Can a sex addicted aspie stay faithful?

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I am certain any documentary of sex addicts explored the rush of the chase, the need of 'conquest' and the need for variety those issues alone would erode and corrupt an exclusive relationship.

Merle

The diagnostic criteria for sexual addiction are also useful in distinguishing sexual addiction from nonaddictive patterns of exploitative or aggressive sexual behavior that can occur with antisocial personality disorder.

Obsessions and compulsions with sexual content can occur in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Sexual obsessions are fairly common in OCD, and were reported in 32% of the patients who were studied by Rasmussen and Tsuang (1986). The content of these obsessions, however, consisted most often not of sexual fantasies, but of fears of acting on sexual impulses or fears of being a pervert. More generally, symptoms of sexual addiction differ from sexual obsessions and compulsions in that the former are associated with sexual arousal and sexual pleasure, while the latter typically are not.

A syndrome that meets the diagnostic criteria for sexual addiction can occur in the context of other psychiatric disorders, including manic-depressive conditions, schizophrenia, personality disorders and substance dependence.

When the diagnostic criteria for both sexual addiction and another psychiatric disorder are met, both diagnoses are warranted, regardless of whether sexual addiction might be secondary to the other psychiatric disorder. The diagnosis of sexual addiction is a descriptive designation of how a pattern of sexual behavior relates to and affects an individual's life. It does not presume a particular etiology, nor is it precluded by the presence of other conditions that may be etiologically

Sexual Addiction: Diagnosis and Treatment
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p981013.html

Last edited by sinsboldly on 06 Jan 2008, 9:59 pm, edited 2 times in total.

The sex-obsessed Aspie lacking the social skills to find other partners would also tend to favor faithfulness.

Yes it did-- but it also explored monogamous relationships where one partner wants constant sex from just their other partner. I think the chances of a sex addict staying faithful would increase if they were partnered to another sex addict, and their addiction was able to stay focused on each other.

But an addiction is still and addiction, and addictions are, by nature, destructive.

but not if they had the financial means


Merle

roflmao.......

not sure why, but I can't stop laughing at that comment....

anyhoo......how much would be considered an addiction, and would this bother a guy? If he keeps going along with it does it mean he is ok with it probly??

Yes.

So it's likely not bothering him I guess??

I hope not..

LOL actually, sometimes by boyfriend is like 'no more sex today, nympho.'
But, naah he doesn't mind.

& Yes. I don't see how being 'addicted' to sex would stop someone being faithful.

An alcoholic can always buy his booze at the same off license.

Thanks for bringing back a thread from 2008



As usual, I agree with Moog.

yeeaaasser!

I only like one person at a time and go cold turkey in between, so I would never cheat...

Scared I am turning him into a sex addict too though, because at first it was only like once a day for the first month or so...now it is every few hours or so....

makes me feel guilty when I have to leave him alone for a while or over night sometimes...

just typed it in, wasn't looking at dates...

Ummm you guys realize the OP asked this question 2 1/2 years ago...

If you read the the post above, you'd see that they have.

I can say as an older Aspie, in my case. I was totally and completely faithful to my ex wife for 9 years and never even thought of straying, but the real question is, Can an Aspie offer a loving and healthy sexual relationship to his partner?

Indeed. Without that change the question sounds hostile towards Aspies. Sex addicted NTs may have problems with staying faithful to one person.