If you responded yes to any of these items your responses suggest that your online sexual behavior may be interfering with some aspect of your life. If you responded yes to any of these items your responses suggest that your online sexual behavior maybe related to you withdrawing from other people emotionally, physically, or sexually. Obsessive thinking involves having thoughts of online sexual images filling your awareness and consciously anticipating when will be the next opportunity to get back to online sexual activity. Compulsive behavior involves seeking out online sexual material until satisfied with the material found and the sexual behavior is completed. Tolerance refers to the idea that you need to view more pornography, or more explicit pornography, to get the same level of arousal as previously was possible with less frequent or less explicit pornography.
Withdrawal refers to the craving that develops to return online sex.
This craving is related to the obsessive thinking referred to above. If you responded yes to any of these items your responses suggest that you may experience emotional distress as a result of your online sexual behavior. Emotional distress refers to the development of negative feelings like shame, guilt, anger, and depression that may result from one negatively evaluating oneself because of the behavior they are engaged in. If you responded yes to any of these items your responses suggest that your online sexual behavior has already had a significant effect on your life. Your online sexual behavior might be out of control and may have negatively affected your relationships, work, or finances.