David Duchovny Enters Sex Addiction Rehab Long After Claims Were Made

David Duchovny of the X-Files and Californication has entered rehab for sex addiction. David Duchovny entered the rehab on his own free will and has asked that people respect his wife and family during this time. The conformation for the sex addiction came after his attorney confirmed it, as reported by Access Hollywood.

denied the claims and stated that he was an easy target since he split from his girlfriend and had been seen with other women. In 1997 there were claims made against actor David Duchovny who is presently married to actress Tia Leoni stating that he had a sex addiction. Duchovny also said that he wasn't a sex addict, had never been to those meetings and that it was hurtful to his family as reported in One India.

Sex addiction has become known as a mental illness that many have and yet few actually get treated for it. According to Wikipedia sex addicts have a strong sexual desire and will often turn to prostitution, masturbation, empty affairs and other such things that fills their desire for sex.

Sex addicts are not numbered by race or gender and it plays and equal role in both. To define a sex addict you would need to look at a few traits such as their need or want for sex and it often interferes with their daily life and work habits.

If you don't think that sex addiction is something to worry about you might want to think again. Sex addicts want to fill their need for sex and this could end up with them in trouble through the law such as a sexual harassment lawsuit or with them committing such crimes as rape. Sex addiction can also leave them and those ones around them an emotional train wreck since the other person may not be able to fill their need for sex and they may feel that the other person doesn't care enough to give it to them.

Sex addicts like Duchovny may end up in higher debt than others since they will often look towards prostitutes, cyber sex, phone sex, and other types of ways that they can seek out sex even if it is only directly through masturbation.

There are many ways to help a sex addict like Duchovny and you can do this helping them to enter into sex addiction rehab or get them involved in groups like Sex Addicts Anonymous or another group counseling cession.

Sex addicts may not be aware of their problem and they may need help to uncover the truth about what they are feeling.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_addiction