Help,I'm having a really hard time confessing and going through some trials

[iuly093]

Hello!

In general it’s very hard for me to go to confession,especially because I suffer from anxiety and because I find that some of my sins are super embarassing,AND the priest knows me and my family.
Ladies here,has anyone had problems with lust?I didn’t watch porn,I didn’t masturbate and yet I struggle with lust 24/7(about men and women).It’s like I have a man’s eyes,I’m very visual and almost everything disturbs my peace. I watched a lot of movies and tv shows while growing up that didn’t have good scenes in them and my friends were always talking about perverted things and I learned too,so now I’m paying for it.I can’t get rid of it.I’ve had it since I was a kid.What do I do?I’ve read about St Catherine of Siena,that she struggled for a few days with a trial like this,but me,it’s been my whole life.And I feel like the more I want to turn to God,the worse it gets,the flow of thoughts and images is hard to control.
How on earth do I confess without the priest thinking I’m an abomination?

 

[edward_george1]

How on earth do I confess without the priest thinking I’m an abomination?

Just confess. I’ve heard thousands of confessions and you’re not talking about anything I haven’t heard.

Think about it, you were able to get on the internet and tell dozens of random strangers your sins. You do so because it’s anonymous. How is confession any different? Go anonymously, confess simply what you’ve done, and be done with it. The priest doesn’t have to know who you are, and I promise you he won’t remember it.

-Fr ACEGC

 

[RolandThompsonGunner]

How on earth do I confess without the priest thinking I’m an abomination?

The above poster is actually a priest, so I won’t try to improve on what he said, but I’ll just add “why do you think you’re an abomination?” Almost everyone struggles with lustful thoughts sometimes. This is a totally normal, run of the mill thing to confess. The priest is not going to think you’re weird.

And keep in mind, it’s not like you need to confess the embarrassing details.

 

[Vico]

… the flow of thoughts and images is hard to control …

Of course that is temptation! But there is no sin in temptation. The idea is to not dwell on them and try to banish them. Sin is always something voluntary.