Determine whether you have a sexual addiction
Dr. Patrick Carnes, one of the nation's leading experts on sex addiction and the author of several books on the topic, developed a quiz to help determine if you have a sexual addiction. Take the quiz at http://sexhelp.com/internet_screening_test.cfm. Also, the Center for Internet Addiction has developed a test to help people determine if they are addicted to Internet pornography. You can take the test online at www.netaddiction.com/resources /internet_addiction_test.htm. The center lists 10 warning signs that you might be addicted to Internet pornography: 1. Routinely spending significant amounts of time in chat rooms and private messaging with the sole purpose of finding cybersex. 2. Feeling preoccupied with using the Internet to find online sexual partners. 3. Frequently using anonymous communication to engage in sexual fantasies typically not carried out in real life. 4. Anticipating your next online session with the expectation that you will find sexual arousal or gratification. 5. Finding that you frequently move from cybersex to phone sex (or even real-life meetings). 6. Hiding your online interactions from your significant other. 7. Feeling guilt or shame from your online use. 8. Accidentally being aroused by cybersex at first, and now find that you actively seek it when you log online. 9. Masturbating while online while engaged in erotic chat. 10. Less investment with your real-life sexual partner only to prefer cybersex as a primary form of sexual gratification.
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