Prayers to overcome an addiction

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I feel guilty writing this as I was already asking for help last week with prayers. Regardless here we go, since I was 11 years old I have been struggling with a pornography addiction which obviously has progressed to a breaking point which is right now. As of right now I am questioning my sexuality which I never have before as I always knew I was heterosexual. Though now I am now struggling with it and to make matters worse I have what could be a strong case of OCD even though I have never been diagnosed. Every time I think a male has an attractive feature I think immediately I am homosexual. I never ever had these struggles in the past and never found men attractive at all. I am even scared to look at men or think about this, it very hard for me not to think about this. When I don’t there’s no problem usually. In case your wondering I have viewed lesbianic interactions to a minimum so it’s not that I am looking for it. Due to the years of this addiction women do not cause that strong feeling of attraction as before nor arousal of any sort. I always prayed to overcome lust and this horrible sin which I have to an extent, but not nearly enough. To conclude my faith has been fortified over the past 2 years and it’s been fantastic, though now I am going through a dryness/darkness in prayer and have been for 7 months. It could be the dark night of the senses, but I will have to ask my priest for more guidance.

Who ever sees this thank you and I will pray for you as well.
God Bless
 
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I pray that our Heavenly Father provides you increased guidance/redirection, strength, and other blessings.

Please do not let your mindfulness of sin tend to nudge you away from God. That is why you (all) need to persistently go to Him. It would be okay for you to admit to God that your willpower alone is insufficient, and fall on His grace and mercy and ask Him to play a big role in your life.

Also consider developing a routine where you do a better job of crowding-out opportunities for temptation.
 
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.

Amen

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Praying for you. What people do to themselves when they use pornography is to train themselves to use people like they are things for self gratification, which makes them incapable of having real loving relationships with others. So they are actually hurting themselves and really training themselves in this way. They can end up living in this fantasy world that doesn’t actually exist and thereby miss out on what God actually desires to give them.
 
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Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen.

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Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

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Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

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For Help in Trials

Most holy apostle St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the name of the traitor who delivered your beloved Master into the hands of His enemies has caused you to be forgotten by many. But the Church honors and invokes you universally as the patron of hopeless cases–of things despaired of. Pray for me who feels so hopeless. Make use, I implore you, of that particular privilege accorded to you of bringing visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need, that I may receive the consolations and succor of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations and sufferings, in particular (Atruthseeker2.0), and that I may bless God with you and all the elect throughout eternity. I promise you, O Blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, and I will never cease to honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to do all in my power to encourage devotion to you. Amen.

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Thank you everyone, I will continue to pray for all of you.
 
Thank you, I just hope it’s not to late for me to make a full recovery from this. I never thought I would be here and it makes me sad and very uncomfortable. I do not get an arousal at men or anything like that, but I look at a mans facial features and may find them attractive and feel very disturbed by it. That never happened in my life ever before. Even when looking at beautiful women I just feel numb. Honestly I am very depressed, I do not want this and unfortunately I didn’t do enough sooner.
 
11-6-20 Atruthseeker2.0: Prayers for addictions

Dear Jesus, please intercede on behalf of Atruthhseeker2.0, granting him freedom from his addictions and restoration of his relationship with The Holy Trinity. In Your Name do we plead for him. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
 
I want to say thank you to everyone from the bottom of my heart, the prayers are working. God Bless all of you and I will keep praying for you as well.
 
11-6-20 Atruthseeker2.0: Prayers for addictions

Dear Jesus, please intercede on behalf of Atruthhseeker2.0, granting him freedom from his addictions and restoration of his relationship with The Holy Trinity. In Your Name do we plead for him. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
 
Definitely not too late for you. Put your hope in God. For He loves you and desires for you to be with Him in heaven. It takes time to change ones thinking. But with God’s help we can all do it. All of us have been tempted and have sinned. All of us need a Savior. If we love God we will not want to sin. If we feel bad when we sin that is better than not caring at all. Do not put too much weight on stray unwanted thoughts that come into your head. We all have that. It’s what we do with those thoughts that count. We can choose to reject them in Jesus’ name. And then they become a source of merit for us. For it is much harder to reject a thought if it is tempting for us then if not. It is through this struggle that helps us to grow in the spiritual life. The devil who does not want this will try to get us to fall. St Paul says to ‘resist the devil and stand firm in your faith’. Praying for you. God loves you.
 
I pray that the Lord relieves you of this addiction and that He removes homosexual thoughts from you. Amen.
 
Prayer for the Virtue of Chastity

Jesus, Fortress of Humankind, bless us with Your
infinite graces, that we may remain in a state of purity.

Strengthen our bodies, spirits, and souls to continually
reflect Your chastity. Protect our souls in our daily
struggles, guiding us to ponder Your Godliness.

Defend us from the forces of evil, those that seek
to acquire our souls: We are truly Yours forever and
ever. Holy is our King, the Conqueror of Sin! Amen.
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LORD Jesus please heal your son of the porn addiction and OCD problems.
 
11-6-20 Atruthseeker2.0: Prayers for addictions

Dear Jesus, please intercede on behalf of Atruthhseeker2.0, granting him freedom from his addictions and restoration of his relationship with The Holy Trinity. In Your Name do we plead for him. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
 
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