When I hear of an actor or a disgraced politician checking himself
into rehab because he’s a “sex addict,” I’ll admit my first thought is
the guy’s a serial cheater who got caught and this is the best way to
rehabilitate his image.
Is sexual addiction a real thing, or a convenient excuse for
the wealthy and the famous? “Thanks for Sharing” makes a convincing
case that some people can be as addicted to sex as others are consumed
by drugs and alcohol.
Take Mark Ruffalo’s Adam, who upon first blush seems almost
too good to be true. He’s a handsome, down-to-earth, successful
environmental consultant with an amazing home and a bounty of friends.
But every walk down the street, every billboard for lingerie, even a
passing flirtatious glance from a stranger, is fraught with peril, and
soon Adam is clenching his fists, calling his sponsor or racing to the
nearest meeting so he can keep from falling into an abyss of nonstop,
self-destructive sexual encounters.
