Sexual Addiction

Three of more of the following criteria may indicate a problem with sexual addiction: *frequently engaging in more sex and with more partners than intended *being preoccupied with or persistently craving sex *wanting to cut down and unsuccessfully attempting to limit sexual activity *continually engaging in excessive sexual activity despite the desire to stop *spending considerable time in activities related to sex (eg. cruising for partners, spending hours on-line visiting pornographic web sites *neglecting obligations in pursuit of sex *continually engaging in sexual behaviors despite negative consequences *escalating the scope or frequency of sexual activity to achieve the desired effect *feeling irritable when unable to engage in desired behavior