Addiction to masturbation and what I have done to overcome it

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If you are reading this then you have the same problem as I do and countless others have, addiction to masturbation and porn. I have been addicted to porn from about the age of nine and I am now 34 years old. I found some of my dads porn videos and I’ve been addicted ever since. I have tried to stop masturbating for years, I’ve watching videos on YouTube therapy and nothing worked I think the longest I’ve ever stopped for was six weeks and then I gave in and started again. I’m a reborn Christian and even with Jesus in my heart and the Holy Spirt convicting me to stop I would still give into the flesh. I’d be full of guilt and repentance and start the process again of fighting and failing over and over but then I started to listen to my heart. I was listening to Jesus and praying to him and then some scripture came to me.
Matthew 5:29-30
29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. Jesus wasn’t saying cut parts of your body of to stop sinning, he was saying cut whatever it is that causes you to sin out of your life! And if your really want to stop you will do just that. This is what I have had to do to keep me from myself.
  1. Set Net Nanny up on ALL computers and give a trusted person (my wife!) the login details, you can not know them because you will only end up giving in.
  2. Block adult sites of your phone. On my iPhone I’ve gone into setting, Screen Time then Content & privacy restrictions ticked restrict adult content then have a trusted person (my wife!) make a pin for it that only she knows.
  3. Chuck all your masturbation materials in the bin and make sure it’s bin day so that you don’t go rooting for it before the bin man has been!
  4. Pray to our lord and saviour Jesus Christ and listen to him not your flesh. Mathew 26:41
    41‘ Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
    If this helps anyone, all the glory the our load and saviour Jesus Christ. God bless you all 🙏
 
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First and foremost, frequent confession, a good spiritual director. The Sacraments are vehicles of Grace.
 
Apologies, I don’t mean to be inappropriate I just want to help people.
In Christ 🙏
 
God love you in your struggles.

Some additional advice, fast at least twice a week and cut back on your consumption of carnis (flesh of warm blooded animals) and processed sugars. In your struggle for control of your body you have to fast. Think of it like a medieval Siege.

In siege warfare, the attacking army surrounds the opposing Castle or City, and cuts off outside access to food and water. The sieging army than waits it out for the target to starve enough for them to surrender to your terms. Just like a siege, you fasting is just sieging down your body until it submits to your mind and your lower passions get extinguished.

Here are some sermons on the importance of fasting:



Oh and pray the rosary everyday
 
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You’re brave to bring this up, thank you! I think a lot of people struggle alone because of shame and fear, and that’s not how to handle it at all. Guys need guy support, girls need girl support, SUPPORT! Support is good! Have you ever heard of Jason Evert and Matt Fradd?
 
Dominusvobiscum1 said:
Thank you.
But this is an inappropriate conversation for these forums I believe. Many men and women alike do struggle with this, and it is a battle for sure. Speak to a priest about coping skills. You won’t stop overnight but overtime you can overcome it with Gods grace.
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How is it inappropriate? There are hundreds of masturbation threads on the forums. The OP didn’t go into graphic detail about it.
Report it if you think it’s inappropriate but as far as I can see it’s not breaking any forum rules.
 
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I understand that this subject gets brought up all the time but sometimes you can take snippets of advice out of each post and use that in your own battle.
In Christ
 
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I just tried to watch them but couldn’t because of the blocks on my phone! But thanks again and have a blessed day.
In Christ
 
Dominusvobiscum1 said:
That is the point.
I am not reporting it because it is a problem but the topic has been said a million times and people get the same answers. It is inappropriate because this subject gets brought up by someone every other day and it is a broken record. We all know masturbation is an epidemic, it needs to be addressed, but on here we do not know this persons past or other factors that are best served for the OP to seek guidance from a priest.
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There are many topics that get rehashed over and over again: NFP, birth control, annulments, affairs, spousal abuse…the list goes on.
The whole point of the forum is for people to post about issues they are having and get “Catholic Answers”. Nobody says it’s supposed to replace the role of a spiritual director/priest.

I do find it very odd, and a little rude, when people say things to the effect of: “Why are you asking strangers on the internet”
I mean, that’s why the forum exists. If you think a topic is being redone too much you can always ask the forum admins to do something about it. Other than that, I think your comments are a bit insensitive and also not actually helpful to the OP at all.
And not just your comments but all comments to that effect.
 
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This site isn’t just a cold-drifted resource text. This is supposed to also be a living, breathing place where we can support each other in our struggles and give each other the hand up when needed.

Or at least it used to be like that.

These days? Maybe not so much
 
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Like @TridentH said, we’re all civil here and it seems to be fine and take up the same amount of internet space as a regular cat video; why not gain a support group rather than just lose a few seconds to a purring kitten?

Bad analogy but I should be in bed and I am not so shrug
 
Try to control your gaze. If you can control what you look at, it will be easier to fight against lust/masturbation. If you’re watching football on TV and the cheerleaders appear on screen, look away. If you live in a city in which there are a lot of billboards, don’t look at them. Don’t look at the magazines at the checkout aisles when you go to Wal-Mart. I think you get my point; what we look at matters. Control your gaze. 🙂
 
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