Lost fear of masturbating

[frank17]

Hello everyone this is my first post in the forum. I used to be very afraid of lusting , let alone masturbate, but i have fallen in this terrible vice and now i can say that i am almost powerless over the urge to do it everyday. I recently converted to catholicism, even though i was raised in the church, i decided on the beginnig of august to fully give in to religion. and i became scrupulous. which is one of the most painfull conditions there is . it is a torment of the soul. i didnt masturbate for 3 months, but one day in a support group, i questioned my religion, because the topic was how God is loving and some one was sharing how they used to be terrified of God (i know fear of God is good) . so this is it, now i am scrupulous, but i seem to have found my weakness in masturbating, i will try again tomorrow not to do it, but i have like the thread says almost lost the fear of doing it. even though i feel terrified when i lust, i do it anyway. its like a desinsization when i expose myself enough to the fear i loose the fear but in a bad way. i am also a little stressed out since i am going to mass a lot and doing a lot of service in the church and i dont know, i dont know what REST is . we are in advent the time when we are suppose to get closer to Jesus, but i just cant relax.

 

[Greenfields]

I can pray and offer up for you now God bless and take care.

 

[drac16]

You need to think of things that inspire you (from the Bible). When you lust, simply think of that inspiring thing and the impure images will fade away. You need images that conquer. There may be ones that are more powerful to you than to me, but you need to find out what they are. One of the ones that often stirs my soul is Isaiah chapter 6.

When you’ve got a picture of a woman/man in your head, set your mind on Christ high and lifted up and the Seraphim charging back and forth while the room fills with smoke.

 

[LawrenceLigouri]

Yo thanks for sharing, prayers out bro!!! I’ve been struggling with lust for years, you’re not alone. Please pray for me as well and I hope you get to relax and be able to rest soon free from lust!

 

[TK421]

Masturbation is an attempt to fill a void inside of you and take your pain away. People can do this in many ways, but the easiest among them is through our sexuality, because it is integrated into our own body.

In simpler scenarios you can nip it in the bud, but more and more today, this is something that has become deeply instilled.

You have to find a way to build meaningful relationships & goals that give joy to your life. If you find joy, you find the cure. St Aquinas says that man cannot live a holy life if he doesn’t have joy. Period. The will in of itself is insufficient.

 

[CampionTheChampion]

but i have fallen in this terrible vice and now i can say that i am almost powerless over the urge to do it everyday.

Do not allow yourself to even think about doing the act. Run from temptation until your in a better place to resist it. Also, there’s lots of online advice for getting rid of this habit.