Crowne and a few of her acquaintances, I have diagnosed her with sexual addiction which leads to a backlash of substance abuse or in many other occasions is a result of substance abuse. Sexual addiction is a compulsive desire to participate or engage in sexual activity. Sexual addiction and hypersexual disorder are very similar, and tend to have the same …show more content…
A behavior that would indicate easily involved with people sexually would be being involved with multiple men in span of 1 year. Ms. Crowne said during the session that “After a few months I lost interest in the current men I have been sleeping with and searched for a new one.” This show that her mental state is fluctuating between being satisfied with one lover to seeking a new but familiar experience from another. Another instance can be observed throughout her conversation with her friend Fanny. Lenina says "And to tell the truth I’m beginning to get just a tiny bit bored with nothing but Henry every day." This shows that although they have been together and she is having sexual encounters every day, Lenina is starting to feel that it is just repetition with Henry, and that it is time for a new lover. To furthermore expand on her easily involvement with other people, while on the reservation with Bernard, Ms. Crowne first thought when she meets John were “he’s such a nice- looking boy...and a really beautiful body." This shows that instead of noticing and admiring his individuality and his mind capacity, she lusts over his body and looks scouting him for a possible lover. It became obvious that Lenina had jumped from relationship to relationship