Sex addicts afraid of getting close... isn't that an irony now?
Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) So there is a reason why they are addicts... did I get that right? ----- Sex addicts fear intimacy: study Posted: 17 December 2010 1201 hrs WELLINGTON: Sex addicts feel threatened by intimacy and are more insecure about romantic relationships than the rest of the population, a New Zealand study has found. The survey of more than 600 people found those who indulged in compulsive sexual behaviour felt anxious and insecure about relationships and tried to avoid becoming too emotionally attached to others. Massey University said the study, conducted by psychology honours student Karen Faislander under the supervision of a practising clinical psychologist and an academic specialist, was the first of its type in New Zealand. Faislander said sex addiction , which made headlines this year with revelations about Tiger Woods ' love life, was a complex condition that had...