With Tiger Woods being the latest in a celebrity line-up to acknowledge compulsive sexual behavior, reportedly having checked himself into a sex-addiction rehabilitation clinic in Mississippi, therapists opine that his case can possibly hearten other people looking for similar help.

Though Tiger Woods' plight and marital addiction have also caught public attention and led to vulgar brickbats, the episode has definitely brought about a notable increase in people's curiosity about sex addiction - what it actually is and how it can be treated.

In addition, the widespread media coverage of Tiger Woods' sexual addition incident has also brought to light, for yet another time, the pertinent questions about a celebrity's right to privacy - more so as paparazzi has reportedly been pursuing Woods at the cottages of Gentle Path, the sex-addiction treatment program of Hattiesburg's Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services.

Commenting on the situation and noting that "Sex addiction can wreck families," Amy Christian, a licensed practical counselor who has worked with sex-addiction patients at the Mississippi College, has remarked: "I hate personally that this is so publicized for him. What gives us the right to be so involved in his life? Right now, he needs treatment; and sensitivity should be given to him and his wife."