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# Is Sex Addiction Real?

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 Despite the World Health Organization adding a diagnosis for [Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder](https://seekingintegrity.com/what-is-compulsive-sexual-behavior/) (aka, Sex Addiction) to the ICD-11 (the WHO’s *International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision*), some people still wonder if sex addiction really exists. The BBC recently interviewed two people dealing with this debilitating disorder, and their stories of [sex addiction recovery](https://seekingintegrity.com/sex-addiction/) are enlightening. To read the entire article, click the link below.

  

[Does Sex Addiction Really Exist?](https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-46073909)

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