Pornography Addiction Test: What It Measures and Your Score

Do you watch pornography more often than you would like, do you try to stop without succeeding, or do you notice that it affects your real-life relationships? These signals deserve a clear assessment. This test explores four dimensions of your relationship with pornography, without judgement. Compulsive use measures the frequency and the automatic quality of the consumption, beyond what you actually want. Tolerance and escalation assess the need for more frequent, longer or more intense content in order to obtain the same effect. Impact on intimacy and relationships reveals the consequences for your real sexuality and your relationship. Loss of control identifies unsuccessful attempts to stop, secrecy, shame and the suffering associated with the consumption. Each dimension receives a detailed score with analysis and personalised recommendations. The results help you situate your consumption and identify whether it warrants specialised support.

In the article that follows, I explore screen and digital addictions. If you recognise yourself in this theme, I designed a cyberaddiction test that helps you take stock of your relationship with screens and apps. It comes with a guide to extend your reflection beyond the results. I also wrote a book on this subject, The Practical CBT Guide, if you would like to go further.

What the test measures

• The tendency to view pornography in an automatic, frequent and irrepressible way
• The need for more frequent, longer or more intense content in order to obtain the same effect
• The consequences for your real sexuality, your relationship and your other relationships
• Unsuccessful attempts to stop, secrecy, shame and suffering linked to the consumption
• It measures your current readiness to acknowledge the impact of this subject on your life and to engage in a process of change.

How to interpret your score

The result should be read as an intensity, not as a diagnosis:

• Low: Your answers suggest an overall balanced and controlled relationship with pornography. Clinically, the key indicators — absence of compulsive automatism, no notable escalation, intimate life preserved, control maintained without distress — fall within the range of non-problematic recreational use. Reference criteria (such as DSM-5, ICD-11) clearly distinguish this profile from addictive use. This does not mean that no vigilance is required: behavioural addictions often become established gradually and imperceptibly. Maintaining awareness of your habits and diversity in your sources of pleasure remains the best long-term protection.
• Moderate: Your answers suggest the presence of a few warning signals that deserve attention without reaching a severe problematic level. Clinically, this intermediate profile is characteristic of a zone of vulnerability: certain mechanisms associated with behavioural addictions — emerging automatism, slight escalation, first impacts on intimacy — are beginning to appear without yet forming an established clinical picture. It is precisely at this stage that intervention is most effective and least costly. Becoming aware of these signals and adjusting your habits now makes it possible, in the vast majority of cases, to avoid an evolution towards entrenched problematic use.
• High: Your answers suggest the presence of several signs characteristic of problematic pornography use that significantly affects your daily life. Clinically, this profile — which probably combines varying degrees of automatism, escalation, impact on intimacy and difficulty controlling consumption — corresponds to what the reference criteria (such as DSM-5, ICD-11) identify as the constitutive markers of a behavioural addiction. The associated suffering, even when it is unspoken or minimised, is real. It is important to recognise that this picture is treatable: recognised approaches such as specialised CBT have effective protocols for working on these mechanisms.
• Very high: Your answers suggest an overall picture matching the characteristics of a severe pornography addiction, a source of significant suffering. Clinically, this profile combines the main criteria recognised by the reference models (such as DSM-5, ICD-11): marked loss of control, advanced tolerance, severe impact on intimate or social life, unsuccessful attempts to stop and associated emotional distress. This level of severity goes beyond what individual strategies can resolve on their own. It is essential to underline that this picture is known, documented and treatable: effective clinical protocols exist and professionals trained in this kind of support can provide real help.

What your full report contains

Beyond the 5 free questions, the detailed PDF report (from €2.90) includes:

• Introduction: This report presents the results of your assessment of your relationship with pornography, across four dimensions: compulsive use, tolerance and escalation, impact on intimacy and relationships, and loss of control.
• Overall Score: Your overall score is {globalScore}%, which corresponds to a {globalLevel} level.
• Analysis by Dimension: Here is the breakdown of your scores by dimension, to identify the most sensitive aspects of your consumption.
• Recommendations: Based on your results, here are personalised avenues for finding a calmer relationship with sexuality.
• Resources: To go further, a psychologist, sex therapist or addiction specialist can support you. Approaches such as CBT are effective for behavioural addictions.

The first 5 questions are free; the full personalised report (your precise score, your profile by dimension, your recommendations) is paid.

When to take this test

• You recognise yourself in the themes of addiction, pornography and sexuality, and you want to see things more clearly.
• You want a structured reading rather than a vague impression.
• You are looking for an objective starting point before talking to a professional if needed.

FAQ

How long does the test take? 64 questions, around 15 min. The first 5 are free. Does the test make a diagnosis? No. It measures an intensity and provides reference points; only a professional can make a diagnosis. Are my answers confidential? Yes: the test is 100% anonymous and the report is delivered directly to you.

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