March 29th, 2017 | Updated on February 27th, 2024
Are You Addicted To Porn? Check, If You Successfully complete This Simple 5-Minute Test.
“All men look at porn .… The handful of men who claim they don’t look at porn are liars or castrates.”-Dan Savage, a Seattle-based sex columnist.
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We’re all adults here , and let’s talk about porn. A majority of millennials must have watched porn at one point or another.
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However, only 29 percent of Americans think watching porn is morally acceptable. Men and women have very different opinions on the issue: Only 23 percent of women approve, while 35 percent of men think it’s okay.
Even if it were true that all men watch porn at some point—which it probably isn’t—65 percent of them feel bad about it.
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If you’re secretly concerned about the amount of porn you indulge yourself with, have no fear — now there’s a test to help you determine if you’re addicted to it or not.
The test asks multiple questions about porn, but focuses on how porn makes people feel and how they react when they’re taken away from it.
Are You Addicted To Porn? Let’s find out.
Answer the 17 questions below, rating them by how much you feel they apply to you from 1 to 7
1 = NEVER
2 = RARELY
3 = OCCASIONALLY
4 = SOMETIMES
5 = OFTEN
6 = VERY OFTEN
7 = ALL THE TIME
1. I felt that porn is an important part of my life
2. I used porn to restore the tranquillity of my feelings
3. I felt porn caused problems in my sexual life
4. I felt that I had to watch more and more porn for satisfaction
5. I unsuccessfully tried to reduce the amount of porn I watch
6. I became stressed when something prevented me from watching porn
7. I thought about how good it would be to watch porn
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8. Watching porn got rid of my negative feelings
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9. Watching porn prevented me from bringing out the best in me
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10. I felt that I needed more and more porn in order to satisfy my needs
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11. When I vowed not to watch porn any more, I could only do it for a short period of time
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12. I became agitated when I was unable to watch porn
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13. I continually planned when to watch porn
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14. I released my tension by watching porn
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15. I gradually watched more ‘extreme’ porn, because the porn I watched before was less satisfying
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16. I resisted watching porn for only a little while before I relapsed
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17. I missed porn greatly when I didn’t watch it for a while
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Now that you have your answers with their corresponding numbers, add ’em all up. If you have a score of 76 or higher, you’re probably addicted to porn.
Researchers who developed this test have already determined four percent of people who watch porn are actually addicted.
Porn addiction is similar to booze and alcohol addiction and can disrupt relationships the same way. If you find yourself being addicted to porn, understand you are not alone.
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