Aug. 26, 2017
In the world of sex therapy, there is no consensus on what constitutes a sex addict.
On one end of the spectrum are people—usually men—who believe they might be sex addicts because they masturbate a couple times a week.
And then there are people like Josh, a 44-year-old retired military officer from California who couldn’t stop flirting with women online. These digital dalliances sometimes developed into in-the-flesh flings. Ultimately, Josh contracted herpes and infected his wife. As part of his therapy, he told her everything. Now, their marriage is on the rocks, and he fears he will lose the love of his life.
“She hasn’t said it in a long time—that she loves me,” the father of four told The Daily Beast.
Are both examples illustrations of sex addiction?
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