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The topic of sexual addiction is one of the issues that people are now willing to discuss in relation to infidelity. Even though couples are willing to look at sex addictions, the other side of sexual addiction and its impact on affairs is not addressed as frequently. The other side of sexual addiction is sexual anorexia. Rather than a compulsive drive to have sex, this is when there is a compulsive desire to avoid sexual relations. In many situations where one member of the couple has a sexual addiction, there is often a sexual anorexia pattern at work as well.
Will sexual anorexia lead to an affair? In terms of the dynamics, it will increase the possiblity of an affair. Since it is more indirect, the issue of sexual anorexia is often avoided or not addressed at all. Since the sexual anorexic did not “act out” they can assume the role of the victim, even though their avoidant behavior may have been a major issue in the development of the affair when the spouse was seeking relationship and connection with someone else. The anorexia is about selfishness and self-focus, yet often goes unnoticed by those outside of the couple. So rather than quickly blame the spouse who acted out and let the other off the hook, in dealing with the affair, one has to honestly deal with how each of the addictions interacted and fed into each other.
Best Regards,
Jeffrey Murrah
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