Sex Addiction Quiz – Am I a Sex Addict?

1. Do you feel overly distracted by, obsessed with, or preoccupied by your sexual fantasies and behavior?

2. Do you ever have trouble stopping your sexual behavior, even when you have more important things to do?

3. After having sex (with self or others), do you sometimes feel depressed or regret it?

4. Have you made promises to yourself or another person to change aspects of your sexual behavior, only to break those promises later?

5. Did you experience abuse, neglect, or other serious trauma as a child or adolescent?

6. Do you look forward to events with family and/or friends being over so you can engage in sexual behavior?

7. Do you have trouble maintaining relationships once the sexual newness and intensity has worn off?

8. Have you ever kept secrets or lied about money and/or time spent on sex, porn, affairs, and similar behavior?

9. Do you sometimes regret the amount of time you spend with porn, webcams, hookup apps, and other forms of tech-driven sexual behavior?

10. Does your sexual behavior interfere with your personal goals or create negative consequences in your work, community, or academic life?

11. Have your family, friends, or partner(s) ever worried or complained about your sexual behavior?

12. Does your sexual behavior potentially offend others, violate community standards, or place you in danger of arrest?

13. Do you ever find yourself 'lost' in sexual fantasies and behavior as a way of coping with stress, boredom, loneliness, or other emotional discomfort?

14. Do you keep certain elements of your sexual behavior hidden from partners and/or friends?

15. Do you believe that porn use, casual sex, and similar behavior may have kept you from creating and maintaining a successful long-term intimate relationship?

16. Have you repeatedly engaged in unsafe or 'risky' sex?

17. Have you had certain kinds of sex (alone or with a partner) that you later regretted?

18. Does your sexual behavior ever leave you worried about or at risk of contracting or sharing sexually transmitted diseases?

19. Do you find yourself feeling restless, irritable, or discontent when you are unable to engage in certain sexual fantasies and activities?

20. Has your involvement with porn, hookup apps, sex/dating websites, and other online sexual environments become greater than your intimate contact with romantic partners?

21. Has anyone ever been hurt by lies and secrets related to your sexual behavior?

22. Do you ever feel compelled to seek out porn, hookups, and other forms of sexual activity, even though you are trying to stop?

23. Has the nature and/or intensity of your sexual fantasies and behavior escalated over time?

24. Do you find that you spend more time with sexual fantasies and behavior than you would like?

25. Have you ever been approached by the police, arrested, or charged with a crime related to your sexual behavior?