A normal sex life is not only pleasurable and stress-relieving, but when sexuality becomes a compulsion, it can interfere with a person’s daily life, and repressing sexual urges can make sex addicts extremely miserable. In the 1970s, Coleman argued that “sex addiction” was as overwhelming as alcohol addiction or drug addiction. It is now widely accepted that sex addiction is a compulsive behavior that is characterized by intense, continuous or cyclical impulsive behaviors, with negative feedback such as tension, anxiety and pain when not satisfied. Specific manifestations include: 1. inability to control one’s fantasies and actions, and spending a lot of time doing so 2. After the needs are met, they soon fall back into regret, guilt and pain, and even develop into anxiety and depression. 3. This compulsive behavior has a serious impact on normal life, sometimes wanting to stop their behavior, but unable to do so, and eventually falling back into a vicious cycle of self-blame and pain. Sex itself is private and its extent is difficult to define, and different people have different needs. Theoretically, as long as it satisfies the body without harm, even frequent is not an excessive thing. But the key to sex addiction is that it is a compulsive behavior. Patients with compulsive behavior disorder cannot control their will and behavior, and will continuously have strong sexual urges, resulting in repeated sexual behavior that can easily get out of control and excessive. Once excessive, it may damage psychological and physical health, and even cause social problems. The suffering caused by this sexual symptom includes the interpersonal social and personal health of the patient. Sex addicts will repeatedly try to control their sexuality, but usually fail, thus continuing their undesirable sexual behavior, even though many sufferers get no pleasure from the sexual behavior. In addition, the gender differences in compulsive sexual behavior are much smaller than assumed. Traditionally, men’s sexual behavior has been viewed as “irrepressible,” while women have been considered less interested in sex. However, the culture is now increasingly spread through the Internet, apps and social media, so women can easily receive messages of sexual openness. This shift in cultural attitudes may be the reason why the rate of compulsive sexual behavior disorders among women is much higher than expected. However, if “sex addiction” has become very serious, it is best not to deliberately hide it, but to seek medical help and active treatment (e.g., medication, psychoanalytic therapy, cognitive therapy, etc.) in order to avoid doing something out of the ordinary~ References: [1] Liu, C.I. Sexual addiction research revisited [J]. Chinese Sex Science, 2016(11):158-160.