The concept is contentious;[2][3][4] as of 2023, sexual addiction is not a clinical diagnosis in either the DSM or ICD medical classifications of diseases and medical disorders

https://www.insidehook.com/sex-and-dating/sex-addiction-not-real-and-time-stop-calling

https://www.vice.com/en/article/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-sex-addiction/

It's not real, it's just weird abstinence / No Fap rebranded.

The "Is it an ADDICTION??" Pearl clutching from the 90s needs to go too.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

If you become obsessive with it, and it gets in the way of doing other things like putting food on the table, it's a disorder.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Not an addiction.