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Sexual Addiction

Hypersexuality is a common feature of mania in bipolar disorder (manic depression), and can escalate into a dangerous sexual addiction when sex becomes an obsession. Found here are resources and information on this topic.
Sex Sex Sex and More Sex
Guides Bailey and Purse examine what happens what happens when manic hypersexuality becomes compulsive, resulting in a potentially dangerous addiction to sex.
Finding a Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) Meeting
Listings for Argentina, Canada, Germany, Mexico, England, Wales, Uruguay, and the United States.
How to Get in Touch With SCA
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous e-mail and postal mail addresses, and phone numbers in ten states plus national (toll-free) and international hotlines.
Sexaholics Anonymous
This site has been greatly scaled down - contact the group for more information.
Suggested Reading
An excellent list of books on sexual addiction from the National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity.

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