Sexual Addiction Screening Questionnaire

1. Were you sexually abused as a child or adolescent?
2. Have you regularly subscribed to or regularly purchased sexually explicit materials?
3. Did either of your parents have trouble with sexual behavior (repress or act inappropriate)?
4. Do you often find yourself being preoccupied with sexual thoughts?
5. Do you (ever) feel that your sexual behavior is inappropriate?
6. Does your spouse or significant other 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 (shameful or guilty) about your sexual behavior (and then rationalize it)?
9. Has your sexual behavior ever created problems for you or your family (physically, emotionally, mentally, financially, spiritually)?
10. Have you ever sought help for sexual behavior you did not like or caused problems?
11. Have you ever worried about people finding out about your sexual activities?
12. Has anyone (ever) been hurt emotionally because of your sexual behavior?
13. Are any of your sexual activities against the law?
14. Have you made promises to yourself to quit some aspect of your sexual behavior?
15. Have you made efforts to quit a type of sexual behavior and failed?
16. Do you hide (or have you ever hidden) some aspects of your sexual behavior from others?
17. Does your sexual behavior put you at odds with your personal or spiritual values/integrity?
18. Have you ever felt degraded by your sexual behavior or affair?
19. Has sex been a way for you to escape your problems (or self medicate)?
20. When you have sex, (that you question), do you often feel depressed afterward?
21. Have you felt (or do you now feel) the need to discontinue a certain form of sexual activity?
22. Has your sexual activity interfered with your family life?
23. Have you been sexual with minors (or vulnerable adults)?
24. Do you often feel controlled by your sexual desire?
25. Do you frequent pornographic web sites or chat rooms?
26. Do you tend to sexualize others?
27. Do you rationalize your sexual behavior?

Check yes or no to the above. Affirmative answers to 12 or more questions strongly suggest that sex is being used like a drug of choice and may be an addiction.

* Based on the SAST by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.