How to tell if you are a sex addict

I wonder how to know if you are a sex addict. I love sex and I think about guys all the time. I think about men's penis and think about being penetrated. I love having him inside of me. I went to bed with a guy and I wasn't in love with him. I did it because I like the fun and excitement of sex. I enjoy having an orgasm. I wished I knew what are the ways you know if you are a sex addict. I also read that the high that drug addicts get is similar to how a body experience sexual climax. So if drug addict look for that drug high is that like how sex addict like me want to have an orgasm. I feel better able to conceratrate on things after I have an orgasm weather or not that orgasm come from a man or from a masturbation experience. I read that healthy people with a healthy sex drive seek sex but it doesn't mean your an addict. But I seek sex and think about guys that I wonder if I'm an addict. I think about guys and sex everyday. The day after I was with a man overnight I think about it all day I think about everything he did every place he touch me, how he touch me, think about the behavior of his penis during all of it, think about how we lay after all the fireworks were over, with our arms and legs and fingers intertwined enjoy the afterglow. I think about how we wake up together. I cant stop thinking about all of this and dont know what it means.

I suppose the fact that you are questioning whether you are an addict or not means that some positive signs are present that may be bothering you.
You can Google 'sex addiction test' and take several screening tests. I don't know how accurate or professional this test is and it would probably be better if you consulted a real professional in person.
I think that for me it would be an increase in occurrence, hiding from/lying to multiple sex partners and taking on more risky behavior.
I think about it daily (I think that is normal), but not all the time.
I hope this helps.

Yes, it's a difficult thing to determine because sexual standards vary by culture and by individual.

However, there are some concrete standards for most people of any station, such as whether your sexual activity is leading to loss of employment, loss of friends, contraction of diseases, causing you to withdraw from your family and normal life, being totally consumed with sex that you fail to complete tasks/meet deadlines, taking on very risky behaviour such as going home with complete strangers and so on.

For women, I think there is sexual addiction but also affection addiction. If you have low self-esteem, male attention and male affection can give you a short-lived boost. (With guilt to come later.)

One example I can give you is a friend who was Maid of Honour for her lifelong friend's wedding. She missed the ceremony completely because the night before the wedding, she met a man out. She slept with him and was so impossibly hooked on the affection that she made up an excuse to skip the the wedding.

Kel x

Like my friend got all bitchy because I cancel plans because I had a guy. But that don't happen all the time and in one case he was still with me mid morning Sunday morning and it was a brunch we plan but I didnt know I would have a guy stay over that night. And I thought she knows guys take priority she cancel with me once when her bf was with her so many don't get how she became a bitch about it. And I dont talk about guys much to other people due to I am afraid of being called a whore. So I keep my sex life secret but except for that my being an addict dont affect mylife I go to work and see family and friends and go places.

This topic is like a trick question to me. I can't see any way for anyone here to give a yes or no answer for your question without more info. We can only go by our own experiences and what we know.
What limit would one put on promiscuous behavior before it "crossed the line"?
This is best done in an interview by a qualified counselor or other professional. Ask them. It would be disingenuous for me to even venture an opinion about you on this.
I don't want you getting hurt with this. This addiction (if that is what it is) can quickly escalate and become progessively dangerous, even with innocent intentions. It isn't my place to determine that.
Be careful out there.

I do feel like I am addicted to sex for different reasons. I think about sex and guys a lot. I went to bed with a man who I wasnt in love with. I crave the physical touch of a man all the touches you can think of including all private places I want him there. I enjoy having a man inside me. I am searching for a guy to be with I want a bf. My friends have their bf and I feel left out so I so d time searching for a guy. When I meet guys I want to know if they are single . There's just so many things I do that make me think I have an addiction problem. I think about guys a lot I think about this subject every single day it's on my mind.

I am also fascinated by the behavior of a man's penis and I enjoy his body. I want to touch and squeeze and hold him in my hands for hours of fun I just love all of that too which makes me think something's wring with me and I'm an addict.

I committed a minor sex crime back when I was 18 and had to go to sex addiction therapy, per court order. Was there for two days. A total of about 10 as a whole, took numerous tests. One was 800 questions long, the other 500. Talked to two separate counselors about sex and sex related things, nothing but that. One male, one female. Both asked pretty much the same questions (it was a test to see if I was more confident in talking to a male over female, or vise versa.). Another test they did was hooking me up to a few machines and testing my brain waves by showing me explicit pictures and non explicit pictures. The explicit ones ranged from men and women in bathing suits to full blown porn. They also showed me pictures of fully dressed children, to be sure there was none of that (and there wasn't, I'm not into kids).

Overall, I was done after two days. They said I was just being a young male, and ruled me out as nornal.

well with me it was when the psyc doc approved chemical castration. its like any addiction it can be mild and ok or way out beyound what you can understand. problem with chem castration is it only works for hormonal drive not mental disorders.they got real grumpy so im on electronic tag and 10 year court order.and before you jump to conclusions im not a paedophile its nothing to do with that. sorry digressed,addiction if its mild can be ok its if it causes problems that u need to act on it.me personally i didnt see and dont see what i was doing was wrong it was them that got grumpy,i just was getting ill from too much. rested now

My personal experience and online addiction quizzes tell that when you're missing out of your family time, relationships, time with friends, important tasks , committments , office work , failing to meet deadlines just because you're involved in a sexual activity or thinking about it.
You're an addict. Otherwise you're not. Little addict or a large one depends on how badly your personal or professional life is getting affected.
Same is with all addictions.

Hope that helps.