Needing help with something personal

[Luismol1999]

Well, hi everybody. This is my first time here and I’m desperate and looking for help.

I learned to masturbate when I was 11, at that time I didn’t know anything about it. It wasn’t with porn or sexual content (this is a bit strange I know but I’ve never seen sexual content), at that time I felt good and didn’t think it was a sin.

During my puberty I began thinking of that I was doing was a sin until one day talking with the priest I used to confess told me it was called “masturbation” and explained me why it is a mortal sin (he was impressed I understood everything). Since that day I knew I had to stop it right away but the things have gone out of control and I haven’t got any results. All I want to live purity and stop it.

I’m 18 but since I was 14 I was determined to stop it. I know this will be hard but also know that with God everything is possible.

I love God and always would do everything to stop doing this and have a good life.

Does someone has some advise for stopping this addiction?

 

[mVitus]

Well that depends on what the common factors are when you masturbate. I’m not sure how many things you’ve tried but finding common factors that may contribute and removing them or replacing them with other things, if feasible, may help. As you already know, prayer helps and if it’s any consolation, I’ll put you in mine.

 

[Luismol1999]

Thank you! I haven’t tried it, but I will do it.

 

[CrazyConvert]

Does someone has some advise for stopping this addiction?

I have a recommendation! It helps with temptation or weaknesses in general but go to adoration, ask Jesus to remove from you the desire to do this because you want to be pure but can’t stop without his help. Also call on Mother Mary to ask her son to remove this temptation from you because you need his help. Every time you get the temptation, ask God to quickly remove it so you won’t sin against him. Sometimes it helps to quickly distract yourself when you get the temptation too. Do ten jumping jacks or something. It may sound silly but it has helped me with other temptations in the past. Continue to ask Jesus for that help. Repeat the prayer often and every time you struggle! Repetition! He’ll hear you.