Sex is Everywhere; Do We Have an Addiction for it?

  If this were 60 years ago where everyone was repressed, it would be easy to spot a sex addict; but now that sex is everywhere, it gets harder and harder to point them out or even diagnose the addiction. It's worse in the United States where we walk the line of a double-edged sword where we say we are liberal and free-spirited when it comes to sex and our bodies but when presented with it, we act prude and conservative.
  The truth is, you can't call some one a sex addict anymore without real concrete proof. A woman can't call her husband a sex addict for wanting more sex in the marriage. A woman can't call her boyfriend a sexual deviant just because he just so happens to look at a poster on a bus with a Victoria Secret ad on the side; any woman or child can see that if they're taking public transportation!
  Sex addiction hasn't really made it into the Diagnostic Criteria yet (as far as I know) because doctors are just not sure if they should; with good reason: any husband or senator caught cheating would immediately say they have an addiction to escape persecution.
  We ALL think about sex; it's a part of our biological function. It's our instincts telling us we need to procreate but more importantly it's a psychological as well as physical need to connect with other adult people. We also enjoy having sex because it just feels good afterwards. We feel more energized, our seratonine levels are high, and we also burn calories!
   There's still so much more we need to know about sex. Believe it or not, there are still myths we need to debunk or prove. The United States is worse off when faced with sex. The sexual revolution is still going on from gender equality to the bedroom. Women are still at a disadvantage through sexual stereotypes and America has a tendency to take the extreme (almost tyrannical puritanical) side of things when it comes to controlling sex such as birth control and sex ed.
    We MUST recognize that no matter what, sex isn't going away. We have to be honest about it; honest with our kids when they ask questions and need advice (you say you can't think of your "baby" having sex well they can't think of their parents' having sex either so it's uncomfortable for both). Ignoring the problem with books or even silence just makes the problem worse with STDs and teen pregnancies. So take a deep breath and relax.