Below is an excerpt from an article on Yahoo that features a recent interview with Dr. Stanger.
Ozzy OsbourneĀ is the latest on a list of celebrities who have blamed their infidelities on sex addiction.
The same week an interview with the Black Sabbath singerās mistress ranĀ inĀ PeopleĀ magazine ā in which celebrity hairstylist Michelle PughĀ detailed their four-year relationshipĀ and gushed that āhe gave me the greatest love of my lifeā ā his rep blamed his cheating on sexual compulsivity,Ā saying, āOver the last six years, Ozzy Osbourne has been dealing with a sex addictionā for which he āhas gone into intense therapyā since the affairĀ was exposed in May.
Claiming his infidelity was a result of āsex addictionā all seems pretty convenient āĀ he couldnāt help himself!Ā he had to sleep withĀ herĀ ā but itās something weāve seen time and again, especially by celebrities hoping to save their marriages. (In this case,Ā Sharon Osbourne, his wife of 33 years, has alreadyĀ taken him back.) So what is the deal? Is it a real thing? According toĀ Dr. Louise Stanger,Ā Ed.D, LCSW,Ā who has been anĀ addiction and intervention specialist for more than 30 years,Ā āSex addiction is like any other addiction.ā
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