When you suffer from a sex addiction and a personality disorder, it’s normal to wonder if there is a connection. You’re right to ask this question because sex addicts are often misunderstood. Many people (and these individuals might be members within your very own family) misunderstand the truth behind sex addiction. They think that it simply means that they’re addicted to sex. In actuality, the problem is much deeper than that.
There are several factors you should know about how sex addiction and various types of personality disorders can be connected to each other. Regardless of what your own personal diagnosis is, the right type of sex addiction counselling can help you recover and begin on the path to freedom from your addiction.
Sex Addiction Treatment
Sexual addiction treatment is the best way to begin your journey toward recovery. It all begins when you realize you have a serious problem and you reach out for help. As a sex addict, your addiction most likely stems from unresolved trauma in your life. It might have occurred when you were a small child, or it might have occurred when you were a little bit older. For some people, it was a onetime event and for others it was many years of abuse and neglect. Either way, sex addiction recovery is often only possible when you get the professional help you need.
In addition to talking with a professional who has experience with sex addiction recovery, joining a support group might be the key to true healing. It’s helpful to talk with other people who understand where you’re coming from and what your struggles are. Our New Beginnings Program was designed specifically for men, and those who have gone through it believe it was instrumental in helping them break free from their addictions.
Once you are comfortable in your sobriety from your compulsive behaviors, you’ll find that you have a need to address the issues you were using sex to escape from. That’s what sex addiction recovery is all about, and that’s how sex addiction treatment can help you.
The Sex Addict and Personality Disorders
It turns out that research has shown a fairly strong connection between sexual addiction and various personality disorders. For example:
Borderline Personality Disorder: Those who suffer from this disorder tend to engage in behaviors that will result in injury. Acting out sexually is one way of accomplishing this.
Dependent Personality Disorder: This is also referred to as a “love addiction.” These individuals can easily become addicted to sex because they use it as a way to get and feel love. It’s normal for them to base their entire identities on whatever relationship they’re involved with at the time, which makes them completely dependent on that individual.
In addition, people who have been diagnosed as Bipolar, or those who struggle with post traumatic stress disorder or other types of addictions can also become sex addicts.
The most important thing you can do if you identify with one of these groups is to get the help you need right away. You don’t have to struggle with your sex addiction on your own, and if you try to stop by yourself, it’s very possible that you will not be successful. Getting professional help from someone who is very experienced with sexual addiction treatment is the best way for you to break free from your addiction.
I would like to help you. Combined with individual therapy and help from our New Beginnings Program, you can begin your journey to sex addiction recovery. Please contact me today to make an appointment.
