A private self-check
Am I addicted to pornography?
Ten honest questions. Your score appears the moment you finish, and nothing you answer is sent or saved anywhere.
Before you begin
Pornography problems are often an illness of escape and an illness of intimacy. People reach for it to get away from stress, loneliness or pain, and it can quietly cost them the closeness they want most. This check looks at the patterns researchers and clinicians associate with problematic use: loss of control, escape, continued use despite harm, and damage to real relationships.
- Think about the past 6 months.
- Answer for what you actually do, not for what you wish were true.
- This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis.
You don’t have to fight this alone
Both professional and pastoral counseling are available for this problem. Bill English and Steve Douglas will meet you with grace, not judgment.
Is your spouse hurting because of this? Spouses can call us too.
A word for people of faith
Research shows that people with strong moral or religious convictions can feel “addicted” mostly because of guilt, even when their use is infrequent. The international diagnosis for compulsive sexual behavior says that distress that comes only from moral disapproval does not, by itself, count. That is why these questions focus on control, escape, and harm rather than on how guilty you feel.
If you scored low but still feel burdened, or if you scored high, grace is available either way, and so is help. Shame keeps people hiding; honest conversation with a counselor or pastor brings things into the light.
If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 (U.S.) right now.