Oh My LORD...I Did It Again...Porn & Masturbation

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😦 Saturday I went to confession. Today I gave in again. Ive been having problems with masturbation since the age of 10. I’ve abstained once for 6 months and when I did it again I actually cried while…well you know. I felt embarrassed but found courage to share my problem when reading some threads. I also was a cocaine and drug addict for over 20 years and been in a 12 Step recovery for the past 20 years and manage to stay off the coke for 13 years and pot and drinking for 2 years. I also struggle with Bi-polar and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I’m currently on Meds. I really been struggling with porn too. I’m sure all the above has contribute to this sickness. I’m not married and don’t have sex but struggle with this serious sin. I’m not sure what to do anymore. I go without it for some time then the power over takes me. I feel disgusted with myself. The Priest gave me some comfort and said I would have to bake 50 cakes…LOL I thought He was serious and said okay…I felt awesome after doing the Confession, The Rosary, some Prayers, and partaking in The Eucharist. I’m kind of lost. I currently left the protestant religion and came back to my Catholic Faith. I thank God for that. Any suggestions I’m open and Thank You…HisGrace:shrug:.
 
Until someone else comes along with good advice, please accept my :hug1:

Peace be with you, friend.
 
Pray your rosary daily. Ask God to help you and the saints to pray for you. You get this down the rest will follow.
 
HisGrace1967 said:
😦 Saturday I went to confession. Today I gave in again. Ive been having problems with masturbation since the age of 10. I’ve abstained once for 6 months and when I did it again I actually cried while…well you know. I felt embarrassed but found courage to share my problem when reading some threads. I also was a cocaine and drug addict for over 20 years and been in a 12 Step recovery for the past 20 years and manage to stay off the coke for 13 years and pot and drinking for 2 years. I also struggle with Bi-polar and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I’m currently on Meds. I really been struggling with porn too. I’m sure all the above has contribute to this sickness. I’m not married and don’t have sex but struggle with this serious sin. I’m not sure what to do anymore. I go without it for some time then the power over takes me. I feel disgusted with myself. The Priest gave me some comfort and said I would have to bake 50 cakes…LOL I thought He was serious and said okay…I felt awesome after doing the Confession, The Rosary, some Prayers, and partaking in The Eucharist. I’m kind of lost. I currently left the protestant religion and came back to my Catholic Faith. I thank God for that. Any suggestions I’m open and Thank You…HisGrace:shrug:.
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Pornography is a toughie. Took me years to be free of it. I honestly cannot help you on the masturbation issue. but If you do slip up and buy a video, or magazine. Throw them out. immdiately after buying them. Eventually you will get sick of thowing away money. A good way to avoid buying it in the first place. would be to take someone shopping with you. computer porn? Go on the parental controls and make the code a bunch of random numbers you wont remember. Or if you really want to get rid of the problem, get rid of your PC, or only use internet in a public place. There are many ways to limit or defeat this addiction. but It takes alot of work. Someone mentioned the Rosary, Excellent advice. Also try to attend mass every day. It will start your day out right. Not gonna lie, is no easy answer, I congradulate you on your 20 years of sobriety! 👍 God bless you and yours. and you will be in my prayers.
 
I believe that porn and masterbation are similar to drug addiction. It is our mind’s way of looking for the greatest amount of pleasure for the least amount of effort.

The masturbation addiction is harder to break because the ill effects are not as apparent as with the drug addiction.

It is only through God’s grace that we can rid ourselves of addictions.
 
Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary,
that never was it known,
that anyone who fled to your protection,
implored your help, or sought your intercession,
was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence,
though burdened by my sins,
I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.
To you I come, before you I stand,
sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate,
despise not my petitions, but in your mercy,
hear and answer me.
Amen.
 
We are all sinners and God recognizes that. We are called upon to try the best we can. Perfect is impossible.

*Lord Jesus,You said,
“I have come to set the captives free.”
We are captive and need Your healing touch.
Free us, Lord, from our addictions,
so that we will be:
…free from the cares and worries that stifle our happiness;
…free from sins that cling to us, and to which we cling;
…free from all compulsive behavior
that prevents us from becoming what You, Lord,
have planned for us.
Bring us, loving Savior,
to the experience of abundantlife
which You promised.

