Sex Addiction Treatment and Masturbation Addiction Treatment
Written by:
Wendy Moelker, Psychologist in charge, tutor, Emergis center for mental health care, Goes, the Netherlands and Jacob Palme, Professor, Sweden.
First version: 22 Jul 2008.
Latest revision:
24 Jun 2009.
Abstract:
List of actions in the treatment of sex addiction.
Question:
What should a sex addiction and/or masturbation addiction treatment comply with?
Answer:
The treatment of a sex addiction should consist of:
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Handling old pain, traumas
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Contact with others
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Expression of all feelings
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Reprogramming of dysfunctional messages from the family of origin.
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Deal with shame
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Loving, supporting sponsoring
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Training new coping strategy
In cases with difficult too-large sex drive, use of medicines which reduce the sex drive can be used. A common such medicine is Bserelincetat. With a suitable dosage, this medicine can achieve a normal sex drive, but avoid a too-large sex drive.
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