Sexual dependence is defined as a sexual disorder wherein a person engages in unrelenting and escalating pattern of sexual manners despite rising harmful cost to oneself and others.

An individual loses the capacity to take charge of sexual behavior and chooses sexual fantasies to run away from realities of life.

It is a serious condition that gets in the way with the individual’s social and marital life, weakening not only the life of the sex addict but including the people around him or her. Recovery is possible and when the process is followed addicts can be predicted to recover. Trust can be put in a place in such a course when trusting in the language of the addict is not anymore probable. An Individual can be able to and can get and stay sexually sober as long as they do the things they should do so that they don’t do the things they should not do.

Healing takes time and hard work but with guidance and a caring surroundings, restoration of the sexual addict’s physical, emotional, spiritual, financial, and sex life will finally take place. Professional help is needed and greatly recommended since sexual addiction is an extremely difficult problem that demands specialist in the field; on the other hand definitely, the recognition and acceptance of the disorder must come first from the sex addict. Sex dependence are often aware of the attitude but are by and large powerless to take actions regarding the behavior until the consequences of their behavior change the lives of the people around them including themselves.

There are avenues presented not only for the sex addict but as well as for the people around him or here, in recovering the sex dependence and starting to regain power and self-esteem. Treatment includes rebuilding trust destroyed by this disorder. Psychotherapy is highly suggested and the assistance of a specialist on the field of sexual addiction is a must. Almost all sex dependence is hesitant to share their private lives others they don’t find trustworthy and who "might not understand". It is therefore very important to find the right therapist that the sex addict can connect with and who truly understands the complex matter of recovery from sexual addiction. Attending to a 12-step recovery group like Sex Addicts Anonymous, "working the steps" with a sponsor, and building a community of people in recovery is highly suggested as well. Entering a sexual addiction healing therapy group is also a big help. Medications may also be prescribed to control symptoms of depression and anxiety, or even Bipolar of Attention Deficit Disorder. Going to sexual addiction recovery therapy will also help in the recovery process.

The first and most important step in dealing with sex compulsivity is the acceptance of the disorder. Only when the individual realizes that his or her sexual behavior patterns pose a problem and that something must change will the healing process start. Till’ the pattern doesn’t stop, none changes. Understanding the conditions causing the sexually compulsive behaviors comes after acknowledging that the problem exists and the acceptance that the individual is truly out of control. It is only then that the recovery and healing process through the help of the process mentioned above can start. When the individual begin to admit that there is a problem and admits that he or she truly loses the power to control his or her own sexual actions, that’s only the time when the above stated process will start.