In what is likely the weirdest book editing like, ever, psychiatrists around the world are currently working on updating the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Or DSM-V), which is basically the Bible of Psychiatry. While I’m sure most of the edits would be complete gibberish to a person like me who can barely pronounce ibuprofen correctly, one edit to the manual is garnering interest, even to us. According to Gawker, the oft-discussed condition of hypersexuality, or sex addiction, has been demoted from a a possible legitimate problem to a section in the appendix titled “conditions that require further research.”

As I’m sure you know, we at OBC promote and even encourage casual (but safe, obviously) sex, enjoying the single life, and treating sex as an exciting part of life instead of something to be ashamed of. Therefore, the idea of “sex addiction” was always a tough subject. When Tiger Woods was sent to a “rehab” clinic for his sex addiction, our office was abuzz, with most of us insisting that his problem was not an “addiction” but instead “having too much money” and “probably got married too early” and “seriously, having way too much money.” Had Tiger Woods not been married, his round-the-world hookups would have been considered typical, if not kind of impressive. But add in a little thing called “marriage” and all of a sudden Tiger is a damaged, sick, addicted man who couldn’t keep his junk in his pants if he tried.

On the other hand, the tenets required for full-blown sexual addiction, according to the American Psychiatric Association, are pretty intense:

(1) excessive time is consumed by sexual fantasies and urges, and by planning for and engaging in sexual behavior

(2) repetitively engaging in these sexual fantasies, urges, and behavior in response to dysphoric mood states (e.g., anxiety, depression, boredom, irritability)

(3) repetitively engaging in sexual fantasies, urges, and behavior in response to stressful life events

(4) repetitive but unsuccessful efforts to control or significantly reduce these sexual fantasies, urges, and behavior

(5) repetitively engaging in sexual behavior while disregarding the risk for physical or emotional harm to self or others

Yikes. Doesn’t sound like a couple years of wild hookups, sounds like a gambling addiction except instead of dice it’s hookers.

We’re interested to see what will happen to “hypersexuality.” Will it make the cut? Or will sex addicts everywhere be forced to fend for themselves in a scary, sex-filled world? If that’s the case, we recommend they pick up a lifetime supply of condoms and a membership to OBC. We’ll take care of the rest.

Story via Gawker