Feeling powerless to overcome 7 deadly sins

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I am 23, and a single male convert.
I was a bad teenager.
I was filled with rage and hatred for many years.
And had a serious porn addiction.
Now, I am porn free since 2018,
But anger, sloth, gluttony (and to a lesser but still serious extent the other four deadly sins) seem to rule in my life.
I started low.
Maybe I should be more patient.
I prayed a rosary every day last year (almost).

I am, daily, grumpy, directionless, unsociable, and afraid.
I battle serious mental illness.

Help.
 
Maybe you need to seek help for your mental health. Probably some of your mental health problems play a role in your struggles. There is probably a reason you feel so much anger and hatred that may have been caused by some event or hurt in your past. You need to get out of the rut and start working on improving yourself and you may need someone to help you. Can you see a counselor? Or even talking through it with someone you trust could help
 
I went through 4-5 years of therapy and things didn’t get a whole lot better. But you’re right, I should probably get a therapist.

It’s very hard to tell whether what I do or think is a moral failure, or just my illness.
 
Honestly, it sounds pretty normal to my experience. But if you genuinely believe you have a mental illness, please see your doctor.
For the other stuff, you just went through a tough part of your life that many experience at different levels. My suggestion is to set a goal you want to achieve, or even a few. Focus on reaching these goals and even exceed them. But also, don’t lose focus on your faith!
 
You have conquered the major part of the battle. I too struggle with anger, sloth and gluttony. These are part of the long game. Other corrections would be to avoid sin in places like music, movies television, the internet and the media. Sounds like your life will become empty, but in fact you will find peace and contentment in other endeavours.
Continue with the rosary. Our Lady will deliver us in these times especially, as our Lady has give a special effacacy in our times. The path to God is an uphill path. Otherwise we go down. There is no in between.

God bless you on your journey.
 
I get that. I’ve tried several therapists for years with little improvement or help from them. It’s so hard and has made me feel very discouraged.

While some of your actions or failures may be partly your fault/within your control, I’m sure they are greatly influenced by your mental health.

I hope you can work through it and get the help you need. I imagine you are suffering a lot

You already show you are capable of improvement and changing just by stoping porn. That’s a huge feat
 
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Remember, our strength comes from God and from frequent reception of the Sacraments.

Praying the rosary daily for a year shows great discipline!

Seek medical help, stay close to Jesus.
 
Is Mass just once weekly “frequent” enough, per se?
 
Congrats on the quits of pornography. I’m clean since Feb 2014 myself. Tons of respect to u as a young man. Though I don’t know how “bad” u may mean with ur former teen years… I do know that the work of overcoming as muchas possible the 7 deadly sins, is on goin…I’m older than u…fyi…but trying to overcome anger,envy, and most of all prideful arrogance is work still…

I’ve had my bouts of depression, and been on the recieving end of enough false witness and false narratives to be grateful almost , bit not of course, equal to Christ’s suffering…its no joke to see how fast and wrong life can turn. Prayer and gratitude are my spiritual weapons… I guess one might say weaponized prayer…

I care about u man…I mean that…I e seen a lot of people overcome stigmas to mental illness…
 
‘Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.’ - St Augustine
 
Thank you very much for your post… yes porn is a great thing to be free from… its nothing short of a miracle that I’m free from it (the desire for it is gone due to a newfound hatred of sin that I gained in Nov 2018…

I hope to be a saint, I know I will be praying for the seriously mentally ill in heaven

Peace in Christ
 
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