Sometimes it’s hard to identify the precise nature of one's sexual "addiction". Three hypersexual conditions (sometimes loosely called addictions) exist:
1. High libido
2. Masturbation addiction
3. Porn addiction
An individual may think they are "addicted" to porn when in fact it's masturbation addiction, or are simply "cursed" with a high libido. Because some individuals go through these three hypersexual conditions for sexual release, it can lead to clinical misdiagnosis.
It was in 2015 after clinical consultations I realised I wasn’t addicted to porn as I had thought. Prior to 2015 I masturbated to porn almost daily, but mainly watching homemade sex and female masturbation clips that have a slice of real life or at least with the appearance of a dose of genuine sex or getting off.
I happen to be "cursed" with an extremely high libido, which I knew but ignored, and meant I often resorted to masturbation for sexual release when I didn’t have a girlfriend.
After going for more than a year without watching porn and masturbating, I found myself punting a lot— three times a week and twice a day for some days. This is financially unpalatable and could well be a new hypersexual condition I must tackle.