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What’s Hypersexuality?

What can’t be seen as sexual addiction or hypersexuality
- If an individual engages in fetish ways of sexual arousal patterns, to such extent that the behavior makes them feel ashamed or secretive about their sexual life, this cannot be considered as being hypersexual.
- Homosexual or bisexual tendencies can also not be considered as being hypersexual

Causes of Hypersexuality
The following are the causes of hypersexuality:- High levels of natural brain chemicals
- Changes in brain pathways
- Health conditions that affect the brain
Symptoms of hypersexuality
Some of the symptoms of hypersexuality include:- Intense and recurrent sexual fantasies, urges, and sexual behavior that you find difficult to control
- Feeling of compulsion to act in specific sexual ways
- Failure to stop despite several attempts to do so
- Finding it difficult to maintain healthy and stable relationships
- Engagement in sexual escapades that pose serious consequences for spreading STIs.
Tips on how to go about treating hypersexuality
- You have to set every form of shame aside and confide in your doctor.
- You are not the only one battling with the problem, so, don’t be reluctant to share your problem with those who can assist you.
- Remember that doctors are bound by oaths of secrecy never to disclose your condition to another person.