Hypersexual behavior could be a symptom of PTSD or other mental health issues. Here’s what to look for.
and an adjunct professor of trauma at New York University. “The urgency to soothe these trauma-related psychological and physiological symptoms can lead to risky behaviors, a lack of discernment around choice of partners, and a dismissal of your own needs for safety and respect.”People with past trauma may use sex as a form of control over their own thoughts or over others’ actions instead of as a way to promote intimacy.
Hypersexual behavior could also look like “using sex to solve problems, such as calming your partner down, making an apology or getting something you want,” Jacob Brown added.There is a difference between enjoying sex and feeling addicted to sex. The latter might involve seeking sex “as a way to get your next hit, similar to a drug or alcohol addiction; yet, you feel no real pleasure from the sexual encounter,” Ruiz said.
“Among survivors of childhood trauma, an impulse to ritualistically and compulsively seek comfort is common and leads to a higher prevalence of addiction,” Gillian O’Shea Brown said. “Sexuality as a source of ritualistic, compulsive comfort seeking, just like other addictions, can lead to even deeper feelings of shame, regret, despair and re-traumatization.
The first step is to talk to a licensed mental health professional who is trained in sexuality and trauma. Common treatments include cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, sensate focus and eye movement desensitization reprocessing.
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