Pornography is stronger than heroin

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I started using pornography at the age of 9. I started using IV Heroin at the age of 16. I am now 29 years old.

I overcame heroin several years ago and am currently clean and sober.

I have never overcome pornography and lust, and still struggle with them daily.

For me personally, the psychological and emotionally addictive elements of pornography are dug deeper into my soul, and harder to kick, even than heroin.

And heroin isn’t the only substance I kicked, I also beat cigarettes, marijuana, alcohol and benzodiazepines, by the Grace of God.

But for the life of me, I can’t overcome sins of the flesh.

I just got home from Confession… let’s see how many hours/days I can go without giving in to lust.

Pray for me!

St. Mary of Egypt, pray for me!
 
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@Spyridon,

How often do you go to Holy Mass? Do you pray the Holy Rosary; if so, how often?
 
I go to Confession and Mass weekly, I attend Mass all Sundays and Holy Days plus some weekdays.

I’m not crazy about the Rosary, I prefer either the Divine Office or a prayer rope and the Jesus Prayer.
 
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I go to Confession and Mass weekly, I attend Mass all Sundays and Holy Days plus some weekdays.

I’m not crazy about the Rosary, I prefer either the Divine Office or a prayer rope and the Jesus Prayer.
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If you want to defeat your struggle with lust, I humbly suggest you pray the Holy Rosary daily and devoutly. 🙂

What’s your first name so I can pray for you?
 
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I own about 25 Rosaries, I will try to pray the Rosary this weekend.

It will probably be even more beneficial because it will be a chore for me to do it…
 
Thank you for sharing your struggle. I will definitely pray for you. I am also 29, and I was hooked on pornography, masturbation, etc. for many years starting around age 12. By God’s grace, I’ve been free from pornography since last February, haven’t had sex since August, and have only masturbated twice since August. You’re definitely doing the right things with Confession, attending some extra masses during the week, and praying. It just takes time to get all the bad impulses and desires out of your heart and mind and to replace them with the desire for God and Him alone. Pray for me as well! You are not alone, brother 🙂
 
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I own about 25 Rosaries, I will try to pray the Rosary this weekend.

It will probably be even more beneficial because it will be a chore for me to do it…
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“No one can live continually in sin and continue to say the Rosary: either they will give up sin or they will give up the Rosary” – Bishop Hugh Doyle

I pray the Holy Rosary daily and devoutly, by grace, and I have completely overcome my past sins of the flesh; although, the temptations have never ceased, but only gotten stronger. 🙂
 
It could take a while. I started at the age of 12 and I didn’t stop until my 30’s. It wasn’t by my own effort because I fell to it every week. God took away the desire and I know he can do the same for you.
 
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It just takes time to get all the bad impulses and desires out of your heart and mind and to replace them with the desire for God and Him alone. Pray for me as well! You are not alone, brother 🙂
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That’s awesome, a whole year without viewing that garbage, that is an awesome accomplishment.

IMO, a porn addict going a year without viewing porn is every bit as impressive as a crack, heroin, or meth addict going a year without those drugs.

It’s a seriously heavy duty addiction, it aint no joke.
 
Take heed of the praying the rosary advice!

It will cure any vice/ addiction.

I will include you in the in the intentions of my next rosary.
 
Are you married? The Church recognises you have sexual urges, it just says they should be fulfilled in marriage. 29 is a good age to marry.
 
I’ve been happily married almost 6 years now.

I’m well aware of what the Church teaches, and I am thoroughly disgusted with myself everytime I commit adultery on my wife with pixels on a screen.
 
I think disgusted with yourself is not the right frame of mind. You can be disappointed or frustrated with lack of self control but disgusted is a different thing. Whilst I’m not justifying it, you need to understand that you inherited a brain that has been ~200,000 years in the making. Certain behaviours are hard wired into that brain and very hard to avoid. Now here’s the catch, it’s not that masturbation is necessarily one of those, but more that pornography is cleverly designed to trigger those deep routed impulses that were actually previously used for something else positive. What percentage of world history had the internet? - how many decimal places do we have!

Since October I’ve kicked the habit of a sugar addiction because i realised that the cravings were 100% un-natural. Some clever chemist had found a combination of chemicals that tricked my body into believing it was being nourished, when in reality those calories provided nothing my body needed, made me fatter and sluggish. Pornography is mental haribo.
 
Well if it bothers you that much, try reading about “Devotion of first Saturdays to Immaculate Heart of Mary”. Try it…You’ll kick that vice.
 
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Im glad you go to confession regularly. Cleaning out that closet for the “worst of us” performs a great universal good imo. Do you ever feel like it is taking a target sign off your back and putting it on evil beings?

Mad props on sobriety!
 
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1 Corinthians 6 9-10 says “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God”.

Don’t be deceived, my friend-- you’re not going to inherit the Kingdom of God. You may not like hearing that, but it’s better to get an uncomfortable truth than a lie that makes you feel good. You need to start all over. Cry out to Christ to save you from your wickedness. Keep crying out to Him until He saves you. Cry out to Him as if Hell’s jaws are about to swallow you whole.
 
You could try to figure out specifically why you give into those temptations. Conditions like being alone maybe a problem for some so finding things to do to be with other people might help.
An accountability partner could help along with accountability software. You would need to find a friend you trust enough to help if your priest is too busy. Someone who isn’t too soft on this issue nor too harsh.
 
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What the hell is this post trying to accomplish? He already recognizes its a problem and he’s trying to kick it through prayer and confession. Why are you pointlessly trying to convince him it’s wrong when he’s already working on it? Were you just in a finger wagging mood?
 
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Yeah that wasn’t helpful at all.

It’s not like I’m impenitent or trying to defend pornography or masturbation as not being sinful… if that was the case, your post may be appropriate.

In this case your post was totally inappropriate.

I’m about to renew my consecration to Mary and pray the Rosary right now.
 
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drac16 said:
Don’t be deceived, my friend-- you’re not going to inherit the Kingdom of God
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“Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.”
 
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