What is Co-Sex Addiction/Partners?
Anyone who has been in a relationship with a Sex Addict is referred to as the Partner or Co-Sex Addict. The COSA (Co-Sex Addict) is in need of treatment just as much as the addict is. Even if you are no longer with this person, chances are you will end up with another addict somewhere along the way. It is important to get support and understanding about your experiences and subsequent feelings to try and avoid future trauma. A COSA will often feel like a “crazy person”. They usually begin to have some idea that their partner is acting out sexually and will confront their partner about it. The addict, due to narcissistic tendencies and denial, will say anything they can to make the COSA feel wrong and as if they are crazy for thinking anything is going on. And so begins a pattern of “insanity”. In these situations it is common for a COSA’s to begin his/her own pattern of addictive behaviors. Some COSA’s have admitted to doing things they “never thought they would ever do”. COSA’s become
