THEthe comparison between sexual dependence and healthy sexual behavior mainly concerns the variables of the checkof thebalance and of consequences of ideation and sexual behavior. So here is to follow a clear and detailed overview of their most common and frequent differences.
Sex, how to understand if it is “healthy”?
With regard to healthy sexual behavior, its main characteristics are:
ControlledThat is, it is consciously chosen and managed in a balanced and mutual way;
Consensualin fact, takes place in compliance with one’s own consent and limits and others.
Functionaltherefore, does not negatively interfere with work, interpersonal relationships or the psychological or body well -being of the individual;
ExpressiveThat is, it is a form of intimacy, pleasure and connection with yourself or with a partner;
Flexibleis not compulsive or rigid in fact, but adapts to varying the circumstances and situations of life.
Sex addiction, here are the symptoms
Compared to sexual dependence, its main characteristics are:
Control lossthat is, the person cannot stop or limit sexual behavior, despite his many negative and disabling consequences;
Obsessive and compulsivesexual desire in fact obsessively dominates the thought of the individual and pushes him to act impulsively and compulsively;
Negative consequencesin fact causes relational, working, legal or physical, emotional and emotional problems (for example, bringing to the sense of guilt, shame, anxiety or depression);
Denial and isolation, The problem is often hidden or minimized and can however lead to the social isolation of the person;
Used as an escapeThat is, sex is used to avoid unpleasant emotions or feelings, such as stress, loneliness, refusal, abandonment and anger.
Two examples of functional sex and dependent sex
A practical example that can make the differences between sexual dependence and healthy sexual behavior more than ever understandable is when a person with functional sexual behavior can frequently want sexbut manages to manage their impulses and to make conscious, reasonable and responsible choices regarding his sexuality.
A person who suffers instead of an addiction sexual can spend many hours every day of his life in activities and actions or at least in thoughts, Fantasies and desires of a sexual or erotic nature. Can take place a Described of work, of the study Or interpersonal, love, friendly, family or professional relationships that are, and at the same time feel incapable of stopping, failing to do without it.
When loving hurts, the book on emotional dependence
THE’Lovein its healthiest and most constructive manifestations, represents a profound and Innate human needand implies an important motivation and a safe and functional attachment to others. Vice versa, When love turns into habit to sufferuntil it becomes what is called a real “emotional dependence”, it places itself as a pain capable of bringing serious problems psychological, physical and relational.
In this condition, increasingly widespread in the contemporary world, the couple’s relationship is experienced as an indispensable prerequisite for one’s existence and this represents the antithesis of love towards oneself.
In this volume the author provides a thorough, complete and detailed examination of the emotional dependence, based on an exhaustive analysis of the scientific literature currently existing.
The goal is to provide the reader with a clear idea of what emotional dependence is, how it is conceptualized and how it can be manifested. In addition to his causes and strategies and intervention techniques to face it and overcome it.
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