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Just cant get enough

By Viv Steele,
Sex Maniac

ex can be many things
to an individual. For
some it’s simply a way

spectrum of sexuality.
But how much sex is
too much sex? Is there a
line that can be crossed?
When does that girl who
just likes to have a good
time turn into a full-
blown sex addict? These
are the questions we'll

girl from his sexaholics
anonymous meeting right
there in the community
centre bathroom. This
scenario is not true of

all sex addicts, although
it’s the most common
and recognizable
symptom. This type

area with a stranger, a
moving vehicle, or the

Wild Mouse roller coaster

at Playland (which is

dangerous even if you're

not having sex on it).
Another metric to
determine sex addiction
is how much it interferes
with your life. This is
a tool generally used
to gauge levels of
dependency on a certain
substance or activity—
for example, you might
be an alcoholic if you’re
bringing mickeys of
whiskey to campus in
your backpack. And you
might be a sex addict
if you skip class to get
hot and heavy in the
bathroom with a fellow
coed.
Or you could be this

of derailing any essay
writing or textbook
reading that I may have
had going on. A sex
procrastinator could also
flirt with men or women,
and even exchange
dirty text messages (also
known as sexting) in
order to further avoid a
looming deadline. While
it may seem like harmless
fun that operates on
the low end of sex
addiction, this form
of procrastination can
negatively affect grades
and relationships.

Sex addiction is a
topic that can easily
be made fun of (“I’d
hardly call too much sex
suffering!”), but for those
who have it, it’s not very
funny. Sex addiction can

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eople might have lower , , ‘ mental health disorders
heeds thar others and Sex pr OCciaSs tination usually takes the for. Mm of what | like like bipolar disorder,

narcissistic personality
disorder, or drug and
alcohol dependency. If

think about sex rarely.
For most people, sex is
a way to show intimacy

to call napsturbation; masturbation followed by a deep
slumber, which usually has the effect of derailing any essay

in a monogamous
relationship, something
they engage in with
varying degrees of
frequency. And for
others, sex consumes
much of their thoughts.
They think about it every
hour that they’re awake
and engage in casual sex

for recreational purposes.

It should be obvious that
individuals operate ona

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be talking about between

the sheets this week.
When I think of

sex addiction, I think

of Choke, that Chuck

Palahniuk novel where

the main character

is such a serious sex

addict that he fucks a

writing or textbook reading that | may have had going on.

of dependency is also
known as nymphomania
or compulsive sexual
behaviour. Those afflicted
will engage in frequent
sex, often risky—
meaning unprotected

sex or sex in a dangerous
situation, like an enclosed

term that I just coined:
a sex procrastinator.
Sex procrastination
usually takes the

form of what I like to
call “napsturbation;”
masturbation followed

by a deep slumber, which

usually has the effect

you have what you feel
is an unhealthily high
sex drive (you’re missing
school or work to have
sex, or engaging in the
aforementioned risky
behaviour), it could be
worth it to speak to a
medical professional.
Your sex addiction could
be a cause or a symptom
of another underlying
problem.

 

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