RECREATIONAL CYBERSEX USERS

• "Appropriate recreational users" seem to be able to explore sex on the Internet without any sign of their behavior becoming problematic. A playful distraction; not meaningful.


• "Inappropriate recreational users" may, for example, show a sex-related site they discovered on the Net to a colleague or a friend who is not interested in the information or is even embarrassed by it.

PROBLEMATIC CYBERSEX USERS

• "Discovery Group" are those who have no previous problem with online sex or any history of problematic sexual behavior. After they do discover the cyberworld, they quickly start making unhealthy choices.


• "Predisposed Group" are those who have had their first out-of-control sexual behavior on the Internet while obsessing over unacted-on sexual fantasies and urges. Without the Net, they might not have developed a sexual addiction problem.


• "Lifelong Sexually Compulsive Group" are those whose out-of-control sexual behavior on the Net is part of an ongoing and severe sexual behavior problem. They feel compelled to engage in computer-driven romantic or sexual activity to the detriment of their personal lives.