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Tonight on Advice Goddess Radio, Dr. David J. Ley, author of The Myth of Sex Addiction
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JFK said "I can't sleep unless I've had a lay." Which sounds like an addiction if he can't sleep without one.
Although the body's need for sleep would eventually take over and JFK would be asleep whether he had sex or not.
Patrick at April 1, 2012 3:13 PM
Take a look at Frolicon in Atlanta. If you have something holding you back, that would seem to be the place to fix it.
Radwaste at April 1, 2012 5:23 PM
I've typically found "sex addition" to be an excuse.
Men use it as an excuse for their lack of self control, both in infidelity and when they are single.
Women use it as an excuse for infidelity. I find this scenario particularly interesting, since most women who use it as an excuse for infidelity also neglect their husbands sexually. Which takes "addiction" off the table, since one can't imagine an alcoholic who refused to drink with their spouse.
Then again, before we know it, being a conservative or libertarian will be a declared a disorder which will be treated by ObamaCare. If that sounds far fetched, remember that "right wing zealots" made the terror watch list, but communists (left wing zealots) didn't.
Trust at April 1, 2012 5:54 PM
Oh, ick. I just looked in the photo galleries for Frolicon. I didn't think lace would be that elastic, and don't think it should be.
Maybe my company has a job for me in Europe...
Radwaste at April 1, 2012 6:50 PM
I missed a point.
When the good Dr. rebuts the idea that men simply cannot control themselves, he is also rebutting a major tenet of Islam, where somehow women are the devil for being so h a w t.
He is promoting civilized behavior. Yes you can be astonished at the wonderfulness in the evening gown or on the beach, but no, don't hump her leg. That part should be obvious.
As it should be that a religion guaranteed to frustrate its young men abets violence.
Radwaste at April 2, 2012 2:43 AM
A lot of things, not just sex, are dangerous and unhealthy when taken to extreme degrees. If people truly feel compelled to have sex even when it is destructive, I have no problem calling it an addiction, with the understanding that being an addict doesn't absolve them of responsibility. They are still responsible for their behavior, and for finding a way to not hurt people with it, whether that's through therapy or other means.
MonicaP at April 2, 2012 7:06 AM
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