"SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SELF ASSESSMENT"

“This assessment is designed to help you decide whether you should seek further help. There is no cost for this assessment. You will be asked a simple series of Yes/No questions and presented with further suggestions at the conclusion of your assessment. Our process ensures that no one but you will know your results. There is no information to link you with your assessment. Living Truth uses this test with the expressed written permission of Patrick J. Carnes, PhD, 2014. Please answer all questions in all honesty and click Calculate when complete.”

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

Yes:
No:

2. Do you regularly read romance novels or sexually explicit magazines, or regularly visit sexually explicit web sites or chat rooms?

Yes:
No:

3. Have you stayed in romantic relationships after they become emotionally or physically abusive?

Yes:
No:

4. Do you often find yourself preoccupied with sexual thoughts or romantic daydreams?

Yes:
No:

5. Do you feel that your sexual behavior is not normal?

Yes:
No:

6. Does your partner, spouse, girlfriend/boyfriend ever worry or complain about your sexual behavior?

Yes:
No:

7. Do you have trouble stopping your sexual behavior when you know it is inappropriate?

Yes:
No:

8. Do you ever feel bad about your sexual behavior?

Yes:
No:

9. Has your sexual behavior ever created problems for you and your family or friends?

Yes:
No:

10. Have you ever sought help for sexual behavior you did not like?

Yes:
No:

11. Have you ever worried about people finding out about your sexual activities?

Yes:
No:

12. Has anyone been hurt emotionally or otherwise because of your sexual behavior?

Yes:
No:

13. Have you ever participated in sexual activity in exchange for money or gifts?

Yes:
No:

14. Do you have times when you act out sexually followed by periods of celibacy (no sex at all)?

Yes:
No:

15. Have you made efforts to quit a type of sexual activity and failed?

Yes:
No:

16. Do you hide some of your sexual behavior from others?

Yes:
No:

17. Do you find yourself having multiple romantic relationships at the same time?

Yes:
No:

18. Have you ever felt degraded by your sexual behavior?

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No:

19. Has sex or romantic fantasies been a way for you to escape your problems?

Yes:
No:

20. When you have sex or masturbate, do you feel depressed afterwards?

Yes:
No:

21. Do you regularly engage in sado-masochistic behavior (i.e. sex with intentional pain involving whips, spanking, etc.)?

Yes:
No:

22. Has your sexual activity interfered with your family life?

Yes:
No:

23. Do you find yourself attracted to same sex porn or gay lifestyles?

Yes:
No:

24. Do you feel controlled by your sexual desire or fantasies of romance?

Yes:
No:

25. Do you ever think your sexual desire is stronger than you are?

Yes:
No:

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

Yes:
No:

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

Yes:
No: