Thanks for the suggestions and for bringing up the issue of the term "sexual trauma"
The reason I chose that term is that, when I am able to get deeper (not in a beginning post) I feel it in my gut, experience heaviness in my heart/mind as trauma. I feel as if I have hurt others and they have hurt me by engaging in these behaviors that are not only prohibiting our growth as human beings, but placing us in backward motion.
I will not use that term anymore when referring to my "sexual addiction" as you suggested, because I see that it might trigger people, and I might, in fact, be completely wrong about the terminology. I just know how it feels inside me when I think about it, and bring back the experiences and feelings around it.

I will check out what you suggested. Thank you for the reply. I thought with the general inactivity of this forum that I wouldn't get anything, and I was s honest and open about this stuff. I feel vulnerable still.

I hope you're having a good one,

~Samantha