TIPSA - Betrayal Trauma Assessment - Trauma Inventory for Partners Sex Addiction

Take the TIPSA and download a free 15 page ebook with your results and customized tips on how to recover from betrayal trauma.

Betrayed partners can experience significant trauma. This a modified version of the TIPSA (Trauma Inventory for Partners–Sex Addiction), originally created by Kevin Skinner, Shondell Knowlton, and Jill Manning in 2017 to assess PTSD symptoms in women who experience trauma due to their husbands’ betrayal due to sexual compulsivity, excessive pornography, or infidelity. Please be gentle with yourself if you find yourself triggered. Take a pause, back away, or contact a CSAT or APSATS therapist to process your trauma if necessary. This information is very valuable to help provide a treatment plan.

Download a sample results file.

Sample TIPSA Results

Modified TIPSA Trauma Inventory for Partners with Sex Addiction

Name

First Last

Email(Required)

Gender

Age

Relationship Status

Please carefully review each question and mark the response that most accurately describes your experiences.

I have feelings of helplessness since discovering my partner’s behaviors.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

My partner threatens to hurt me in some way if I do not comply with his/her sexual fantasies.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

Due to my partner’s sexual behaviors I have become concerned that I might contract a sexually transmitted disease.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

Since discovering my partner’s behaviors, I have a hard time determining who is safe to be around and who is not safe to be around.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I felt safe with my partner until I discovered his/her sexual behaviors.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I feel like my partner will never stop sexually acting out.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

Since learning of my partner's behaviors, he/she has hurt, hit, or threatened me.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

Since learning of my partner's behaviors, I am afraid of my partner.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

My partner’s behaviors remind me of experiences I had earlier in my life.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

Since discovering my partner’s behaviors, I can’t look at him without thinking about them.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I have disturbing dreams that remind me of my partner’s sexual problems.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

When my partner tries to get close to me or we are sexually intimate I cannot help but question whether my partner is thinking about me or things he/she has done.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I have episodes where I feel like I am reliving the event over and over again.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I have a hard time with media because so many things remind me of what my partner has done.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I have a hard time being in public places with my partner because I have become highly sensitive to what my partner is looking at.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

If I am exposed to things that remind me of what my partner has done, I suddenly become physically ill (i.e. nauseous, head- aches, anxiety, vomit).(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I struggle to think of other things besides what my partner has done.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I spend a lot of energy trying to avoid thinking about my partner’s behaviors.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I engage in behaviors that distract me (i.e., excessive reading, sleeping, eating, drinking) from thinking about my partner’s behavior.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I avoid sexual contact with my partner since discovering his/her behavior.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

Since discovering my partner’s behavior I get distracted easily.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I avoid going to places or locations where people could be dressed scantily (e.g. mall, swimming pool, parks)(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I intentionally plan activities to avoid being around my partner.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I feel like my partner acts out because I am not good enough.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I feel like it is my fault that my partner sexually acts out.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

After what my partner has done I feel like it is hard to trust anyone.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I feel ashamed because of what my partner has done.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

Since I discovered my partner’s behavior I hold back from people who used to be close to me.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

When I am in social settings I don’t feel like I belong anymore.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

Since discovering my partner’s behaviors, I feel like I am different than everyone else.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I feel like my spouse would not be this way if society was not so bad.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

Since learning of my partner’s behavior I have difficulty falling asleep.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

After discovering my partner’s sexual behaviors, I find that I am increasingly angry in response to my partner.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I find that I am more critical in conversations with my partner since discovering his/her behavior.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I feel like I am emotionally on edge more now than I used to be before all this happened.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I find it harder to focus on what is going on around me since I discovered my partner’s behavior.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I closely monitor my partner’s behaviors.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

When I am around my partner, I am constantly trying to read his/her emotions.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I feel more anxious since I learned of my partner’s behavior.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

I am worried that I may follow through on an impulse to hurt myself.(Required)

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

How long have you known about your partner's involvement in pornography or other sexual behaviors?(Required)

Less than two months

2-6 months

6 months to a year

1-5 years

6-10 years

more than 10 years

How long have you been experiencing the symptoms described in this assessment ?(Required)

Less than two months

2-6 months

6 months to a year

1-5 years

6-10 years

more than 10 years

Review and uncheck if not applicable

I am a current or possible future client of Karuna Healing Recovery Coaching and Therapy Services and consent to allow my therapist or coach to view my report in order to analyze and discuss the results with me.

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