Porn Addiction Self Test

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Porn addiction self test

See Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)

· Do you sense that your sexual thoughts and/or behaviours are causing problems in your life?

· Have sexual thoughts interfered with your ability to function at work or at school?

· Do you worry that your sexual thoughts and/or behaviours are more powerful than you are?

· Do you sometimes think that you are the only person who has certain sexual thoughts or engages in certain sexual behaviours?

· Do you fail to meet commitments or fail to carry out responsibilities because of your involvement with pornography?

· Do you struggle to control or completely stop your thinking about or viewing pornography?

· Do you view pornography in order to escape, deny, or numb your feelings?

· Do you think about sex more than you would like to?

· Do you spend more money than you can afford to spend on pornography?

· Does it seem as though there is another person or force inside of you that drives you to pornography?

· Do you have two standards of fidelity; one for yourself and one for your spouse or partner?

· Do you feel empty or shameful after viewing or masturbating using pornography?

· Have you ever promised yourself that you would never again view pornography?

· Do you use pornography to deal with, deny, or avoid problems in your life?

· Do you risk legal problems in order to view pornography?

· Do you anxiously anticipate or fear trips out of town because of what you think you might do sexually while you're away?

· When you have child care responsibilities, do you put a higher priority on masturbating or being sexual than you do on the welfare of the child(ren) in your care?

· Do your sexual thoughts and/or behaviours interfere with your spiritual or religious life?

· Do your sexual thoughts and/or behaviours cause you to believe that you don't deserve to have a religious or spiritual life?

· Have you lost a job or risked losing a job because of your involvement with pornography?

· Do you scan printed material (novels, newspapers, magazines) or change channels on the television set just to find something that will stimulate you sexually?

· Do you regularly view pornography or engage in fantasies involving self-abuse or other kinds of physical abuse?

· Do you dig through other people's garbage to find pornography?

· Would you rather masturbate than be sexual with a partner?

· Do you drive around unfamiliar neighbourhoods (cruise) hoping to find places where pornography is available?

· Do you look at pornography or masturbate while driving?

· Have you replaced a collection of pornographic material after destroying one collection and vowing never to purchase pornography again?

· Has an important relationship in your life ended because of your inability to stop looking at pornography.

Need help? Contact Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA)

Or call the AAC helpline on 0861 AAC ORG (0861 222 674)

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