Why sexaholics get no love

Why sexaholics get no love

R & B singer, Eric Benet, was probably the most infamous black sex addict in America - until golf superstar, Tiger Woods, came along and stole the title with just a few easy strokes. As we all know, "Woods is now undergoing therapy":http://www.thegrio.com/sports/tiger-heads-back-to-sex-addiction-therapy-after-speech.php for what's reportedly an addiction to sex. Yet, whether it's Woods or Benet (who in 2002 "admitted he cheated":http://www.miamiherald.com/2009/12/20/1390994/sex-addiction-all-the-rage.html on former wife, Halle Berry), no one seems to believe sex addiction is a real problem...except me. Now before you assume I: **A)** Must have a sex addiction **B)** Know someone with a sex addiction **C)** Am Tiger's 15th mistress Stop. None of the above is true (at least to my knowledge). I just believe addiction can come in many forms, including sex. Think about it. An addiction is some type of compulsion, usually for something that gives you a "high" or puts you in a euphoric state. Well... isn't that what you get from sex? C'mon. Let's try to be serious here. Anyway, would you honestly tell an alcoholic, "You don't have a problem, you just like to drink a lot!"? Would you tell a gambling addict, "You don't have a problem, you just like losing money!"? Of course not. Yet, I've heard so many people say, "Ain't nothing wrong with Tiger, he just likes to have sex!" Look, I'm not a shrink, but I think any person who repeatedly risks everything he or she has (i.e. career, marriage, reputation, etc.) to feed a habit is an addict who needs help. Maybe if we all took sex addiction a little more seriously, we might recognize the signs and try to prevent the problem from turning into tragedy. No, the consequences may not be the same as a drunk driver crashing into a packed school bus, but if the reports are true about Woods...sex addiction can still leave a lot of people hurt.