1. ABOUT ADDICTIONS
»JUST SAY NO, AND IT'S OVER!«
»If I had to choose between addictions, I would prefer sex addiction« is a usual joke in the audience of my lectures on sex addiction. There is always some embarrassment in the air. Some, usually men, try to overcome the tension by asking »technical« questions like »How many of these people are there in Slovenia? « Others freeze in discomfort and can hardly wait for me to change the subject, but silently they feel aroused by the stories I tell. But most of them are sure: This is what happens to other people, we are normal!
But there are always some of them who recognize themselves. They keep quiet and try not to draw attention to themselves, because they can feel that my words speak about their hidden reality and they are convinced that things like that only happen to themselves. Deep inside they are sure that they are sinful, perverted outcasts and if only people knew what they do in isolation, they would turn away in disgust...