Internet sex addiction
Internet sex addiction (synonyms: cybersex addiction , online sex addiction ) is a special form of sex addiction or Internet addiction with the specific criteria of loss of control and subjective suffering . As cybersex has developed new ways of sexuality, its addictive use is different from traditional sex addiction.
The well-known sexologist Volkmar Sigusch sums it up: “The best example of how much is developing is the Internet. There is now a sexual addiction that has to do with performing sexual acts on the Internet. A whole new form of sexual addiction. "
Cybersex addiction can be understood as one of three forms of Internet addiction that is considered non-substance addiction . It includes online gambling addiction , internet sex addiction and excessive chatting . Experts see a lack of sexual satisfaction, loneliness and a lack of meaning in life as frequent motives. However, the addiction only increases the suffering. According to a study, users of adult entertainment on the web experience an alarming rate of depression, feelings of anxiety and stress. Many online sex addicts are less interested in their partner and the social environment and their ability to relate decreases, almost in proportion to the addiction. Because instead of communicating with others, in life they increasingly revolve around themselves and their own satisfaction. The increase in dose typical for addiction also consists in an increase in the consumption of violent pornography .
Estimates speak of 400,000 Internet sex addicts in Germany and 40,000 in Austria. Nine tenths of them are men. These estimates are confirmed by the US study "Sex in America online" , which diagnosed Internet sex addiction in 2% of the 15,246 surveyed users.
See also
Web links
- Gerti Senger : Conference on Internet Sex Addiction Vienna, April 24, 2010: Relationships, men and sex on the Internet ( video ).
- Rotraud Perner : Conference on Internet Sex Addiction Vienna, April 24, 2010: Depth psychology of sex, power and violence ( video ).
- Samuel Pfeifer : Conference on Internet Sex Addiction Vienna, April 24, 2010: Therapy of Internet Sex Addiction ( video ).
- Kornelius Roth : Internet Sex Addiction Conference Vienna, April 24, 2010: Internet Sex Addiction ( Video ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Impotents do not belong in psychiatry. Interview. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . September 30, 2006.
- ^ The American Journal Of Psychiatry.
- ↑ JM Albright: Sex in America online: an exploration of sex, marital status, and sexual identity in internet sex seeking and its impacts. In: J Sex Res. 2008 Apr-Jun; 45 (2), pp. 175-186.
