What is Sexual Addiction?
Addiction is an illness of escape—escape from reality.
Sex addicts use sexual behavior and fantasy excessively to escape unbearable feelings of hurt, betrayal, worry and loneliness—much as substance addicts use alcohol or cocaine.
Addiction Is Indicated By:
- Loss of ability to choose whether to stop or continue the behaviors.
- Continuation despite possibly severe consequences to health, relationships, finances and reputation.
Sex Addict Behaviors Include:
- Cybersex- pornography, chat rooms
- Obsessive fantasizing
- Affairs
- Exhibitionism
- Child molestation
- Sexual harassment
- Power position relationships
- Anonymous sex
Connie Lofgreen Biography
Connie Lofgreen, MSW, LSCSW, CSAT, is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and the Clinical Director of STARPRO. Lofgreen received her Masters degree from Rutgers University with a concentration in group work. She is a member of the American Academy of Marriage and Family Therapists, and a Level II practitioner of EMDR. She has 25 years experience in psychotherapy with individuals, families, and groups, and consults extensively in the area of clergy and sexual ethics. For many years, she has counseled adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and other traumas.