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*Brenda, a character from HBO's ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'', was a sex addict, and while the portrayal may seem to be accurate to a point, the problem also seemed to disappear almost as fast as it appeared. *Brenda, a character from HBO's ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'', was a sex addict, and while the portrayal may seem to be accurate to a point, the problem also seemed to disappear almost as fast as it appeared.
*''[[A Dirty Shame]]'' starring [[Tracey Ullman]] as Sylvia Stickles is about a conservative housewife, to husband Vaughn Stickles ([[Chris Isaak]]), who suffers a concussion and is passed "the gift of sex addiction" by Ray Ray Perkins ([[Johnny Knoxville]]). While the movie refers directly to Sylvia as being a sex addict, the movie does not accurately represent sexual addiction and rather mocks the stereotype of the condition. *''[[A Dirty Shame]]'' starring [[Tracey Ullman]] as Sylvia Stickles is about a conservative housewife, to husband Vaughn Stickles ([[Chris Isaak]]), who suffers a concussion and is passed "the gift of sex addiction" by Ray Ray Perkins ([[Johnny Knoxville]]). While the movie refers directly to Sylvia as being a sex addict, the movie does not accurately represent sexual addiction and rather mocks the stereotype of the condition.
-*''[[Choke (novel)|Choke]]'', a novel by [[Chuck Palahniuk]], shows how the main character, Victor Mancini, snoops around groups similar to Sexaholics Anonymous, not only recovering from his own sex addiction, but also to find possible sex partners.+*''[[Choke (novel)|Choke]]'', a novel by [[Chuck Palahniuk]], shows how the main character, Victor Mancini, snoops around groups similar to [[Sexaholics Anonymous]], not only recovering from his own sex addiction, but also to find possible sex partners.
*''[[Love Creeps]]'', a novel by [[Amanda Filipacchi]], describes the romantic relationship between a stalker and a sex addict. *''[[Love Creeps]]'', a novel by [[Amanda Filipacchi]], describes the romantic relationship between a stalker and a sex addict.
*''[[Slaughter Disc]]'', written and directed by [[David Quitmeyer]], is a modern horror film where the main character is a college-aged porn addict. The ghost of a murdered porn star seeks revenge by using a porn addict's gravitation towards explicit sexual content to kill them off and enslave their souls. This film has caused controversy amongst horror film fans as it depicts gore, graphic violence and actual explicit hardcore sex acts. *''[[Slaughter Disc]]'', written and directed by [[David Quitmeyer]], is a modern horror film where the main character is a college-aged porn addict. The ghost of a murdered porn star seeks revenge by using a porn addict's gravitation towards explicit sexual content to kill them off and enslave their souls. This film has caused controversy amongst horror film fans as it depicts gore, graphic violence and actual explicit hardcore sex acts.
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B for Brand's ''My Booky Wook'' In ''My Booky Wook'' by Russell Brand, the first and later chapters detail his time in a Sex Addiction clinic B for Brand's ''My Booky Wook'' In ''My Booky Wook'' by Russell Brand, the first and later chapters detail his time in a Sex Addiction clinic
C for Californication: [[David Duchovny]] plays a sex-addicted writer in the TV series "[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]." Duchovny himself was treated for sex addiction in August 2008. C for Californication: [[David Duchovny]] plays a sex-addicted writer in the TV series "[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]." Duchovny himself was treated for sex addiction in August 2008.
 +===In film===
 +Sexual addiction has been the main theme in a variety of films including ''[[Diary of a Sex Addict]]'', ''[[I Am a Sex Addict]]'', ''[[Black Snake Moan (film)|Black Snake Moan]]'', ''[[Confessions of a Porn Addict]]'', ''[[Shame (2011 film)|Shame]]'', ''[[Thanks for Sharing]]'', ''[[Choke (film)|Choke]]'', and others.
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 +==See also==
 +* [[Compulsive masturbation]]
 +* [[Hypersexuality]]
 +* [[Pornography addiction]]
 +* [[Internet sex addiction]]
 +* [[Sexual obsessions]]
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Not to be confused with Erotomania or Nymphomania

Sexual addiction refers to the phenomenon in which individuals report being unable to manage their sexual behavior. It has also been called "sexual dependency," and "sexual compulsivity." The existence of the condition is not universally accepted by sexologists and its etiology, nature, and validity have been debated.

