in or seeing someone else?
• Have you told your partner that you want to have the relationship be more like it was at the beginning?
• In your childhood, did you feel like you longed for love and affection?
• Do you spend time daydreaming or fantasizing about future desired events, e.g. becoming his/her girlfriend, being married, or being swept off your feet?

SIGNS OF LOVE ADDICTION

• Constant and/or overwhelming fear of “being alone”
• Having obsessive thoughts about your relationship
• Frequent, compulsive need for contact with your partner
• Constant worrying about the state of your relationship
• Constant thinking about what the romantic interest is thinking or doing
• The belief or feeling that your worthless if you’re not in a relationship

Dr. Lara Dye in Austin is an addiction specialist who treats those suffering from both sex addiction and love addiction. If you think you may be suffering, reach out today for your confidential consultation to begin the healing now. Contact her today!