Sex Addiction Australia: Self Assessment.

Sex Addiction

The following are a series of statements from Sex Addicts that describe their feelings and behaviours

around the addiction.

* Be honest with yourself.

1. I think about sex or romantic relationships most of the time.

2. I often feel shame, regret or remorse after sexual fantasy or behaviour.

3. I want to stop masturbating but I can’t.

4. I have difficulty staying monogamous in a relationship.

5. I break promises to myself to stop my unwanted sexual behaviour.

6. My sexual behaviour isolates me from my friends, family, etc.

7. My obsession with pornography interferes with my real relationships.

8. I obsessively sexualise people on the street.

9. I put myself at risk of sexually transmitted diseases.

10. I’ve been afraid of my "double life" and sexual secrets being discovered.

11. I’ve spent a great deal of time or money on sex.

12. I have felt compelled to seek new sexual or romantic highs.

13. My sexual behaviour has put me in dangerous situations.

14. I have hurt myself or others as a result of my sexual behaviour.

15. I have engaged in any of the following: 

        voyeurism; 

        exhibitionism;

        anonymous sex; 

        phone sex; 

        trading for sex; 

        paying for or being paid for sex;

        abusive sex.

16. I have been unable to say no to other people’s sexual advances.

17. I have risked or lost my job because of my sexual behaviour.

18. I feel empty when not in a sexual or romantic relationship.

19. I feel sex is my most important need.

20. I am obsessed with romantic possibilities.

21. I flirt even when I don’t mean to.

22. I obsess about a specific person or act even though it may be painful.

23. I confuse sex with love.

24. My sexual behaviour has made my life unmanageable.

If you ticked 3 of the above the probability is that you are suffering

from Sex Addiction.

Sex addiction is a self-diagnosed disease. The above statements are an aid

to help you decide if you are addicted. If you have related to any of these

statements,

If you or someone you love is in the grips of sex addiction call us today for immediate help.
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