Addicted to Sexting? What’s Really Going On Behind the Scenes
Bobby Shriver
September 11, 2026
Key Takeaways When you’re addicted to sexting, you’re engaging in compulsive sexual behavior due to your brain’s chemical dependence on the dopamine that sexting provides. Sexting addiction symptoms include prioritizing sexting over your responsibilities, continuing to sext despite the consequences, keeping your sexting a secret, and more. People persist in sexting to cope with negative emotions, trauma, or mental health disorders, because they fear intimacy, and because they need to feel desired. Sexting addiction requires professional treatment that addresses the
