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Recurring, almost obsessive thoughts about certain acts and situations. Vivid imagination of how the body feels during the act. Both to a level where your objectives and priorities are narrowed down to achieving these feelings / situations / acts IRL. Inner tension that can only be relieved by reaching this goal.
That sounds dangerously close to addiction.
Yes but at least for me I'm fine for a week or two afterwards.
Honestly, that tracks. I think addiction starts when something is causing you issues and, personally, the hijacking of the thoughts is an issue for me. As in, I want to think about something else, but the brain makes it hard
Because it is/can be for many. Like most addictions, ones life may or may not be severely impacted
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_addiction
That said I think it's individually complicated. For some it may be an addiction, for others it's a warped view of sex within society.
It's the other way around. Addicting things like drugs etc. are mimicking or triggering the natural endorphins, which are released in sex.
The reason addicts say that drugs are better than sex is that they do the same thing, but the drugs are 100% successful, easier to obtain and dose.
Sex is an instinct, a naturally born addiction. Sex addiction is a different thing though. That's when people can't control their urges.