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Porn Addiction Test: A Self-Reflection Tool

Twelve questions, six patterns, scored separately rather than as one score. Not a diagnosis, and nothing you enter here leaves your browser.

By The Firmhold Team · Published 17 August 2026

Every factual claim here is sourced at the bottom of the page.

What's in this guide

What this is, and what it is not#

Search for a porn addiction test or quiz and you will mostly find one of two things: a wall of treatment-centre marketing, or a quiz that hands back a single dramatic-sounding score with no real basis. This is neither.

It is a self-reflection exercise built around six patterns that come up often when people describe compulsive porn use to themselves: control, time, preoccupation, consequences, using it to cope, and secrecy. Each one is scored separately, on its own, rather than combined into one number. Nowhere on this page will you see a percentage or a label telling you what you have.

It is not a diagnosis, and it cannot be one. Only a licensed clinician, working with you directly, can diagnose a behavioral addiction. What this can do is give you a more honest starting point than a memory of how things have felt lately, which is usually the only information anyone has when they type a question like this into a search bar.

Take the assessment#

This is a self-reflection exercise, not a diagnostic instrument. It asks about six patterns we chose to ask about, not a validated psychological test. It cannot tell you whether you have a behavioral addiction. Only a licensed clinician can do that. Nothing you enter here is stored or sent anywhere. It's calculated in your browser and gone when you leave the page.

Control

I've tried to cut back or stop and it didn't stick.
Once I start, I have trouble stopping even when I meant to.

Time

The amount of time I spend on this has grown, even though I didn't plan for it to.
I've noticed myself choosing it over things I'd usually rather be doing.

Preoccupation

I think about it at times when I would rather not be (at work, with people, trying to sleep).
I catch myself planning around it, even in small ways.

Consequences

It's affected my sleep, my work, or how present I am with people.
I've been late, distracted, or checked out because of it.

Using it to cope

I turn to it specifically to deal with stress, loneliness, or boredom, more than for any other reason.
It's often the first thing I reach for when something feels hard.

Secrecy

I've hidden it, downplayed it, or lied about it, even to people close to me.
I feel like I have to keep this separate from the rest of my life.

Common questions#

Is this an official porn addiction quiz or test?

No. There is no single official, universally-agreed test for this, and we are not a clinic. This is an original set of reflection questions we wrote ourselves, not derived from or validated against any named clinical instrument. Treat it as a structured way to think about your own patterns, not an official screening tool.

Can this actually diagnose a porn addiction?

No, and it does not try to. A diagnosis requires a licensed clinician, in person, using their own judgment. Nothing online can substitute for that, including this.

Why does it give six separate results instead of one score?

Because a single number inviting you to read it as a diagnosis is exactly what a tool like this should not do. Six separate, honest signals are more useful and more accurate than one score pretending to be more certain than it is.

Is my data saved anywhere?

No. Every answer and every result is calculated in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server, logged, or stored. Close the tab and it is gone.

What should I do if several patterns scored High?

That is worth paying attention to, but it still is not a diagnosis. If this is causing you real distress, a licensed therapist is worth more than any tool. If you want to understand your own pattern over time rather than take a one-off snapshot, that is what Firmhold is built for.

A note on sources#

This page makes no claims that need an external citation, so there is nothing to list here in the usual sense. The instrument above is original: we wrote it ourselves, it is not derived from or validated against Patrick Carnes' Sexual Addiction Screening Test or any other named clinical instrument, and it does not claim to be a validated psychological test. For the general mechanism behind why relapses cluster around specific conditions rather than being random, see why do I keep relapsing, which does cite its sources.

  • No external sources are cited on this page. See above for why.

This is general information rather than medical advice. If this is causing you real distress or doing real damage to your life, a qualified therapist will be worth more to you than any tool, including this one.

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