Question on masturbation

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Hello dear brothers and sisters. I have a big doubt since I woke up today. As Lent arrived I proposed myself to seriously stop masturbating, but I did it peacefully, not putting a lot of moral load on my back, in order to do it fine. Thanks to Our Lord I’ve been able to persevere in this, but these last days have been crazy, I mean, a lot of things happened and that made me anxious. Last night, being half asleep and not quite conscious of what was happening I almost masturbated, that’s how I used to deal with anxiety (not that it works) it was not only the thought or the desire, but also it wasn’t like I even started doing it… I know it’s kinda confusing, but let’s say I was on the verge of doing it, ready to start. So, does that count as masturbating? It would be such a waste, only yesterday we had a Penitential celebration at my Parish and I had such a good confession… :confused:

What do you think about this?
Please pray for me so I don’t fall into temptation.
Thanks! God bless you!
 
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Thanks for sharing. I didn’t watch pornography tho, and haven’t done that in a while
 
It’s cool that your sharing this -
I think it’s quite honest of you -
and that’s a wonderful start - of self mastery !
 
Almost doing something is not the same as doing it. If you didn’t, then you didn’t.
 
Almost committing a sin is not the same as committing it.

Remain close to the sacraments, and pray the Rosary frequently.
 
Well done for talking about this tricky subject. You didn’t sin from what I can tell. In fact I think you should see it as a victory. You almost sinned but you resisted and did the right thing. And let’s be honest. As a man I know only to well how hard it can be to resist that kind of temptation. Once the mind goes there it can be so hard to resist. You should be proud of yourself. Well done. I think you have set a great example both by showing that this sort of temptation can be overcome and by talking about it.
 
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