Y
YipYupYep
Guest
I have see many posts about impurity problems. Most concerning masturbation, with some mention of pornography. Maybe with the exception of porn, there are no persons reading this that do not have first hand understanding of the subject. Can I get an Amen on that? This problem is not only, at some time in life, common and ordinary, it is natural. The person with the serious problem, as I see it, is the individual who does it compulsively over a longer period of there life time. That would go double when pornography is used to facilitate it like 10 times a day. This now has become an addiction that is physical as well as emotional, both involving brain chemistry. Its a toughie. The victim becomes addicted to the chemistry released by there brain and become entangled in a cycle of addiction. To max out the addictive drug, pornography is used to max out the amount that can be produced by his or her brain. This includes all types of sexual addiction.
I have see literally hundreds of posts advising everything from Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and confession, to lowering the thermostat in the house. Probably all good and well pieces of advice but doctor the symptom and not the cause. I think that’s the core reason that no matter how contrite the individual, they will be drawn back in. When impurity becomes a hard core addiction, the addict needs and must to look at the root cause. They are narcotizing themselves with sexual pleasure to escape some emotional pain. It could be frustration, low self esteem, shame, criticism, rejection, sexual abuse maybe physical abuse. You name it. The cause is a wound in the victims spirit.
Yes. Step one is seeking Gods forgiveness and help. Step two is discovering the hurt and doctoring the wound. What I have written is just a tiny blurb in what is a professional health care field.
I have see literally hundreds of posts advising everything from Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and confession, to lowering the thermostat in the house. Probably all good and well pieces of advice but doctor the symptom and not the cause. I think that’s the core reason that no matter how contrite the individual, they will be drawn back in. When impurity becomes a hard core addiction, the addict needs and must to look at the root cause. They are narcotizing themselves with sexual pleasure to escape some emotional pain. It could be frustration, low self esteem, shame, criticism, rejection, sexual abuse maybe physical abuse. You name it. The cause is a wound in the victims spirit.
Yes. Step one is seeking Gods forgiveness and help. Step two is discovering the hurt and doctoring the wound. What I have written is just a tiny blurb in what is a professional health care field.