Sexuality thus becomes a substitute for love, comparable to other addictions such as "alcoholism or" drug use. In some cases, nymphomania can be supported by an underlying psychic pathology (from borderline personality disorder to depression) At other times, this form of hypersexuality can be favored by environmental and physiological factors, such as endocrine imbalances and neurological diseases.
Nymphomania must be recognized and addressed with targeted interventions. The most effective strategies for overcoming this disorder include drugs and psychotherapy courses with a cognitive-behavioral orientation.
compulsive.
The result is an addiction similar to that which can be had for any type of drug or alcohol: if the sexual drive is not satisfied, a state of anxiety can ensue.
Initially, nymphomania was considered a perversion (in the first psychology treatises that deal with the topic we talk about "uterine rage"). Since 1992, the World Health Organization recognizes female hypersexuality as a pathology that triggers a sexual desire insatiable and perpetually dissatisfied.
