Porn addiction test

There is no hard and fast rule when it comes to measuring this type of addiction, the level of use will vary from person to person, but whether pornography is only used once a week, or every hour, if it is causing you to experience unwanted social, relationship, or personal difficulties, it is time to get help.

The following questions will guide you as to whether you could have a pornography addiction, as defined in our Pornography Addiction article, but we would advise if you feel that your use of pornography is impacting on your life negatively – get help.

Please answer yes or no to the following questions, please keep a tally of the 'yes' answers, it will be the amout of these that give your indications in the results section. We no not have tick buttons or boxes, we do not monitor scores, this is a personal thing that you must answer honestly to get the best and most accurate result.

Test

Do you use pornography as an escape tool (taking you away from pressures of everyday life, difficult emotions, past experiences, or things you feel you simply cannot handle?)
Do you feel better while in the act of using pornography?
Do you feel a sense of shame, guilt or remorse after using pornography?
Do you get angry at yourself and feel weak, worthless or bad after partaking in pornography?
Has the use of pornography impacted upon your work?
Has the use of pornography impacted upon your relationships?
Has your use of pornography lead you to miss social occasions, sport, hobbies, or other enjoyable pursuits?
Has your use of pornography affected your ability to enjoy sex?
Has your use of pornography affected the way you view the opposite sex?
Has your use of pornography affected the way you view yourself?
Have you had to move on to more hardcore pornography in order to feel the same thrill as you once had for lesser materials?
Do you find it hard to go without pornography?
Do you get frustrated when you are not able to indulge in pornography?
Do you want to stop using pornography?
Do you want to learn better ways of coping with frustration, anger, difficult emotions?
Did you experience difficulties in childhood?
Has your use of pornography ever lead to difficult or embarrassing situations?
Are you considering engaging in dangerous or illegal activity?