Sara Davidson is "Addicted to Love." The author of Loose Change and Leap talks about breaking her own bad habits.

They're writing songs about it.  The tabloids are filled with stories of it:  Women Who're Addicted to Love and Sex.  The women may be smart, attractive and strong, yet they ignore their judgment, ignore the screaming red flags and attach themselves to unsuitable men because the sex is phenomenal and there's an unconscious belief that this man will fill the emptiness inside.

What is a love and sex addict?  Is there really such a thing?

There is, and I … Read More

While the treatment center will not confirm it, Tiger Woods is rumored to be undergoing sex rehab in Mississippi, where his wife Elin Nordergren has reportedly visited him.

Tiger is just the latest celebrity in what appears to be a slew of notable people (David Duchovny, Steve Phillips) checking in to sex rehab following a public sex scandal. Accurate numbers don't exist, but a Time expert believes that approximately 5 percent of Americans suffer from sex addiction, most of whom are men. Is Your Partner a Sex Addict?

Sex rehab differs from other treatment programs in that … Read More

Recently Bristol and mom Sarah Palin made a headline-grabbing appearance on Oprah, during which new mom Bristol made an on-air vow to abstain from sex and remain celibate until marriage. Whether you see this as a sincere vow of a teen mom humbled by the grown-up situation she's found herself in, or as a publicity stunt aimed at boosting her and her ambitious mother's conservative image, celibacy continues to gain attention in both the teen and adult worlds as a lifestyle choice. 

While we often think of celibacy as a religious choice, there are plenty of people who undertake it … Read More

Tiger Woods has been out of the public eye for a few weeks now, and sources say he is seeking treatment for sex addiction at The Meadows, a private Arizona facility that has also hosted David Duchovny and Eric Benet. An anonymous source told People that Tiger had been at the rehab clinic since last month and might be there until mid-February.

Since his November car accident and the subsequent platoon of skanks coming out of the woodwork to say he'd diddled them, Tiger has kept a low profile. Rumors have flown that he has fled … Read More

Is Tiger Woods a sex addict, or is he just following in the footsteps of his famously influential father, Earl Woods? Addiction is genetic, that's been proven. But we also know that patterns are repeated throughout generations because of the model passed down from elder to offspring. Inside The Mind Of A Sex Addict

Yesterday, E! News broke the story of the Elder Woods' philandering ways via an interview with Tiger's high school sweetheart.

Long before he made tabloid (or even sports page) headlines, Tiger Woods was devastated by his own father's philandering, according to his high school sweetheart.

Dina … Read More

I've learned a few things about love in my time here on Earth, and one of them is that relationships built on sex usually don't last. First, no matter how cool she is, no matter how good-looking she is and no matter how much you dig her, there is someone out there who is sick of her sh*t. (This probably applies to guys as well.) Second, there is a very good chance that when a guy begins drifting away from a lady, he's just sick of boning her. (Again, it's possible that ladies stray for the same reason, but being … Read More

From Showtime's Californication to VH1's Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew, sex addiction is all over the place. Because their drug is a natural, human desire, sex addicts are often portrayed as dapper dudes or luscious ladies living fun, exciting lives. Lemondrop: Sex: This Season's Hot New Addiction?

But there's nothing glamorous about sex addiction, said to affect 22 million Americans. Lemondrop spoke with two sex addicts about their experiences and recovery.

Jennie's Story

Sex addiction is defined as "the behavior of a person who has an unusually intense sex drive or an obsession with sex." The addict can't stop the behavior … Read More

We love Californication. It's smart, funny, sexy, self-deprecating. Basically, everything we look for in a man show. And David Duchovny? What a comeback from the science department at the X-Files. Mulder did not have these skills. Read: Fringe: TV's Sexiest New Non-Couple

But like every man show, it does have its flaws. Namely, it suggests that the average guy can bag every girl he touches—a sexual Midas Touch, if you will. Because Duchovny's character, author Hank Moody, sleeps with not just one female per episode (not that unrealistic, especially for a TV show), but he sleeps with every woman … Read More

David Duchovny first broke it to the mainstream media, Bryan Jenkins, the reality TV show contestant who allegedly murdered his wife, was rumored to have suffered from it, and now, ex-ESPN analyst Steve Philips is seeking rehab for it after a sordid affair with a young production assistant. We're talking about sex addiction and the gossip media is all abuzz about this newfangled condition since these three recent, high-profile cases. 

PsychCentral.com defines sex addiction as, "a progressive intimacy disorder characterized by compulsive sexual thoughts and acts." Obviously, this is frustratingly vague—what's to keep any serial cheater … Read More

After Governor Mark Sanford abandoned his state and his family to be with his mistress in Argentina, people applauded his long-suffering wife Jenny for kicking his lying butt to the curb. Yet even as she denounced his affair, she gave him a big gift … she called his cheating "an addiction." These days, people love characterizing everything as an addiction, from the frivolous to the frightening. In pop culture parlance, you can be a rage-aholic, a shop-aholic, and a choc-aholic. Addictions are serious things, but is cheating seriously an addiction?

Addicted to … Everything

Addiction is the inability to … Read More