The Long-Lived Impacts of Sexual Addiction: Examples of Unwanted Gifts That Keep Giving
Abstract
The consequences of sexual addiction (hereafter SA) and compulsive sexual behavior (hereafter CSB) are manifold and can be challenging to qualify and quantify accurately. Individuals suffering from SA/CSB and their intimate partners typically encounter a host of devastating ramifications. The purpose of this comment piece is to highlight selected ongoing and often life-altering impacts, many of which will haunt affected relationships for long periods of time following discovery and disclosure. It is common knowledge that SA/CSB is almost always underpinned by pornography consumption. Given that the majority of pornography is now accessed on mobile devices suggests that modern technology plays a significant role in contributing to, sustaining, and escalating SA/CSBs. Our comment also presents an unsolicited letter from a self-identified sex addict, which laments the real-life consequences of SA/CSB.
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SA/CSBs have been characterized in the literature as abusive toward the impacted partner.
“Finally, there are several ways in which SA/CSBs have been characterized in the literature as abusive toward the impacted partner (Carnes, 2018;Minwalla, 2021aMinwalla, , 2021b;;Seyed Aghamiri, 2023).”
From “Your Addiction, her Sexual Suffering”—A Qualitative Inquiry into the Effects of Compulsive Sexual Behaviors on Intimate Female Partners (2025) · cites this paper as Seyed Aghamiri, 2023
Anxiety over sexual attractiveness, preoccupations with body image, triggers and memories of betrayal are detrimental cognitive and emotional elements that reduce sexual desire and pleasure.
“Moreover, anxiety over sexual attractiveness, preoccupations with body image, triggers and memories of betrayal are all detrimental cognitive and emotional elements that reduce sexual desire and pleasure (Dove et al., 2000;Seyed Aghamiri, 2023).”
From “Your Addiction, her Sexual Suffering”—A Qualitative Inquiry into the Effects of Compulsive Sexual Behaviors on Intimate Female Partners (2025) · cites this paper as Seyed Aghamiri, 2023
Women have a variety of motivations for choosing to engage in or forego partnered sex, with emotional intimacy between partners emerging as one of the most important.
“According to research, women have a variety of motivations for choosing to engage in or forego partnered sex, with emotional intimacy between partners emerging as one of the most important (Meston & Buss, 2007;Seyed Aghamiri, 2023).”
From “Your Addiction, her Sexual Suffering”—A Qualitative Inquiry into the Effects of Compulsive Sexual Behaviors on Intimate Female Partners (2025) · cites this paper as Seyed Aghamiri, 2023
BT resulted in emotional numbness, trust issues, diminished self-esteem, triggered anxiety and/or depression, and led to lower libido in the majority of impacted partners.
“Based on the shared narratives of the impacted women, BT resulted in emotional numbness, trust issues, diminished self-esteem, triggered anxiety and/or depression, and led to lower libido in the majority of impacted partners (Weiss, 2019;Seyed Aghamiri, 2023).”
From “Your Addiction, her Sexual Suffering”—A Qualitative Inquiry into the Effects of Compulsive Sexual Behaviors on Intimate Female Partners (2025) · cites this paper as Seyed Aghamiri, 2023
Some betrayed women suffer numbness, emptiness, and lack of desire for sex and are appalled by the thought of having sex with their partner; in some cases, they may have transient hypersexual experiences as a BT response.
“While some betrayed women suffer numbness, emptiness, and lack of desire for sex and are appalled by the thought of having sex with their partner, in some cases, they may have transient hypersexual experiences (Seyed Aghamiri, 2023) as a BT response.”
From “Your Addiction, her Sexual Suffering”—A Qualitative Inquiry into the Effects of Compulsive Sexual Behaviors on Intimate Female Partners (2025) · cites this paper as Seyed Aghamiri, 2023
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- Authors
- Seyed Aghamiri, F., & Luetz, J. M.
- Affiliations
- Alphacrucis University College, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Alphacrucis University College (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Luetz, Johannes M.
- Venue
- Sexual Health & Compulsivity
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2023-01-02
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 123-127
- ISSN
- 2692-9953 (ISSN-L)
- 2692-9996
- OpenAlex
- W4315649249
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 1.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Sexual Health & Compulsivity (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sex work and related issues
- Keywords
- sexual addiction, compulsive sexual behavior, long-term effects, intimate relationships, pornography use, mobile devices, disclosure
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