Spotlight: Interview with a woman sex addict
The following is an interview with a woman who self-identified as being in recovery from a sex addiction . She is in her 40's, professional, and married with children. She asked to remain anonymous for the sake of her privacy; she used the pseudonym "Nora." I asked her about her addiction and about being a woman and sex addict. I began by asking her to describe her sexual addiction: Dr. S: How would you describe your sex addiction? Nora: At this point in my recovery, many previous problematic behaviors have dropped away, leaving only the core of my addiction - which started in early childhood - masturbation with disturbing fantasy. So in describing my sex addiction, I would say that I have been able to let go of all my problem behaviors without great difficulty but struggled to achieve abstinence with masturbation with those fantasies . I am currently sober and have been for ...