1. Do you spend increasing amounts of online time focused on sexual or romantic intrigue or involvement?

2. Are you involved in multiple romantic or sexual affairs in chat rooms or message boards?

3. Do you feel online sexual or romantic “affairs” do not necessarily violate relationship commitments?

4. Have you tried and failed to cut down on online sexual or romantic involvement?

5. Does Internet porn use interfere with work (i.e., late to work, or tired, due to previous night’s use, or surfing during the workday)?

6. Does online use interfere with relationships (i.e., you minimize or lie to partner about Internet activity; spend less time with partner, family)?

7. Are you intensely engaged in collecting Internet pornography?

8. Do you engage in fantasy acts or experiences that would be illegal if carried out (i.e., rape, child molestation)?

9. Has your social or family time decreased because of online fantasy?

10. Do you hide or lie about how much time you spend online or the type of sexual and romantic fantasy you engage in?

11. Do you engage sexually or romantically with people you meet online, despite being in a committed relationship?

12. Do friends or family complain increasingly, or express concern, about the amount of time you spend online?

13. Do you frequently become angry or irritable when asked to get offline and engage with partners, family or friends?

14. Has the primary focus of your sexual or romantic life become more and more related to computer activity (including pornographic CD or DVD use)?

Source: The Sexual Recovery Institute in Los Angeles uses this checklist to gauge sexually compulsive or addictive behavior. Multiple “yes” answers may signal a need for help, according to Executive Director Robert Weiss, co-author of two books on cybersex addiction.

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