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Sex and sexuality is among one of the greatest gifts that God has given to man. It is one of the driving forces of humanity. In the right context it energizes and empowers. Sex is the most intimate and personal connection a person can have with another human being. Many have called it the cement that solidifies long lasting relationships. But sex also has the power to strip away that which makes us human and separates us from those we love the most. Wars have been fought, relationships built and destroyed, men, women, children across this planet abused and killed all for pursuit and result of sex.

So how are you to know if sex or your sexuality is enriching your life or overshadowing and extinguishing your very essence as a human being? That is not an easy question to answer. Many of the same acts and feelings in one relationship are good and even Godly and in another devastatingly destructive. The very act of asking the question is the first and sometimes most difficult step to take. The next step is taking a brief self survey. To assist you in this journey, the Sexual Addiction Screening Test (SAST) is provided below. Be honest with yourself and answer each yes or nor question as truthfully as possible. If you should discover what you may already know, that you may have a problem, there is hope. There is a road that multitudes have traveled before you to freedom and healing. But start by simply taking the survey.

The Sexual Addiction Screening Test (SAST)

Read through each question carefully. Check a box to answer YES or leave it unchecked to answer NO to each as it applies to you.

  1. Were you sexually abused as a child or adolescent?

  2. Have you subscribed or regularly purchased sexually explicit magazines like Playboy or Penthouse?

  3. Did your parents have trouble with sexual behavior?

  4. Do you often find yourself preoccupied with sexual thoughts?

  5. Do you feel that your sexual behavior is not normal?

  6. Does your spouse [or significant other(s)] ever worry or complain about your sexual behavior?

  7. Do you have trouble stopping your sexual behavior when you know it is inappropriate?

  8. Do you ever feel bad about your sexual behavior?

  9. Has your sexual behavior ever created problems for you or your family?

  10. Have you ever sought help for sexual behavior you did not like?

  11. Have you ever worried about people finding out about your sexual activities?

  12. Has anyone been hurt emotionally because of your sexual behavior?

  13. Are any of your sexual activities against the law?

  14. Have you made promises to yourself to quit some aspect of your sexual behavior?

  15. Have you made efforts to quit a type of sexual activity and failed?

  16. Do you have to hide some of your sexual behavior from others?

  17. Have you attempted to stop some parts of your sexual activity?

  18. Have you ever felt degraded by your sexual behavior?

  19. Has sex been a way for you to escape your problems?

  20. When you have sex, do you feel depressed afterwards?

  21. Have you felt the need to discontinue a certain form of sexual activity?

  22. Has your sexual activity interfered with your family life?

  23. Have you been sexual with minors?

  24. Do you feel controlled by your sexual desire?

  25. Do you ever think your sexual desire is stronger than you are?

Thanks for taking the SAST. Press the button to review your test.

Thank you.

Robert Bly

Pastor

"I've been there and I've played that game. It took years for me to face my problem. At my lowest point I know I got careless, and even bolder in my use of porn. My wife caught me and some of your wives have caught some of you too. I could have, and likely should have been caught publicly. Thankfully that didn't happen, and when God's spirit broke through the dense fog of porn, and I responded during this period of grace, my ministry (and marriage) was preserved. It could have gone differently. I could have received that dreaded phone call from an elder, telling me that the church secretary had found something on my computer, or a member saw me in the adult section of a video store."