Sex and Food – Sex and Relationship Therapy

Sex is a healthy behavior—until it becomes an obsession and gets out of hand.

Sex and porn addiction and eating disorders are similar in many ways. First, these behaviors are (for most people, most of the time) healthy and essential to life. In fact, diet and sex contribute to the survival of individuals and species. (This is why our brains are programmed to experience pleasure when we engage in these activities.) Unfortunately, for vulnerable individuals (those who are at risk for addiction due to genetics, trauma, or environment), this association with An innate happiness response may become a choice. -A coping mechanism used to deal with any and all forms of emotional and psychological discomfort, turning to it again and again until the individual loses control over it.

today’s task
Imagine a life where you could only have sex in a healthy way, just like someone with an eating disorder had to learn to eat in a healthy way.