Tiger Woods Diagnosis

A Cub Scout Mother Challenges A Perverted Addiction

A long and propserous life doesn’t come with golf or golf addiction. It comes with a healthy and clear conscience.

Let me take this Home Cures That Work edition on addiction to address a recent news item: Tiger Woods and his many mistresses. Some have raised the issue on whether or not he is a sex addict.

The string of extramarital affairs that has Tiger Woods in the news headlines brings tears to my eyes and anger to my heart. Casual sex strikes once again. Count the number of lives it has affected. This doesn’t involve just Tiger, but his wife and 2 children, plus the X number of women who have partnered with him. Addictions are destructive and this is no exception.

One definition of an addiction is not being able to control urges and feeling anxious without a fix, as well as acts done in secrecy. The other factor in addictive behavior is availability. Even if a professional athlete runs on adrenaline as he competes and looks for other avenues to achieve a “high,” the fact is sexual opportunities are plentiful.

I’m not just talking about pornography, as it seems these days there are people ready to jump into bed with anyone who crosses their path. While not every encounter leads to addiction, I would dare to say the “looseness” in America in general these days has created the opportunity for 15 sexual addiction and exploitation. Simply put, the availability for sexual experiences has generated a culture of sexual addicts. Eliminate the opportunity and we are one step closer to safeguarding marriage.

While it is hard to know what was going on in Tiger Wood‘s head (or body), or if his push for a rush was chemically induced, he made repeated and calculated decisions to hurt and deceive his family. A long and prosperous life doesn’t come with golf or golf addiction and any other kind of addiction, it comes with a healthy and clear conscience.

Tiger Woods was a sort of emblem in America and role model for success. I’d like to stick with more of a Cub Scouts approach to success: character and responsibility.

If you think you might suffer from sex addiction, please use this self-diagnosis questionnaire and seek help:

www.slaafws.org/pamphlets/questions40.pdf