Are You a Sexaholic? – SEXAHOLICS ANONYMOUS South Central Texas

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Are You a Sexaholic?

Only you can decide if you are a Sexaholic. Honestly answer the following questions to determine if you have any issues with lust, pornography or sexually acting out.

Your identity is anonymous.

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1. Have you ever thought you needed help for your sexual thinking or behavior?

Yes

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2. That you’d be better off if you didn’t keep “giving in”?

Yes

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3. That sex or stimuli are controlling you?

Yes

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4. Have you ever tried to stop or limit doing what you felt was wrong in your sexual behavior?

Yes

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5. Do you resort to sex to escape, relieve anxiety, or because you can’t cope?

Yes

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6. Do you feel guilt, remorse or depression afterward?

Yes

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7. Has your pursuit of sex become more compulsive?

Yes

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8. Does it interfere with relations with your spouse?

Yes

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9. Do you have to resort to images or memories during sex?

Yes

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10. Does an irresistible impulse arise when the other party makes the overtures or sex is offered?

Yes

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11. Do you keep going from one “relationship” or lover to another?

Yes

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12. Do you feel the “right relationship” would help you stop lusting, masturbating, or being so promiscuous?

Yes

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13. Do you have a destructive need—a desperate sexual or emotional need for someone?

Yes

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14. Does pursuit of sex make you careless for yourself or the welfare of your family or others?

Yes

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15. Has your effectiveness or concentration decreased as sex has become more compulsive?

Yes

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16. Do you lose time from work for it?

Yes

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17. Do you turn to a lower environment when pursuing sex?

Yes

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18. Do you want to get away from the sex partner as soon as possible after the act?

Yes

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19. Although your spouse is sexually compatible, do you still masturbate or have sex with others?

Yes

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20. Have you ever been arrested for a sex-related offense?

Yes

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What do your results mean?

Determine the percentage of “YES” responses to the “Are You a Sexaholic?” test above. See the results to better understand if your behaviors, thinking and actions qualify you as a sex addict.

“Yes” to less than 25% – Not Likely

Lust may be causing you a few problems in your life and you probably have more of it than most people. You may or may not be a sexaholic or suffer from sexual addiction. Talk to someone in SA or attend a meeting to see if you identify with the problem at all.

“Yes” between 25% – 50% – Reasonably Likely

Reasonably strong likelihood that you are a sexaholic or suffering from sexual addiction. Talk to someone in SA, go to a couple of meetings to see if you identify.

“Yes” to 50% or more – Highly Likely

Your thoughts and behaviors indicate that you likely suffer from sexual addiction (lust, pornography, sex with self or someone other than a spouse).

If you believe you might have a problem AND you desire to stop, we recommend that you seek help and get to a meeting. Recovery from sexual addiction is possible if you are willing to take the next step.