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CALL FOR A FREE CONSULTATIONSex addiction is a highly personal and complicated addiction that is based in a world of fantasy.
For some people, sex addiction can become a destructive and uncontrollable disorder that needs immediate treatment. Even diagnosis of being addicted to sex can be challenging due to the complexity of the disorder.
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The signs of sex addiction may be hard to see because people’s perception of it can range from harmless infatuation with one or more partners, spouses, colleagues to excessive porn consumption on the Internet.
People with sex addiction need to understand the differences between a natural desire and hypersexual urges.
A normal sexual impulse is one of the most natural things in human beings, but excessive sex drive can become an addiction.
The difference between these two terms could not be more clear: while a person has their “normal” amount or desires for sex to release stress and feel good emotionally; someone who has an unhealthy dependence on it will do anything at all – even harm themselves – to get that fix.
While sexual impulses are a natural, healthy part of life for some people to enjoy and express themselves in whatever way they see fit – sex addiction refers only to those behaviours done beyond what is considered acceptable.
A person who is struggling with hypersexual disorder may find themselves constantly thinking about it. These obsessive thoughts or sexual fantasies can become a huge problem if they interfere with other responsibilities, such as school, work or family time!
The symptoms of the addiction include an unusual pattern of rampant sexual behaviour that leads to immense complications in one’s life.
This is an all-encompassing addiction that requires a comprehensive treatment process in order to help take hold of one’s desires.
The seemingly unstoppable nature of the sexual acts becomes problematic and interferes with one’s life, leaving the afflicted avoiding realistic social or personal relationships.
The sexual urges and behaviours foster unhealthy infatuations and problematic encounters that can put the addicted person, or others, at risk.
Sexual addiction could lead someone down a path that is inappropriate or unacceptable. This includes:
It’s important to recognize the link between hypersexual disorder and other mental health issues.
Sex addiction, like many other types of addictions and disorders, is often comorbid. The most common co-occurrent conditions include Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), anxiety, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Behavioural abuse such as gambling or compulsive shopping may also be present in someone who has developed an unhealthy relationship with sex; this can make the latter even more severe than it would otherwise have been without these other urges involved.
It should also be noted that past trauma like sexual abuse could trigger certain behaviours which lead towards excessive sexual intimacy for therapeutic purposes — this might account for why some people resort to using various activities related primarily to eroticism (like looking for one night stands on social media or apps, watching pornography or masturbating) when feeling down about themselves emotionally or psychologically.
Sexual behavioural disorder treatment is possible, and it starts with your commitment to treatment.
The sympathetic, addiction therapists and health professionals at our residential treatment centre and virtual outpatient program understand the tumultuous emotional journey your addiction has taken you through, and the complicated effect this can have on your personal life.
Individuals with sex addiction may have different concurrent mental disorders (i.e, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder) or a history of drug abuse.
You may be using sexual activities as an escape from mental or emotional distress. Thus our treatment program will treat all of your diagnoses and not just your compulsion towards sexual behaviours.
We want to help you understand and conquer your addictive sexual tendencies by providing you with an individualized behavioural addiction treatment based on your personal needs.
Professional treatment for sexual dependency includes many therapeutic approaches and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of them.
Our one-on-one therapy sessions and “Sex and Love Support Group” help you cope with obsessive sexual thoughts.
By providing mental health treatment and sex addiction recovery options for you and your loved ones, we ensure that you are given the best possible chance of achieving sustained recovery and avoiding any negative consequences in the future.
Our team will help you develop an understanding of how and why sexual addiction begins, and help you create a healthy relationship with sex and love without compulsivity or further negative life consequences.
While some compulsive sexual behaviours are rooted in trauma and/or neglect, this may not be your case. Your therapist will complete testing and assessments to gain an in-depth understanding of your history, your use, and collaborate with your own definition of healthy sexuality to help you create a healthy relationship with sex and love.
We operate a residential facility, located in Erin, Ontario, to provide intensive, evidence-based inpatient sex addiction treatment.
You may stay at our residential centre for 42 days, or longer if necessary.
We treat you as a whole person. It means we are well qualified to address concurrent mental health issues, such as PTSD, chronic/severe depression, trauma or anxiety and other psychiatric disorders that may fuel your behavioural disorder.
While in our care, you will take part in individual therapy and group therapy to be equipped with necessary tools for understanding and treating sex addiction.
If you would like to have treatment for this addiction in the comfort and privacy of your home, Virtual Support for Sex Addiction has got you covered. You can get the same intensive outpatient program through an online, secure platform all across Canada.
🇨🇦 We offer online addiction treatment and mental health programs to the residents of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories.
Our mental health professionals and clinical therapists are well-equipped to treat your addictive behaviours to sexual activity not only in Ontario but also in British Columbia, Alberta and the rest of Canada.
Some may think that if they have made it through a sexual addiction rehab program then their problems are over. But this is rarely the case.
Completing a sex addiction treatment program is a great accomplishment but it is only the beginning of the long-term recovery journey.
As part of Trafalgar’s sex addiction treatment program, we also offer online aftercare services to make sure that upon your graduation, any kind of relapse or unwanted sexual behaviour will be prevented through our Aftercare program.
Aftercare is especially important during the first few years of recovery so you can learn to manage your sexual behaviour.
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