Porn is one subject that is a major concern around the world. One of the leading adult entertainment websites Pornhub stating that around 4.6 billion hours of porn was viewed in 2016 by just users registered on their website. While this is probably for entertainment or educational use only, the major concern about pornography is addiction.
Though many of you out there would admit to watching porn for various reasons, most might not know that they are highly addicted till they one day find out about it. So how do you know if you have a problem?
The Metro UK reports that psychologists from Beáta BÅ‘the of Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary have devices a test that can reveal if you are a problematic user or not. Their research has suggested that the ‘problem’ porn users tend to become obsessed with porn and watch more than 110 minutes of adult content each week. The researchers have developed a set of questions that can pinpoint problem porn users.
The researchers state that viewing porn is not problematic and may have little or no negative impact on a user’s personal life. However, it can become problematic in the longer run and can cause negative impact of one’s relationship or job.
If you watch porn regularly, and think you aren’t addicted — think twice. Take the test below and you could get your answer. Do note: The test is meant as an initial assessment and a true diagnosis of pornography addition can only be made through in-depth interviews and alike.
Are you addicted to porn? Stop masturbating for a second and take this test
Answer the following questions, rating them by how much you feel they apply to you from 1 to 7, where:
1 = never, 2 = rarely, 3 = occasionally, 4 = sometimes, 5 = often, 6 = very often, 7 = all the time
- I felt that porn is an important part of my life
- I used porn to restore the tranquillity of my feelings
- I felt porn caused problems in my sexual life
- I felt that I had to watch more and more porn for satisfaction
- I unsuccessfully tried to reduce the amount of porn I watch
- I became stressed when something prevented me from watching porn
- I thought about how good it would be to watch porn
- Watching porn got rid of my negative feelings
- Watching porn prevented me from bringing out the best in me
- I felt that I needed more and more porn in order to satisfy my needs
- When I vowed not to watch porn any more, I could only do it for a short period of time
- I became agitated when I was unable to watch porn
- I continually planned when to watch porn
- I released my tension by watching porn
- I neglected other leisure activities as a result of watching porn
- I gradually watched more ‘extreme’ porn, because the porn I watched before was less satisfying
- I resisted watching porn for only a little while before I relapsed
- I missed porn greatly when I didn’t watch it for a while
- Add the scores for all the questions together. A score of 76 or higher suggests problematic levels of pornography use.
