indulging in the substance of their choice and then feel waves of guilt about their behavior. In this case, the way that the addicts cope with the ensuing guilt is more sex.
The addict feels shame about his or her secret life, goes to great lengths to keep it a secret, yet has a strange, almost pathological desire to get caught.
He/She doesn’t so much engage in sex, but they rather “enter into it,” as he/she would a secret chamber.
For some sex addicts, behavior does not progress beyond compulsive masturbation or the extensive use of pornography or phone or computer sex services. For others, addiction can involve illegal activities such as exhibitionism, voyeurism, obscene phone calls, child molestation or rape.
Sex addicts do not necessarily become sex offenders. Moreover, not all sex offenders are sex addicts. Roughly 55 percent of convicted sex offenders can be considered sex addicts.
About 71 percent of child molesters are sex addicts. For many, their problems are so severe that imprisonment is the only way to ensure society’s safety against them.
For some, this revelation Jada shared is just fuel to the fire that The Smiths, her and Will, could be wild in their sex life. While, for others, this revelation is a gift to those who may be struggling as well.
Either way, Jada is living in her truth and is still brave for sharing, for real.