Proponents of the concept have offered varying descriptions, each according to their favored model of the putative phenomenon. Proponents of an addiction model of the phenomenon refer to it as "sexual addiction" and offer definitions based on substance addictions; proponents of lack-of-control models refer to it as "sexual compulsivity" and offer definitions based on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); etc. Skeptics believe that it is a myth that the phenomenon exists as a disease or disorder at all and is instead a by-product of cultural and other influences.

Portrayal in popular culture

  • In the television show, Nip/Tuck, one of the main characters in some seasons, Gina Russo is portrayed as being a sex addict. She meets Christian Troy, who also has been diagnosed as having a sexual addiction by psychologist Grace Santiago, at a sexaholics anonomyous meeting, after which he sleeps with her after she was 8 months celibate. She later contracts HIV.
  • In The L Word, the lesbian character Bette Porter, played by Jennifer Beals, is portrayed as a sex-addict who will use any woman she pleases to fulfill her sexual desires if she cannot do so with her on-off girlfriend (and apparent one true love), Tina Kennard.
  • Caveh Zahedi's documentary film I Am A Sex Addict addresses, as the title implies, his personal obsession with prostitutes and the subsequent destruction of short-term relationships that initiate in bar/club scenes. In the film Zahedi re-enacts and reminisces on his struggles with sex addiction and his recovery from it.
  • Brenda, a character from HBO's Six Feet Under, was a sex addict, and while the portrayal may seem to be accurate to a point, the problem also seemed to disappear almost as fast as it appeared.
  • A Dirty Shame starring Tracey Ullman as Sylvia Stickles is about a conservative housewife, to husband Vaughn Stickles (Chris Isaak), who suffers a concussion and is passed "the gift of sex addiction" by Ray Ray Perkins (Johnny Knoxville). While the movie refers directly to Sylvia as being a sex addict, the movie does not accurately represent sexual addiction and rather mocks the stereotype of the condition.
  • Choke, a novel by Chuck Palahniuk, shows how the main character, Victor Mancini, snoops around groups similar to Sexaholics Anonymous, not only recovering from his own sex addiction, but also to find possible sex partners.
  • Love Creeps, a novel by Amanda Filipacchi, describes the romantic relationship between a stalker and a sex addict.
  • Slaughter Disc, written and directed by David Quitmeyer, is a modern horror film where the main character is a college-aged porn addict. The ghost of a murdered porn star seeks revenge by using a porn addict's gravitation towards explicit sexual content to kill them off and enslave their souls. This film has caused controversy amongst horror film fans as it depicts gore, graphic violence and actual explicit hardcore sex acts.
  • Blades of Glory, a 2007 film, features Will Ferrell as Chazz Michael Michaels, who repeatedly claims to suffer the burden of sex addiction and attends a meeting of Sex Addicts Anonymous.

B for ~The Bill~ DS Phil Hunter of the UK television show The Bill confesses he is a sex addict and secretly picks up a pamphlet during one of his work visits to a doctor. B for Black Snake Moan Black Snake Moan , a 2007 film directed by Craig Brewer, tells the story of how a Southern farmer named Lazarus, played by Samuel L. Jackson, takes in and looks after a young woman name Rae, played by Christina Ricci, in order to cure her of her sexual addiction B for Brand's My Booky Wook In My Booky Wook by Russell Brand, the first and later chapters detail his time in a Sex Addiction clinic C for Californication: David Duchovny plays a sex-addicted writer in the TV series "Californication." Duchovny himself was treated for sex addiction in August 2008.

In film

Sexual addiction has been the main theme in a variety of films including Diary of a Sex Addict, I Am a Sex Addict, Black Snake Moan, Confessions of a Porn Addict, Shame, Thanks for Sharing, Choke, and others.

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