Sex and relationship therapists are seeing an increase in the number of men suffering from sex addiction, a BBC
investigation suggests. Almost 80% of the 43 therapists in the survey said sex addiction is a problem.
Many said the obsessive use of internet
pornography is now the most common form of the condition.
The counselling service Relate has also seen a "huge increase" in people who say compulsive sexual behaviour is straining their
relationship.
The therapists said that in the most extreme cases people can lose their jobs or partners because of their obsession, with some spending up to eight hours a day looking at pornographic websites.
In the questionnaire, conducted for BBC Radio 1''s Newsbeat, 74% said it was becoming increasingly common to see excessive use of internet pornography as a problem in relationships.