Web Site Tests for Sex Addiction

In strait-laced Singapore the government is providing its citizens with a Web site designed to let them find out if their desires have become compulsive.

The 25-question test for men includes questions such as: "Do you often find yourself preoccupied with sexual thoughts," "Have you ever had sex with someone just because you were feeling aroused and later felt ashamed or regretted it?" and "Have you ever cruised public restrooms, rest areas and/or parks looking for sexual encounters with strangers?"

People who answer yes to one to three of the questions are told they show a possible "area of concern" that "should be openly discussed with a friend or family member," while those who answer yes to six or more are warned they face potentially "dangerous consequences" and should seek treatment.

The Community Addictions Management Program (CAMP) site, funded by Singapore's Ministry of Health and launched last month, offers women a separate test with such questions as "Do you regularly purchase romance novels or sexually explicit magazines?," "Do you find yourself preoccupied with sexual thoughts or romantic day-dreams?" and "Do you ever feel bad about your sexual behavior?"

The G-Sexual Addiction Screening Test (G-SAST) Patrick Carnes PHD & Robert Weiss LCSW

The Male Sexual Screening Addiction Test (G-SAST) is designed to assist the assessment of sexually compulsive or "addictive" behavior. The G-SAST provides a profile of responses which help to identify men with sexually addictive disorders. Answer each question yes or no. Depending on the particular pattern of symptoms:
1- 3 of these symptoms found to be true may be an area of concern and should be openly discussed with a friend or family member
More than 3 positive answers would indicate the need to consider more professional addiction and consideration of a 12 step support program like those for Sexual Addicts 6 or more true answers clearly presents a problem with potentially self abusive and/or dangerous consequences. Should seek treatment.

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1) Were you sexually abused as a child or adolescent?
2) Have you subscribed or regularly purchased/rented sexually explicit magazines or videos?
3) Did your parents have trouble with their sexual or romantic behaviors?
4) Do you often find yourself preoccupied with sexual thoughts?
5) Has your use of phone sex lines, computer sex lines etc. exceeded your ability to pay for these services?
6) Does your significant other(s), friends, or family ever worry or complain about your sexual behavior? (not related to sexual orientation)
7) Do you have trouble stopping your sexual behavior when you know it is inappropriate and/or dangerous to your health?
8) Has your involvement with pornography, phone sex, computer board sex, etc. become greater than your intimate contacts with romantic partners?
9) Do you keep the extent or nature of your sexual activities hidden from your friends and/or partners? (not related to sexual orientation)
10) Do you look forward to events with friends or family being over so that you can go out to have sex?
11) Do you visit sexual bath houses, sex clubs and/or video bookstores as a regular part of your sexual activity?
12) Do you believe that anonymous or casual sex has kept you from having more long term intimate relationships or from reaching other personal goals?
13) Do you have trouble maintaining intimate relationships once the "sexual newness" of the person has worn off?
14) Do your sexual encounters place you in danger of arrest for lewd conduct or public indecency?
15) Have you spent time worrying about being HIV positive, and continue to engage in risky or unsafe sexual behavior anyway?
16) Has anyone ever been hurt emotionally by events related to your sexual behavior, e.g. lying to partner or friends, not showing up for event/appointment due to sexual liaisons, etc., (not related to sexual orientation)?
17) Have you ever been approached, charged, arrested by the police, security, etc. due to sexual activity in a public place?
18) Has sex been a way for you to escape your problems?
19) When you have sex, do you feel depressed afterwards?
20) Have you made repeated promises to yourself to change some form of your sexual activity only to break them later? (not related to sexual orientation)
21) Have your sexual activities interfered with some aspect of your professional or personal life, e.g. unable to perform at work, loss of relationship? (not related to sexual orientation)
22) Have you engaged in unsafe or "risky" sexual practices even though you knew it could cause you harm?
23) Have you ever paid for sex?
24) Have you ever had sex with someone just because you were feeling aroused and later felt ashamed or regretted it?
25) Have you ever cruised public restrooms, rest areas and/or parks looking for sexual encounters with strangers?

I don't know about you...but I think I need a twelve-step program. I bet there'll be some ladies there, too...

And for the ladies...

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1) Were you sexually abused as a child or adolescent?
2) Do you regularly purchase romance novels or sexually explicit magazines?
3) Have you stayed in romantic relationships after they become emotionally or physically abusive?
4) Do you often find yourself preoccupied with sexual thoughts or romantic day dreams?
5) Do you feel that your sexual behavior is normal?
6) Does your spouse [or significant other(s)] ever worry or complain about your sexual behavior?
7) Do you have trouble stopping your sexual behavior when you know it is inappropriate?
8) Do you ever feel bad about your sexual behavior?
9) Has your sexual behavior ever created problems for you and your family?
10) Have you ever sought help for sexual behavior you did not like?
11) Have you ever worried about people finding out about your sexual activities?
12) Has anyone been hurt emotionally because of your sexual behavior?
13) Have you ever participated in sexual activity in exchange for money or gifts?
14) Do you have times when you act out sexually followed by periods of celibacy (no sex at all)?
15) Have you made efforts to quit a type of sexual activity and failed?
16) Do you hide some of your sexual behavior from others?
17) Do you find yourself having multiple romantic relationships at the same time?
18) Have you ever felt degraded by your sexual behavior?
19) Has sex or romantic fantasies been a way for you to escape your problems?
20) When you have sex, do you feel depressed afterwards?
21) Do you regularly engage in sado-masochistic behavior?
22) Has your sexual activity interfered with your family life?
23) Have you been sexual with minors?
24) Do you feel controlled by your sexual desire or fantasies of romance?
25) Do you ever think your sexual desire is stronger than you are?