Amen.*
 
Hi,

You have gotten some good advise on these posts. I am also in a 12 step program (AA I am a recovering alcholic).

Addiction is a spritual as well as a phyical disease. The first principal of the 12 steps is that we are powerless over our addiction. It is only in this way that we can allow God to do for us what we cannot do in our own power.

Rest in God. Allow Him to be God. Work the steps, use the grace that is offered by the Church. And remember, do it one day at a time. It is only in the present moment that we encounter God.

PAX CHRISTI
Bill
 
Keep on keeping on. Do the hard thing. Repent, confess, pray, practice virtue. It will get better. And perhaps, just when you think that God has abandoned you, you will find grace emerging in the midst of your circumstances and you will realize that hope is alive…celebrate those moments.

Abhor your sin…do not abhor yourself.
 
Wow I had no idea all this was wrong. I always felt the release was healthy, I’d probably go crazy and shoot somebody otherwise. Its definitely healthier for your prostate to ejaculate more often than less often.

can someone link the catechism on this for me, or show me how to do a search? I would be very interested to read it.

Good luck man, do whatever makes you happy, and/or not guilty.
 
Deo_Vindice said:
Wow I had no idea all this was wrong. I always felt the release was healthy, I’d probably go crazy and shoot somebody otherwise. Its definitely healthier for your prostate to ejaculate more often than less often.

can someone link the catechism on this for me, or show me how to do a search? I would be very interested to read it.

Good luck man, do whatever makes you happy, and/or not guilty.
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If you were a real jesuit you would see the problem this presents.
 
Thank you so much for all the post. I went to confession Saturday and Sunday found myself doing the same thing I confessed to the Priest. Do I confess the same sin again? Do I go again to Confession on Saturday? Can I partake in The Eucharist without confessing? I don’t feel comfortable doing that but feel I need His Body & Blood. This is a real struggle for me. Thanks :confused:
 
HisGrace1967 said:
Thank you so much for all the post. I went to confession Saturday and Sunday found myself doing the same thing I confessed to the Priest. Do I confess the same sin again? Do I go again to Confession on Saturday? Can I partake in The Eucharist without confessing? I don’t feel comfortable doing that but feel I need His Body & Blood. This is a real struggle for me. Thanks :confused:
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Hey man, i wonder the same exact thing as you do. In fact; after i do the thing that i confessed; i feel as if it is pointless to do anything until i go back to confession. It does not seem worth it to live life until i confess my sins and addictions. All i can think about all day is how God forgave me and how i took his forgiveness and threw it back in his face. I know that Lent is over; but what i am trying to do now is fast for forty days (only eating food that others give me; instead of tv read the bible and pray). I am really hoping to transform my life and my relationship with God. Maybe you want to take the same Journey? As far as your original question; maybe somebody else can help you out.
 
Saint Michael the Archangel ,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host,
by the Divine Power of God,cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.
 
You must confess your new sin to he priest before receiving holy communion. Go to confession as soon as possible.
 
Deo_Vindice said:
Wow I had no idea all this was wrong. I always felt the release was healthy, I’d probably go crazy and shoot somebody otherwise. Its definitely healthier for your prostate to ejaculate more often than less often.

can someone link the catechism on this for me, or show me how to do a search? I would be very interested to read it.

Good luck man, do whatever makes you happy, and/or not guilty.
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We have had entire threads on this issue adnausium. feel free to pm me if you wish. there is more to it, than what you will hear here. I have my own views on this. And it is good for the prostrate. every time I link the proof though, they pull the thread. So I wont do it here. 😃 Be glad to discuss this with you elsewhere though. Peace:)
 
benidict said:
We have had entire threads on this issue adnausium. feel free to pm me if you wish. there is more to it, than what you will hear here. I have my own views on this. And it is good for the prostrate. every time I link the proof though, they pull the thread. So I wont do it here. 😃 Be glad to discuss this with you elsewhere though. Peace:)
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Benedict, do you masturbate for the sake of your (health) prostate only?
 
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