Too Scrupulous?

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Hi,

Short story. I’ve been having amourous feelings for a woman. Got out of control once (with myself…no adultery except in mind), went to confession. All’s well…that was 3 days ago.

Same thing happened again last night. I ended up relieving my tensions just to get to sleep as i couldn’t deal with the on again off again…

It wasn’t such a degree of lust but it was present in one degree or another. basically I chose to take my thinking down a path my body couldn’t finish. I’m usually not prone to this having been chaste for quite some time. I fell 3 times this week alone.
Am I being overly critical, scrupulous?

Also part of my mistake (slightly different scenario-barley even a venial sin) of which I was absolved has caused a problem in another’s life. I was a little light about it’s import at confession not giving it near the import that it ended up causing.

Should I just try it again?

Thanks,

Tubac
 
I would say that no, you are not being overly scrupulous with the sexual thoughts/actions. They are very critical to get in check and what you need right now is a lot of prayer and confession to rid yourself of these actions.

As for the other mistake, I think that is up to you and your confessor to decide. It is good to take into consideration the effect of your sin on others, but remember, you have confessed it (or at least that is what I got from it) and you should not bring the same situation up twice unless you purposely withheld information from your confessor. Just think, did you sit there and purposely lie to him? If not, I think that you should let it be, but don’t neglect the person that this sin has affected.
 
Thanks,

I went to the community confession they have here. About 12 priests and 500 parishioners! I got there early, I was about the 20th person there, and prayed and prayed and almost left at one point.

I ended up being the last one heard and it took almost the entire 1 1/2 for me to get straight about MY role and lay off any excuses or happy endings! It took that long for me to realize my real sin!

Isn’t that wild! 1st in, last out! I knew it would happen that way too even though at one point I was followed by about 20-50 who kept line jumping!

God bless!

Tubac
 
First in Last Out? I’d say also good for the priest that despite the crowd took the time required. 🙂
 
Oh should clarify; I was first to the church (about 20 of 500 before me) and last out of confession.

I was in line for over an hour! Confession only a minute or 2 because I had boiled it down to MY part with no sugar coating, no excuses! That was the revelation. Come to think of it I said a lot but it took less than 1 minute! to confess! Almost the entire hour in line to realize my part. Previous confessions covering less territory took about 5 minutes of “dancing” and missed the mark as it were!

Thanks,

Tubac
 
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