Patterns and Examples The term "sexual addiction" is used to describe the behavior of a person of Sexual Addiction who has an unusually intense sex drive or an obsession with sex • Fantasy Sex: Neglecting commitments It is sometimes referred to as because of fantasy life, masturbation sexual dependency, sexual • Seductive Role Sex: Extramarital compulsivity, or sexual impulsivity affairs, flirting, seductive behavior Sex and the thought of sex tend to • Anonymous Sex: Engaging in sex with dominate the sex addict's thinking, anonymous partners, having one night making it difficult to work or stands engage in healthy personal relationships • Paying for Sex: Paying prostitutes for sex, paying for live sex shows • Trading Sex: Receiving money or drugs for sex • Voyeuristic Sex: Patronizing adult bookstores and strip shows, looking through windows, visiting on-line porn sites, having a pornography collection Behaviors Associated • Exhibitionist Sex: Exposing oneself in public places, wearing clothes designed With Sexual Addiction to expose • Compulsive masturbation • Intrusive Sex: Touching others • Multiple sexual affairs without permission, using position of power to sexually exploit another • Multiple/anonymous sexual partners person, rape • One-night stands • Consistent use of pornography • Pain Exchange: Causing or receiving • Unsafe sex pain to enhance sexual pleasure • Phone or computer sex (cybersex) • Object Sex: Masturbating with objects, • Prostitution or use of prostitutes using fetishes with sexual rituals, having • Exhibitionism sex with animals • Obsessive dating using personal ads • Sex with Children: Forcing sexual • Voyeurism (watching others) activity on a child, watching child • Stalking (following/watching others) pornography • Sexual harassment • Molestation .