This just in: David Duchovny is in rehab for sex addiction. Now, this isn’t the first time Mr. X-Files has done 28 days for just loving the S-E-X a little too much.
I would say most people like sex. And then I guess there’s a whole other group of people out there who really, really like sex.
The Mayo Clinic identifies characteristics of the sex addict as “an overwhelming need for sex … so intensely preoccupied with this need that it interferes with your job and your relationships. … You may spend inordinate amounts of time in sexually related activities and neglect important aspects of your day-to-day life in social, occupational and recreational areas. You may find yourself failing repeatedly at attempts to reduce or control your sexual activities or desires.”
Short of joining a monastary, what’s a guy or gal like David Duchovny supposed to do? Castration? Hormones? A C-Belt where only Tea has the key? Or go to rehab every 10 years?
This article appears in Aug 28 – Sep 3, 2008.