Sex addiction treatment

Yes, sex addiction can be treated. You will typically want to speak with a mental health professional, like a psychologist or licensed social worker. They will help you address some of the underlying factors that are maintaining your sex or porn addiction, and teach you to cope with your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a healthy way.

 There are currently no US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications for the treatment of sex addiction.
Although some research has been conducted, conclusive recommendations cannot be made because of a lack of randomized controlled trials.

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