Cybersex addiction

The cybersex addiction, or sex through the Internet is a type of sexual addiction that causes serious Problems in the quality of life of the individual, affecting both their social and economic and labor life. Given the implications that the Internet has had in our lives in recent years, addiction to this type of content is and has been increasingly frequent And there are numerous people, both individually and as a couple, who go to professionals to solve problems related to this.

Since he feels anguish, a great concern and shame about what friends and family can think, as well as anxiety and depression are some of the emotional consequences that this problem can generate in people who are involved in this type of addiction.

Content

• What is cybersex?
• What are the characteristics of cybersex addiction?
• What is the treatment for cybersex addiction?
  • Bibliographic references

What is cybersex?

Before talking about cybersex addiction, it is first necessary to know what is. The concept of cybersex refers to Sexual practice through the Internet, which may imply different situations. The most common way of describing cybersex is the sexual encounter with other people through chat messages that becomes a game of sexual roles, but it is also considered cybersex to the visualization of online pornographic portals, or to participation in the activity Through photographs or websites among many other practices.

Without entering the negative connotations and the controversial debate that cybersex trade conceived as a product, as well as any other form of sex trade can generate, today we focus on the negative consequences of addiction that this type of practices can generate and how this can affect the daily functioning of the individual.

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What are the characteristics of cybersex addiction?

Cybersex addiction implies a compulsive behavior in which the behavior of the addict is directed exclusively to the object caused by addiction. The person is not able to control this behavior, even perceiving the negative consequences that this addiction causes in their daily lives.

A person who presents cybersex addiction can present some of the following specific behaviors:

• Not being able to think about something else That is not sex online
• To have tried to end this behavior on other occasions, but return to relapse
• Lie to others About our obsession and try to hide it
• Search with anxiety Moments of the day to connect
• Use Internet by longer and longer periods and feel how a long time of the day has been lost in this practice
• Resort to cybersex every time you feel some kind of anxiety, guilt or negative feeling
• Spend excessive money In this type of practices
• See how ours relationships or our work are resent Because of our obsession
• Lose important vital moments With friends or family for being connected
• Find increasingly intense or extreme sexual experiences

What is the treatment for cybersex addiction?

To overcome this addiction it is important that the affected person recognize your problem and feel motivation to change it. When affected people, largely male, make their addiction are an impediment to function normally on a day -to -day basis, they can find help in various ways.

On the Internet, without going any further, there are certain tools created in order to help people detect if their behavior is being the result of an uncontrolled addiction, such as the sexual addiction detection test, designed exclusively to advise the people who They have concerns about these behaviors. Although this test is in English, it can be easily translated.

The detection of cybersex addiction leads to the most commonly used treatment for control and extinction: cognitive behavioral therapy. This is also used for other types of addictions, such as sex addiction in general and is aimed at detect. In addition to cybersex addiction, people can suffer from other associated disorders such as depression, as well as other types of addictions such as alcoholism that should be treated jointly through therapy. If there is also an impact on family life because of this addiction, family therapy is also an indicated treatment to find the solution to this problem. If you or any acquaintance believe that this type of addiction presents, do not hesitate to consult a professional.

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Bibliographic references

• Fernández-Montalvo, J., López-Goñi, J. J., & Arteaga, to. (2010). Cybersex addiction. A review of empirical research. Addictions, 22 (2), 91-98.
• Fernández-Montalvo, J., López-Goñi, J. J., & Arteaga, to. (2011). Treatment of cybersex addiction: review of the main therapeutic approaches. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 11 (2), 217-232.
• Gómez-Sánchez, v., & Meneses-Gaya, C. (2018). Cybersex addiction: literature review. Colombian Magazine of Psychology, 27 (2), 193-209.
• Vallejo-Medina, p., Sierra, j. C., & Santos-Church, P. (2017). Sexual addiction on the Internet: a new challenge for clinical sexology. International Andrology Magazine, 15 (2), 61-68.
• Sierra, j. C., Ortega, v., Zubeidat, i., & Santos-Church, P. (2016). Cybersexuality and cybersex addiction: review of scientific literature. International Andrology Magazine, 14 (2), 42-49.