SEXUAL ADDICTION SELF TEST
If you answer yes to some of the 48 questions below, you may have a sexual addiction problem. The more yes answers, the more likely the problem is. If you would like more information about getting professional help to determine if you have a sexual addiction problem, click Treatment Options.
1. Do you frequently fantasize or think about sex?
2. Were you sexually abused as a child or adolescent?
3. Have you made promises to yourself or others to change or stop some of your sexual behaviour, and then broken these promises?
4. Have you ever participated in sexual activity in exchange for money of gifts?
5. Does your sexual desire cause you to associate with people you wouldn’t normally be with and/or do things you normally wouldn’t do?
6. Is frequenting sex sites on the Internet for sexual stimulation a habit for you?
7. Do frequently engage in sexual chat in sexually oriented chat rooms on the Internet?
8. Is masturbation a frequent activity for you?
9. Have you made efforts to quit a certain type of sexual activity and failed?
10. Do you regularly purchase romance novels or sexually explicit material?
11. Do you have or have you had an extensive collection of pornography or other X-rated material?
12. Have you gotten rid of a pornography collection and then started collecting again?
13. Do you with some regularity rent, buy or make your own X-rated videos?
14. Do you like to channel surf on TV to find sexually stimulating scenes, or do you subscribe to cable TV in order to view sexually explicit programs?
15. Are you attracted to ‘phone sex?
16. Do you frequent topless clubs?
17. Do you frequent brothels for sex?
18. Do you frequent massage parlours for sexual massages?
19. Do you frequent adult bookstores for sexual excitement or sexual activity?
20. Do you frequent, or have you frequented X-rated movie theatres?
21. Do you frequent other sexually oriented businesses?
22. Do you regularly engage in sado-masochistic behaviour?
23. Does your regular sex partner complain about the amount of sex or the type of sex you desire to have with them?
24. Have you violated your marriage vows or other relationship commitment by having sex or affairs with others?
25. Are you especially excited about sexual behaviour that includes a risk of being caught?
26. Do you get a sexual thrill from exposing private body parts to unsuspecting onlookers?
27. Do you have a habit of trying to sneak forbidden looks at people that give you sexual excitement?
28. Is anonymous sex with others a frequent indulgence you seek, or one you periodically return to?
29. Do you take advantage of opportunities to touch people sexually that you find attractive by touching them in away that makes it seem accidental?
30. Do you engage in sexual activity with minors?
31. Do you force other adults to have sex with you against their will?
32. Have you been, or could you be arrested because of some of your sexual behaviour?
33. Does some of your sexual activity cause you to have a secret life hidden from significant others?
34. Does your sexual behaviour or fantasy sometimes make you feel hopeless or depressed?
35. Have you been told by someone that your sexual behaviour is excessive, inappropriate or out of control?
36. Have you ever thought you needed help for your sexual thinking or behaviour?
37. Do you want to get away from your sex partner as soon as possible after the act?
38. Do you keep going from one lover or relationship to another?
39. Does pursuit of sex make you careless for yourself or the welfare of your family or others?
40. Do you resort to sex to escape, relieve anxiety, or because you can’t cope?
41. Has your pursuit of sex become more compulsive?
42. Do you have to resort to images or memories during sex?
43. Do you feel controlled by your sexual desire or fantasies of romance?
44. Does an irresistible impulse arise when the other party makes overtures or sex is offered?
45. Do you feel the “right relationship” would help you to stop lusting, masturbating, or being so promiscuous?
46. Has your effectiveness or concentration decreased as sex has become more compulsive?
47. Do you lose time from your work because of your pursuit of sex?
48. Do you ever think your sexual desire is stronger than you are?