--- title: Sex & Love Addiction Treatment for Women | Grace & Emerge Recovery description: Struggling with unhealthy relationships? 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Sex and love addiction is one of the most complex behavioral health disorders among women. It can present as: 1. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Compulsive sexual behavior 2. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Chronic masturbation 3. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Overpowering sexual fantasies 4. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Compulsive use of porn 5. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Problems at school, home, or work 6. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Affairs 7. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Risky sexual behavior ## Who Suffers from Sex & Love Addiction? Just like all substance use and mental health disorders, sex and love addiction can impact a variety of women, especially those who are: 1. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Sexual assault survivors 2. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Young women with abandonment wounds 3. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) People suffering from codependency 4. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Survivors of emotional incest ## Types of Sex & Love Addiction Sex and love addiction can present differently for everyone. It is also known as:  1. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Porn addiction 2. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Compulsive sexual behavior 3. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Problematic sexual behavior 4. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Hypersexuality 5. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Sexual compulsivity 6. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Sexual impulsivity ![24-GEM-0033-Website2](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website2.png?width=80&height=80&name=24-GEM-0033-Website2.png) ## Who Needs Treatment for Sex & Love Addiction? Sex and love addiction can take over your life — with disastrous consequences — and is no less serious than any other mental or substance use disorder. Getting treatment for sex and love addiction can help women avoid the consequences of untreated sex and love addiction, including: ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=30&height=30&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) #### Unwanted pregnancy ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=30&height=30&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) #### Sexually transmitted infections ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=30&height=30&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) #### Experiencing sexual violence ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=30&height=30&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) #### Work, relationship, and legal problems [Get Help Now](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/contact/womens-treatment-program-austin) ## Substance Abuse & Sex & Love Addiction [Research suggests that](https://www.psychguides.com/behavioral-disorders/sex-addiction/)40 to 60% of all individuals with sex and love addiction may also have a substance use disorder, including: 1. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Adderall Addiction 2. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Alcohol Addiction 3. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Benzodiazepine Addiction 4. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Cocaine Addiction 5. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Crystal Meth Addiction 6. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Fentanyl Addiction 7. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Heroin Addiction 8. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Marijuana Addiction 9. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Nicotine Addiction 10. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Opioid Addiction 11. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Addiction to Other Prescription Pills 12. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Xanax Addiction 13. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) Vaping Addiction 14. ![24-GEM-0033-Website](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24-GEM-0033-Website.png?width=267&height=267&name=24-GEM-0033-Website.png) And More [Addiction Treatment](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/womens-treatment/addiction) ![treatment porgrams for women austin tx](https://www.graceandemergerecovery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/treatment%20porgrams%20for%20women%20austin%20tx.png?width=700&height=800&name=treatment%20porgrams%20for%20women%20austin%20tx.png) ## Co-Occuring Mental Health Disorders [One research study](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3836191/)published in the journal of Sex Addiction & Compulsivity found that 72% of study participants had a co-occurring mood disorder as well as sex and love addiction. 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