Today, a girl asked me if I thought there was a relation between Child Sexual Abuse and Hypersexuality. I asked over 200 people their opinion about the subject, and 86% said yes, they thought it did and the other 14% said they thought it did the opposite. Studies do show that sexual abuse that occurs during a person's developmental years, does have a strong correlation with hypersexuality, sex addiction and an unhealthy perception of sex, intimacy and relationships as an adult.

Even without experiencing overt sexual trauma, young men can still be easily traumatized by unwanted early pornography or exposure to other unwanted or unexpected online solicitations or interactions. These types of childhood trauma can adversely impact the child's adult sexual behavior.

Research proves that many adult sexual behaviors may be related to childhood sexual abuse, ranging from withdrawal and sexual dysfunction on one end of the spectrum to hypersexuality and even compulsion. It is also important to recognize that just because someone is hypersexual, does not mean they aren't suffering from sexual dysfunction at the same time. Males due to the stigma or stereotypes are much less likely to report childhood sexual abuse or even speak about unwanted sexual interactions. For many men, both the abuse and the reaction to it is very painful, confusing and difficult to comprehend.

Childhood sexual abuse doesn't mean a future of sex addiction, but the research seems to show that survivors are at a much higher risk. It is not clear why some adults respond to C.S.A during childhood by withdrawal, while others respond with the endless cycle of short-term partners, risky sexual behavior, addictions to porn or infidelity. They do know, however, that the victims age at onset of victimization is a factor.