Why Sex Addiction is Different From Other Addictions

Sexual addictive feelings are more difficult to deal with than other addictive feelings because of the personal emotions and feelings involved.  If you were to ask a sex addict to just stop, it wouldn't work because he will not only feel isolated from expressing his own emotions and feelings but also sense of a loss.  Tweleve Step program treats all addicts with the same approach which in the long run fails An alcoholic can not feel what a sex addict feels and vice-versa but they do share a common trait which all addicts do, the trait is that all addicts use their addictive behavior to hide and escape from ups and downs of life. The irony is their addictive behavior also becomes part of addict's life's ups and downs and then the addict uses escapist thinking and tries to hide from their addiction but is unable to do so unless approached differently he will continue to act addictively for the rest of his life. You hear people dying from decades of drugs and alcohol use but not from sex. That is because sex is not as harmful as drugs and alcohol, but sex addiction causes more conflicts in life than any other addiction because it involves your most personal feelings, emotions, and relationships.