For the majority of people they are "wants", "likes" or "dislikes". But there are some people who suffer sexual addiction, and for them, they are "needs". But this is the minority.
From my perspective, people who do not have sexual dysfunctions (such as arousal difficulties, lack of sexual desire etc...) have sexual needs, or as the previous user stated "It´s human nature". I mean if it is possible to speak about emotional needs, educational needs or physiological needs, why not also sexual needs? I guess that also animals have sexual needs or sexual instinct, and people are animals in biological sense (we are primates, animal species etc...). So I would say that people with sexual needs are not ill or suffering from sexual addiction. If anything, then maybe people without sexual needs suffer from sexual dysfunctions:)
But maybe I am just another sex addict, who knows? Fortunately sexual addiction is not an official medical diagnosis, it is not included in DSM IV and chances are that it will not appear in DSM V either, so this term is used mainly in pop psychology but naturally pharmatheutical companies or religious lobby groups would like to see it also officially recognized.
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For the majority of people they are "wants", "likes" or "dislikes". But there are some people who suffer sexual addiction, and for them, they are "needs". But this is the minority.
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From my perspective, people who do not have sexual dysfunctions (such as arousal difficulties, lack of sexual desire etc...) have sexual needs, or as the previous user stated "It´s human nature". I mean if it is possible to speak about emotional needs, educational needs or physiological needs, why not also sexual needs? I guess that also animals have sexual needs or sexual instinct, and people are animals in biological sense (we are primates, animal species etc...). So I would say that people with sexual needs are not ill or suffering from sexual addiction. If anything, then maybe people without sexual needs suffer from sexual dysfunctions:)
But maybe I am just another sex addict, who knows? Fortunately sexual addiction is not an official medical diagnosis, it is not included in DSM IV and chances are that it will not appear in DSM V either, so this term is used mainly in pop psychology but naturally pharmatheutical companies or religious lobby groups would like to see it also officially recognized.
I'm a sex addict too. We are way more common than you may think.