Women are engaging in risky sexual behavior more than ever before

 

When people think of sexual health problems they will normally first think of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or erectile dysfunction (ED). There are other issues associated with sex, however, and the National Post recently reported that psychologists are noticing a growing number of women with sex addictions. This includes spending hours looking at pornography and engaging in risky sexual behavior.

"Women are engaging in affairs, they’re engaging in sado-masochistic behavior." said psychologist and sex-addiction research pioneer Patrick Carnes, quoted by the news source. "This thing is just morphing right in front of us."We are seeing the biggest change in human sexuality maybe in the history of our species."

A person who is a sex addict indulges in potentially dangerous behavior, regardless of the consequences. Often, the individual is unable to control their urges, and is in need of counseling from a mental health professional.

According to the news source, women are less inclined to seek help for a sex addiction because they are concerned about their reputation and being called names like "slut."

The news source spoke to Christopher Lane, author of Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness, who said that this is a tricky field and that people need to really question their behavior in order to understand the difference between normal levels of sexual desire and addiction.

The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) says that an estimated 3 to 5 percent of the U.S. population fits the criteria of sexual addiction. The organization also states that this is a conservative estimate, considering that this percentage is based off of the number of people who actively seek help.

All of this suggests that more needs to be done to encourage women who are in need of sexual addiction treatment to seek it.