Hmm. What would X42's answers be?

1) Were you sexually abused as a child or adolescent?

2) Have you subscribed or regularly purchased/rented sexually explicit magazines or videos?

3) Did your parents have trouble with their sexual or romantic behaviors?

4) Do you often find yourself preoccupied with sexual thoughts?
What were you saying? Sorry, I got distracted.

5) Has your use of phone sex lines, computer sex lines etc. exceeded your ability to pay for these services?
I'm the president. I don't pay for anything.

6) Does your significant other(s), friends, or family ever worry or complain about your sexual behavior? (not related to sexual orientation)
A vase tossing yes!

7) Do you have trouble stopping your sexual behavior when you know it is inappropriate and/or dangerous to your health?
I did not have an inappropriate or dangerous relation with that woman.

8) Has your involvement with pornography, phone sex, computer board sex, etc. become greater than your intimate contacts with romantic partners?
Nope. Who needs a magazine when you have Monica.

9) Do you keep the extent or nature of your sexual activities hidden from your friends and/or partners? (not related to sexual orientation)
Do special prosecutors count?

10) Do you look forward to events with friends or family being over so that you can go out to have sex?
Well, there was that time I was carrying the bible out of Easter church services....

11) Do you visit sexual bath houses, sex clubs and/or video bookstores as a regular part of your sexual activity?
Does that hallway off the oval office count?

12) Do you believe that anonymous or casual sex has kept you from having more long term intimate relationships or from reaching other personal goals?
Like getting Al Gore elected?

13) Do you have trouble maintaining intimate relationships once the "sexual newness" of the person has worn off?
I usually don't even remember their names.

14) Do your sexual encounters place you in danger of arrest for lewd conduct or public indecency?
Ummm. No, not with Reno in charge of the DOJ.

15) Have you spent time worrying about being HIV positive, and continue to engage in risky or unsafe sexual behavior anyway?

16) Has anyone ever been hurt emotionally by events related to your sexual behavior, e.g. lying to partner or friends, not showing up for event/appointment due to sexual liaisons, etc., (not related to sexual orientation)?
Well, I guess so if you include the whole conntry and the Constitution.

17) Have you ever been approached, charged, arrested by the police, security, etc. due to sexual activity in a public place?
See 14.

18) Has sex been a way for you to escape your problems?

19) When you have sex, do you feel depressed afterwards?
Only when caught.

20) Have you made repeated promises to yourself to change some form of your sexual activity only to break them later? (not related to sexual orientation)
I have never lied to myself. And it wasn't sexual activity anyway.

21) Have your sexual activities interfered with some aspect of your professional or personal life, e.g. unable to perform at work, loss of relationship? (not related to sexual orientation)
It wasn't the sexual activity, it was the vast right wing conspiracy.

22) Have you engaged in unsafe or "risky" sexual practices even though you knew it could cause you harm?

23) Have you ever paid for sex?
Hell, I didn't even offer to pay for Jaunita Broderick's ice.

24) Have you ever had sex with someone just because you were feeling aroused and later felt ashamed or regretted it?
I have no shame or regrets.

25) Have you ever cruised public restrooms, rest areas and/or parks looking for sexual encounters with strangers?

Most Freeper's fit the following

Internet Addiction is described as an impulse control behaviour / disorder which is similar to pathological gambling and sexual addiction.

The common signs of a person addicted to the Internet will include: preoccupation with the Internet, such as frequent thoughts about previous on-line activity or anticipation of the next on-line session. There is an observable increase in the amount of time spent on the Internet in order to achieve satisfaction.

An person addicted to the internet will often have repeated, unsuccessful efforts to control, cut down or stop Internet use. They may experience withdrawal symptoms such as feelings of restlessness, moodiness, depression or irritability when attempting to cut down Internet time.

Like other forms of addiction, an Internet addiction is associated with significant personal, social, psychological and occupational impairment.

An person addicted to the Internet usually spends more time alone and hence neglects the important people in their lives. Financial problems are common in Internet addiction due to the large bills for use of Internet services, the telephone connection charges, and telephone bills. Other financial costs may relate to compulsive spending/shopping or on-line gambling.

The Five Subtypes of Internet Addiction can be classified as:

cybersex addiction (compulsive use of adult web sites for cybersex and cyberporn);
cyber-relationship addiction (over-involvement in online relationships);
net compulsions (obsessive online gambling, shopping, or online trading);
information overload (compulsive web surfing or database searches); and
computer addiction (obsessive computer game playing, e.g., Doom, Myst, or Solitaire).

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