Thanks for sharing. This sounds so much like my wife's younger sister. She is addicted to the drama fo life, especially it seems the drama of romantic relationships. She did self-injury for a while also, but stopped, thankfully, after her first break-up. But she continues to get in one relationship after another seemingly for the attention and the drama of it all, not for something long lasting. Being older, it is harder to understand for me, so I appreciate your sharing so that I might understand it all better....

I hear ya! I am a sex/love addict as well.  I also used self harm when I was in my early teens.  I was also physically and emotionally abused by my dad and made to feel as if my heart just emotionally broke from being so emotionally broken.  I wasn't shown love in a healthy way in any means.  I too started having non monogomous relationships at 15 and have truly never had a monogomous one-I am married now.  I though for a long time that I could control it myself and unfortuantely realized after I was married that I was powerless to this addiction.  I think the flip side to this is that so many people think its just another excuse or cop out.  I hate that!  I am actually starting counseling tomorrow for I odnt know if I dealt with many things I endured when I was younger.  But I guess we all have our stories.  For a long time, I thought I just didnt have enough will power....I didnt realize it was an addiction.  What I have realized about myself is that-I chase the "butterflies"-I look for romance when things get boring, but I go after people who arent emotionally available-which in tern makes me want them more....which makes me a co dependant.  I need to feel like I am helping people....but I end up hurting myself.....Please messege me if u want-it sound like we have similar experiences.

Good Luck

Jen