most sex addicts live in denial of their addiction and treating an addiction is dependent on the person accepting and admitting that he or she has a problem. in many cases it takes a significant event -- such as the loss of a job the break-up of a marriage an arrest or health crisis -- to force the addict to admit to his or her problem. treatment of sexual addiction focuses on controlling the addictive behavior and helping the person develop a healthy sexuality. treatment includes education about healthy sexuality individual counseling and marital and/or family therapy. support groups and 12 step recovery programs for people with sexual addictions (like sex addicts anonymous) also are available. in some cases medications used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder may be used to curb the compulsive nature of the sex addiction. these drugs could include prozac and anafranil.
how is sexual addiction treated?