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Holly3278
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Hey everyone. I made a promise to God this morning that I was not going to smoke any more cigarettes at all ever again. Well, I had a really bad craving and ended up smoking. Did I commit a mortal sin?
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ahs
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No. You fell, and now you can pick yourself up again and ask God for the grace to get through this one day without another smoke. Be strong, and don’t let a bad day (a day when you end up puffing on the cancer stick) get you down. Each day is its own.
(It took me 7 years to give up tobacco…
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(It took me 7 years to give up tobacco…
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bmullins
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Did you do it purposely to slap God in the face? Did you say I know I said I wouldn’t but I don’t care what you think God, I’m gonna do it anyway! That’s mortal sin. Not being able to withstand a craving is venial. (It can lead to mortal sin though if we don’t address it and keep fighting.)
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Buck_Crosswhite
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Don’t make promises you can’t keep.
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LayingHands
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It is a sin, which you can readily confess to and have absolved…it is a very hard thing to break this addiction without help…my daughter has struggled on and off. I tried to help with nicotine patches, nicotine gum and even those vaporizer cigarettes which mimic and appease the mind…I’ve heard putting a carrot or pencil in your mouth may help too as something to put in your mouth, until the worst of the urge subsides.
Good Luck and GOD Bless and do not make promises to GOD, which you may find impossible to keep…
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Monte_RCMS
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Next time you go to confession, mention it … see what thoughts the priest has to offer.
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martininthefiel
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That is a bit harsh.
Addiction is a terrible thing. Cut yourself some slack. You may want to get professional help, or work with a ‘quitting partner’ whom you can call when the urge is too much to handle.
Try doing it a day at a time. The first 72 hours is worst.
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martininthefiel
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Oh…drink lots of water to flush your system.
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Barbkw
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It is best with addictions to not make promises. It adds pressure to a head of steam.
Instead, see the addiction as an unusual annoying blessing which will always keep you connected to Jesus / saints / angels / friends / etc. for support.
As above, when you fall, accept it as a normal course of harnessing in compulsive behaviors. The actions all - take time, commitment, forgiveness, diligence and fortitude.
Instead, see the addiction as an unusual annoying blessing which will always keep you connected to Jesus / saints / angels / friends / etc. for support.
As above, when you fall, accept it as a normal course of harnessing in compulsive behaviors. The actions all - take time, commitment, forgiveness, diligence and fortitude.
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Rascalking
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Er…no.
Addiction is a hideous sickness that can creep up at times your least expecting it. You need to delvelop the tools to conquer it, but speaking from personal experience, many addiction cravings don’t ever go away, you just have to learn to deal with them/avoid them, or run from them.
You didn’t commit a mortal sin at all, at the very worst, it’s veinal, and even a small on at that. If it’s bothering you, speak to a priest.
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Jesusismyfriend
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I agree that it is a “sin” but I question if it is a “Mortal sin.” Isn’t mortal sin one that leads to damnation or spiritual death? I believe if you spent your whole life making promises to God and intentionally broke them, that could become a mortal sin. People make promises to God and break them all the time./ Or sometimes it takes time to quit doing something wrong. I think God will honour the fact that you WANT and TRY to give up smoking because you don’t think God approves. And someday He will give you the strenth to quit. Not until you are ready though.
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Barbkw
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I wouldn’t describe them as such.
To me, my addictions are learned responses to stimuli. Unfortuneately I trained myself incorrectly (basically took the wrong path).
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Rascalking
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Speaking from personal experience
, I would describe them as a sickness.
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bmullins
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I think the difference is you are describing an addiction as nothing more than a habit. An addiction is a habit, but not all habits are addictions. I have a habit of taking my coat off at the door and hanging on the hook. My body doesn’t rebel against me and force me to put the coat on the hook (unless I have OCD tendencies, which is another realm altogether.) I am perfectly comfortable putting it on the chair as well, or on my bed, but my habit is to do it at the door. That is where it ends up more often than not.
I was addicted to computer games. I thought of them all day. If I didn’t play I couldn’t focus on anything else. I needed to be on the game. Even when at work, or sitting at dinner with my wife, all I could think of is the game. Addictions consume you, they aren’t simply something you do out of rote, but something that has become uncontrollable.
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