Sex Addiction Warning Signs

• Compulsive masturbation
• Frequent cheating on spouse or partner
• Multiple or anonymous sexual partners and/or one-night stands
• Consistent and prolonged use of pornography
• High-risk unsafe sex
• Compulsive phone or computer sex (cybersex)
• Prostitution or use of prostitutes / escorts
• Exhibitionism and exposing self in public
• Voyeurism and/or stalking
• Sexual harassment and/or violation of sexual boundaries
• Generally, a person with a sex addiction gains little satisfaction from the sexual activity and forms little or no emotional bond with his or her sex partners.
• The problem of sex addiction often leads to feelings of guilt and shame.
• A sex addict also feels a lack of control over the behavior, despite negative consequences (financial, health, social, and emotional).
• Often someone with a sexual addiction has made several unsuccessful attempts to stop or control the behavior (e.g. discarding porn, deleting phone numbers, etc).