Overcoming curiosity

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Liberating myself from sins of the sexual persuasion was an incredibly difficult endeavor, and one that I’m glad to be done with. That being said, things still linger. I often find myself rather curious about the presence of pornographic material on different places where it shouldn’t be, and I keep succumbing to the temptation to find out. I avoid arousal or lusting, but my eyes linger for maybe a second or two on the images if they’re artistic and not of actual people. I absolutely hate confessing the sin of pornography, and that’s why I don’t even want these “close calls” anymore. How can I fight my curiosity?
 
What exactly do you mean?

Do you mean when some sexy thing or another is off to the side of some website you’re viewing?
 
I mean, I’ll be on some social media, let’s say, and I’ll wonder if anything risqué exists on there. I’ll search and find some artsy erotica and look out of curiosity, then my eyes linger for a couple seconds.

I think you can tell I suffer from scruples. I assume the worst intentions every time I do something. Even when it was “Is this even there?” I think it was “I wanna look at some porn!” and so I can’t figure out what’s a mortal sin and what’s not.
 
I think that you shouldnt be doing it. It may be an occasion to sin. Because you say that search for it because of curiosity. But you know that watching it is very bad and may trigger you. And then its an easy way to look at it deliberately or think about it.
Dont wonder if there are some artists with erotic portfolio. Dont! Its a lie! You dont need to see these images. You know its not good if you have doubts after it. You want to stay pure.

Shock alert!
If you feel tempted searching for it, instead search for, i dont know, most disgusting wounds, most terrifying accidents, treating burned skin. Its disgusting, may cause to vomit but it works and its instant turn off.
 
Okay. That sounds good, as I don’t think there’s a lot more to add to my prayer life.
 
But on what media you look for it? Instagram, fb? Maybe you should give up some sites if they tempt you to search for it.
 
Instagram. I need that right now, though, as it’s the only platform that I can contact my ex on so we can work things out. I can delete it soon after, though. I’ll also ask my priest next Saturday at confession.
 
Well I dont like instagram. Its the easiest source of erotica. I know what you mean. One, two letters and done. And then the pics are shown on this “explore” page based on previous searches.
To be honest I spent most of my time lurking erotica on instagram. There is too much of it. And too easy.

Of course you can delete your searching and customise to your own choice but I wouldnt use it without any filters.
 
It was some watercolor stuff. I reported it after looking, but Instagram didn’t do anything about it. After this reconciliation with my ex I’ll delete it.
 
Saint Joseph will help you with this issue if you ask for his help.

And it is rather simple. Avoid looking at all cost. And, at the same, keep working mortification of your senses. Train yourself to see and not see
 
Get in there, do what you have to do, get out. I think it’s much easier said than done, though, with a lot of things.
 
I want to know, so I look. When I look, I naturally study. Being scrupulous, it doesn’t matter my intent: I make it lust in my mind after closing. The solution here is to just stop being curious, and that’s the hard part.
 
As long as you know,
And as long as you accept -
That curiousity killed the cat - slowly and surely -
God, by the way, says he withers that person down, for all to see.
We sin only against God and against ourselves…
 
Yes. Pray to keep you pure from this.
Sorry, Im not gonna reply more about instagram as it reminds me some flasbacks from the past.
 
No problem. You’ve said what needs to be said. God bless.
 
If you are tempted to do that, maybe first search for any parental control tools. I dont know if it is possible but you may try
 
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