Is finding answers and paraphrasing cheating? Sometimes I have trouble coming to conclusions on my own sometimes and I really do love learning but...

I sometimes scour the internet looking for answers to homework questions and then paraphrase them. I honestly retain and understand better from this, although I know I'm avoiding penalties by doing it.

Do you think this would violate an academic integrity policy? I am never copying the answers, strictly putting them in my own words, and often shortening them to the main points.

Thanks!
Nobody can answer this question except your instructor.  Academic integrity policies vary wildly from one course to the next.  Some instructors explicitly allow consulting outside sources; others explicitly forbid it, even with proper citation.  Which policies are appropriate, and in which contexts, depends on the class.

If you find yourself unwilling to ask your instructor, for example because you think even asking the question might get into trouble or subject your work to additional unwanted scrutiny, that's an excellent sign that you believe it's cheating.  But if you think it's cheating, you're not going to do it.  (Right?)  So you have nothing to fear by asking the instructor.