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Am I a Love Addict? Take the Love Addiction Screening Test

The following 25 questions are designed to be used as a guideline for identifying signs of love addiction. They are not intended to provide a sure-fire method of diagnosis, nor can negative answers to these questions provide absolute assurance that love addiction is not present. Many love addicts have varying patterns which can result in very different ways of approaching and answering these questions. Despite this fact, we have found that short, to-the-point questions can be an effective a tool for self-diagnosis. We understand that the diagnosis of love addiction is a matter that needs to be both very serious and very private. We hope that these questions will prove helpful.

Adapted by Aaron Alan, MFT, CSAT from Pia Mellody, Patrick Carnes, and SLAA’s “40 Questions for Self Diagnosis”

Total Yes Answers:

If you answered Yes to 0-3 Q’s – you’re probably not love addicted

If you answered Yes to 4-6 Q’s – you may have a problem

If you answered Yes to 7 or more questions, we suggest you seek help for love addiction. Our skilled love & addiction therapy team will teach you how to overcome love addiction through comprehensive love addiction treatment and love addiction support groups. The clinical staff of Center for Healthy Sex is available by phone at 310.843.9902 or email info@thecenterforhealthysex.com

In addition to CHS, there are many resources to help those suffering from destructive sexual behavior.

Consider reading some books about sex and love addiction, or view these websites about love addiction, including national 12-Step love addiction groups and love addiction therapy referrals outside Los Angeles.

Our expert therapists begin with the Patrick Carnes task-centered approach, followed by EMDR to resolve underlying trauma. Our work is complete when our clients have established a healthy sex life free of shame and secrets.

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Yes No	1.	Have you ever tried to control how often you would see someone romantically?
Yes No	2.	Do you ever get “high” from romance, fantasy or intrigue?
Yes No	3.	Do you feel desperation or uneasiness when away from your lover or sexual partner?
Yes No	4.	Do you believe that a romantic relationship will make your life bearable?
Yes No	5.	Are you unable to stop seeing a specific person even though you know that person is destructive to you?
Yes No	6.	Do you have difficulty being alone?
Yes No	7.	Do you feel that life would have little or no meaning without a love relationship?
Yes No	8.	Do you replace ended relationships immediately?
Yes No	9.	Do you find that you have a pattern of repeating bad relationships?
Yes No	10.	Does attention to your romantic relationships help you to cope with or escape from life’s problems?
Yes No	11.	Do you find yourself flirting with or sexualizing someone even if you do not mean to?
Yes No	12.	Do you ever find yourself in relationships you are unable to leave?
Yes No	13.	Do you feel that you don’t want anyone to know about your sexual or romantic activities?
Yes No	14.	Have you had sex with someone so that they will like you better or love you more?
Yes No	15.	Do you make promises to yourself concerning your sexual or romantic behavior that you find you cannot follow?
Yes No	16.	Do you believe that someone can “fix” you or “make it better”?
Yes No	17.	Do you feel that you’re not “really alive” unless you are with your sexual/romantic partner?
Yes No	18.	Have you ever threatened your financial stability, reputation, or standing in the community by pursuing a love relationship?
Yes No	19.	Do you believe that the problems in your love life result from continuing to remain with the “wrong” person?
Yes No	20.	Do you often feel an instant closeness and complete connection with people you just met?
Yes No	21.	Do you need to have sex, or “fall in love” in order to feel like a “real man” or a “real woman”?
Yes No	22.	Are you unable to concentrate on other areas of your life because of romantic thoughts or feelings you are having about another person?
Yes No	23.	Have you ever wished you could stop or control your sexual and romantic activities for a given period of time?
Yes No	24.	Do you feel that your life is unmanageable because of your excessive relationship needs?
Yes No	25.	Have you ever thought that there might be more you could do with your life if you were not so driven by sexual and romantic pursuits?