SEXUAL ADDICTION
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| 1. Have you ever thought you needed help for your sexual thinking or behavior? |
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| 2. That you'd be better off if you didn't keep "giving in"? |
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| 3. That sex or stimuli are controlling you? |
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| 4. Have you ever tried to stop or limit doing what you felt was wrong in your sexual behavior? |
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| 5. Do you resort to sex to escape, relieve anxiety, or because you can't cope? |
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| 6. Do you feel guilt, remorse or depression afterward? |
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| 7. Has your pursuit of sex become more compulsive? |
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| 8. Does it interfere with relations with your spouse? |
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| 9. Do you have to resort to images or memories during sex? |
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| 10. Does an irresistible impulse arise when the other party makes the overtures or sex is offered? |
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| 11. Do you keep going from one "relationship" or lover to another? |
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| 12. Do you feel the "right relationship" would help you stop lusting, masturbating, or being so promiscuous? |
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| 13. Do you have a destructive need - a desperate sexual or emotional need for someone? |
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| 14. Does pursuit of sex make you careless for yourself or the welfare of your family or others? |
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| 15. Has your effectiveness or concentration decreased as sex has become more compulsive? |
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| 16. Do you lose time from work for it? |
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| 17. Do you turn to a lower environment when pursuing sex? |
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| 18. Do you want to get away from the sex partner as soon as possible after the act? |
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| 19. Although you spouse is sexually compatible, do you still masturbate or have sex with others? |
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| 20. Have you ever been arrested for a sex-related offense? |
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If you have answered "yes" to three or more, you have a sexual addiction problem.
Professional, confidential help is available. Call MOLAP at 800-688-7859.