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    27
    Oct
    2009
    10:58am, EDT

    Do you believe sex addiction is real?

    After admitting to an affair with a production assistant, Steve Phillips was fired from ESPN and his wife left him. Now, Phillips has completed a treatment program for his sex addiction, and hopes to get his family back.

    Results with 30 short comments
    Total of 2,600 votes - click on the "Display Comments" bar below to sort comments

    46.8%
    Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.
    1,217 votes
    44.4%
    No. It's an excuse for people to cheat.
    1,154 votes
    8.8%
    I'm not sure.
    229 votes
    Display Comments:
    I'm not sure.

    It is hard for me to understand how someone can't control sex. I have never been addicted to anything so it is not something I get.

    • 1 vote
    #1
     - jamib
     - 11:03 am EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
    Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

    Sexual satisfaction is as addictive as food and just as neccessary for a healthy life. Marriage as a sex monopoly dosen't work.

      #2
       - SpiritMatter
       - 12:13 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
      No. It's an excuse for people to cheat.

      no because my ex used this as an excuse to cheat (even when i was pregnant with our now 2yr old daughter)

      • 2 votes
      #3
       - twistedangel2120
       - 12:35 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
      No. It's an excuse for people to cheat.

      I'm sick and tired of people behaving badly and blaming it on something. This man has ruined the lives of 5 people.

      • 1 vote
      #4
       - volleyballmom-876214
       - 12:42 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
      Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

      The National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity has defined sexual addiction as "engaging in persistent and escalating patterns o

      • 1 vote
      #5
       - martylg
       - 12:59 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
      Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

      People can be addicted to anything... I think some people use it as an excuse, but I think it's a real problem for some.

      • 1 vote
      #6
       - Sarah-545262
       - 1:15 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
      Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

      The term has great potential for overuse, i.e. as an excuse for sexual adventurism. But for some I think it is a deep seated psych issue.

      • 1 vote
      #7
       - Debra B.-1435952
       - 1:27 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
      Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

      It's an addiction, but I believe it can be controlled. It's the type of thing that should be controlled with mind over matter.

        #8
         - evie3
         - 3:10 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
        No. It's an excuse for people to cheat.

        I personally wish I could get it every night and a few times a day. However it is just not possible. So I just think about it often

        • 1 vote
        #9
         - Will-1436186
         - 3:48 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
        I'm not sure.

        Free will is the blessing and a curse. A person is not born with these vices they are developed and thusly can be controlled.. if you desir

          #10
           - Chaney79
           - 3:52 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
          No. It's an excuse for people to cheat.

          The people that say they have a sex addiction are the same people that have no willpower, and are probably addicted to something else

          • 1 vote
          #11
           - hahaiwrite
           - 4:06 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
          Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

          Let's ask David Letterman.
          Hey Dave, how're the employee relations going, fuc*ed any of them today?

          • 1 vote
          #12
           - Captain Marvelous
           - 5:41 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
          No. It's an excuse for people to cheat.

          It seems any immoral behavior is turned into some kind of "disease" these days.

            #13
             - BelindaK
             - 6:00 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
            Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

            anything that significantly disrupts social, familial, occupational functioning over some length of time represents dysfunction/addiction.

              #14
               - andy-dog
               - 6:08 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
              Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

              If it wasn't so affecting, the human race would die off. The function of society is to teach responsibility when it comes to sex.

                #15
                 - Jym Allyn
                 - 6:29 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
                No. It's an excuse for people to cheat.

                Misuses of the term "addiction" really piss me off, because it trivializes the term for real physical dependencies (drugs, alcohol)

                  #16
                   - KingLerxst
                   - 6:34 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
                  Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

                  Divorced my hubby for the same reason--prostitutes, porn--tried, but he's addicted.

                    #17
                     - gomocs5
                     - 6:36 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
                    No. It's an excuse for people to cheat.

                    Self control is the word. If there's an addiction, why hasn't he been charged for rape yet.

                      #18
                       - Tony-morris
                       - 7:23 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
                      Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

                      Many people depend on different things to help them handle everyday "stress", some, because of their need, go to far!

                        #19
                         - John A. Fossler
                         - 7:23 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
                        No. It's an excuse for people to cheat.

                        There is no standard rule of sex drive that everyone naturally conforms to. Is life addicted to living? God, get a life.

                          #20
                           - Rev. Matthew V. Johnson, Ph. D.
                           - 11:18 pm EDT on Tue Oct 27, 2009
                          I'm not sure.

                          I aint never had TOOOOOOOOO Much Fun

                            #21
                             - Pope John
                             - 12:48 am EST on Fri Nov 6, 2009
                            No. It's an excuse for people to cheat.

                            It's never my fault, it's a desease...give me a break. This guy's appearance on today is nothing but a public relations gimmick!!!

                              #22
                               - Joe Valles
                               - 11:36 am EST on Mon Feb 8, 2010
                              Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

                              I never knew what love was, I thought if you had sex it was love...and started an addiction that took everything......

                                #23
                                 - Very Awake
                                 - 12:22 pm EST on Mon Feb 8, 2010
                                Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

                                I am recovering in AA 31 yr. and love addiction 12 yr. Surviving early sex abuse can cause addcitions later. No excuses, changes are neede

                                  #24
                                   - Dand1212
                                   - 12:27 pm EST on Mon Feb 8, 2010
                                  Yes. It's a serious addiction just like alcohol or drugs.

                                  Yes, I became aware of this very real addiction thru a friend's problem. DON'T JUDGE what you don't understand, PLEASE!

                                    #25
                                     - Carolyn Wright
                                     - 1:30 pm EST on Mon Feb 8, 2010
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