But is that necessarily cause for concern? Also in question is whether sexting is really all that new of a phenomenon Dewey thinks no. She said "the science is really out" on whether you can get addicted to sexting, noting that internet addiction and sex addiction have repeatedly been declined admission to DSM-5, a widely accepted manual of psychiatric disorders.
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Negative Consequences So we ask the question: Is sexting healthy? The answer, like most things in life is, well maybe, maybe not. Is The Behavior Healthy? Is The Behavior Harmful? Some examples of collateral indicators are: There are severe consequences of the sexual behavior. The sexter could feel depression related to sexual acting. Possibly the depression related to sexual aversion, or the control side of the cycle. We could find a history of sexual abuse. Maybe a history of physical abuse.
Emotional abuse is a common finding in compulsive sex. The dexter describes sexual life in self-medicating terms, such as to sleep or reduce anxiety. We learn that there is a persistent pursuit of high-risk or self-destructive behavior.
Read more: Get the facts on sex addiction ». A study at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that what happens in the brains of people that exhibit excessive sexual behavior is not that much different than the brains of people with less active libidos.
As pointed out in the Washington Post , a study in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, suggests that people who lean toward risky activities may be attracted to the thrill of sexting. Weiner, as a former politician, falls easily into this camp.
Read more: Ashley Madison and the psychology of misbehaving on the internet ». But not everyone who engages in this behavior goes over the edge. Some people in a committed relationship find that it enhances their sexual satisfaction.
This makes it difficult to know how common sexting is. Surveys come up with different estimates — depending on how many people are asked or how sexting is defined. One review of previous studies found that 53 percent of to year-olds had sent sexually suggestive texts or photos to others.
Among teens, it was 10 percent. A Teen Health and Technology Study from two years earlier found that 7 percent of teens had sexted.
Sexting was more common among older teens. Read more: Recognizing an addiction problem ». Young people today, who have grown up surrounded by technology, may also view sexting differently than Gen Xers like Weiner.
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