Sexual Recovery Institute :: Men's Sexual Screening Addiction Test

Men's Sexual Screening Addiction Test
By Patrick Carnes, Ph.D. and Robert Weiss, LCSW, CAS

The screening test below is designed to help you self-identify a potential sexual addiction problem. It offers an overview of concerns frequently presented by both men and women seeking help for problem sexual behavior.

Instructions
Answer each question by placing a check in the appropriate yes/no column. Questions with an asterisk* are not related to sexual orientation. Answering yes to more than 3 questions may indicate a sexual addiction problem, which should be openly discussed with a trained sexual addiction specialist.

Questions

Do you believe you have a sexual problem? *
YES
Do you often justify or minimize the extent or type of your sexual and romantic behaviors to yourself or others?
YES
Do you often find yourself preoccupied and distracted by sexual thoughts when you do not wish to be?
YES
Do you regret the time and energy you spend in the pursuit of sex or romance?
YES
Has paying for sex ever challenged your finances?
YES
Have your sexual or romantic behaviors ever caused physical or emotional harm to anyone - including spouses and long-term partners?
YES
Do you have trouble stopping any aspects of your sexual behavior even though it may go against your values and beliefs or even cause you harm? *
YES
Is your involvement with pornography, phone sex, online sexual interactions, etc. greater than your intimate contacts with romantic partners?
YES
Do you keep the extent and/or nature of your sexual behavior a secret from your intimate friends and/or partners?
YES
Are you eager for events with friends or family to be over so that you can leave to have sexual adventures?
YES
Do you regularly go to strip clubs, sexual bathhouses, sex clubs and/or adult bookstores?
YES
Do you believe that pornography and anonymous or casual sex have kept you from having more long-term intimate relationships or from reaching other personal goals?
YES
Do you have trouble maintaining sexual interest or intimacy once the "newness" of the person has worn off?
YES
Do your sexual encounters ever put you in danger of arrest (e.g. seeing prostitutes, sensual massage, having sex in a public place)?
YES
Do you have unprotected sex with prostitutes and/or anonymous partners (please consider unprotected as: oral, anal and vaginal experiences without protection)?
YES
Has your sexual behavior ever caused physical or emotional harm to others (Examples include: lying to a spouse, breaking your commitments, giving people diseases, etc.)?
YES
Have you ever been approached, charged and/or arrested by police or other security personnel as a consequence of your sexual behavior choices?
YES
As an adult, have you ever been sexual with someone under the age of 18?
YES
After you have sex, do you sometimes feel depressed afterward or become angry with yourself about what you have done? *
YES
Have you made repeated promises to yourself to change some form of your sexual behavior only to break those promises later? *
YES
Has your sexual behavior ever interfered with some aspect of your professional or personal life? *
YES
If questioned, do you lie to those close to you about your sexual behavior? *
YES
Do you routinely pay for sex (examples: have ësensual massagesí, see prostitutes)?
YES
Have you ever had sex with someone just because the situation aroused you, yet later felt shame or regret for doing so? *
YES
Do you regularly cruise, public restrooms, parks, and/or red-light districts seeking anonymous sexual encounters?
YES