Update my confession maybe?

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Me again. I have previously made two confessions this year both about the same issue just I thought of more details that I thought made the issue worse. It was forgiven on the second time. It may sound daft but I’ve thought into it again and I’ve thought of some more details they’re not as important as last time I don’t think but I suppose it’s just me over thinking again. Should I maybe have a word with the Reverend and inform him instead of a third confession on the same issue?

Thanks.
 
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Should I maybe have a word with the Reverend and inform him instead of a third confession on the same issue?
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No.

You may be developing scruples, so do talk to your pastor about that— make an appointment to see him, not for confession but to talk about your anxiety and the need you seem to have to keep revisiting this and your stress over it.
 
I don’t mean to pick apart your post, but you went to confession only twice in a year? I think it’s time for reflection.

There was a movie way back that involved the term “prayer strategy” and I think you might want to use one to help in the future. (For confession strategy)

Example:

Step 1:
Reflect on the seven deadly sins and think about how you demonstrated acts mentally and physically that were in concert with these types of sins and generate some lists to go to confession with.

Step 2:
Etc etc

Don’t be too hard on yourself, but be accurate. It’s the difference between doing push ups like captain America and using finesse like Hawkeye. Shoot those sins like Hawkeye…
 
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Yeah I identified which commandment my sin was against when I confessed. Also my both confessions where around 3-4 months apart.
 
Gotcha sir, the ten commands are a good start, that sounds like step 1 of a confession strategy. My suggestion is going to step 2 with the seven deadly sins. You have a lifetime to work with.

Kids in high school having the latest and greatest you didn’t have?

Moms and dads of other kids making more money and living in better houses?

Boss making much more than you do? Or more freedoms?

Satan lurks around you from day 1 until that day where your called to be judged in the first judgement. Let’s help you get rolling through the holy gates. I want to see you cut as much of this cancer called sin out as possible.
 
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If it is a question of habit and tough to break, see the good padre for a suggestion and some spiritual direction that can help.
 
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Should I maybe have a word with the Reverend and inform him instead of a third confession on the same issue?
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Yes. It is not advisable to confess about the same sin again. But as you get your conscience clearer it works better and you can see more flaws in yourself than before. Or unachievements. It is up to your pastor to advise you on whether you remembered other sins attached to the one confessed or just details of it. We can’t help you here except with prayers.
God bless.
 
No it’s not a habit. I won’t commit that sin ever again it’s just when I’ve confessed previously my minds been all over the place. That’s probably why I forgot some details.
 
Just remember, there’s only one unforgivable sin, blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. Everything else is fair game.

Another pro tip:

Think of your life as a computer folder on your desktop with text files for all the sins you’ve committed. The goal is to delete them individually as much as possible. The term reflection is like “what would you type in the search bar for locating the most sins?”

Example:

1 year of not going to church is 52 (weeks in a year) text file entries, go to confession and clear all 52 out. Organize it and delete, delete, delete. Then, your home free.

If you come up with 20 or more, go to multiple churches to confess if you can’t do it all at once.

** I used this and it worked like a charm **
 
Ok thanks, did you have the feelings of guilt and shame aswell? That’s what I suffer with
 
I felt guilt and shame for about 3/300.

My mother always told me about the 3 being unforgivable and I had it pounded in my head by her and Hollywood that it was “guarantee eternity in hell and you can’t be saved.”

That’s where I went wrong, but it’s been cleared up since. I had massive anxiety attacks for a few months towards the end of it, horrible crap I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Now I feel like confession is just like taking a shower or going to the bathroom, one and done. It only persists if you let it.

I have this analogy that I came up with that helped. Here goes: so, you know how we have cells in our body, well sin is like a cell that attacks your immune system like HIV. And it hides itself. So, grace is what comes from heaven/god etc that is like bright invisible snowflakes. The confessional starts the “conversion process” from sin cells to grace cells (if that makes sense)

And your future is guaranteed brighter because all this sin to grace transfer spiritual stuff is happening 24/7.

That help at all?
 
This might help too:

St. Jean Vianney said you can ask your guardian angel to pray in your place.

Lots of what’s come out of my mouth hasn’t sounded too heavenly when I tried (modern language, right?) so I prayed for my guardian angel to pray on my behalf while I sleep and things have gotten way smoother in my life.

It only takes one prayer to put that in motion and your faith as to whether or not it sticks is really what determines whether or not it happens. Don’t second guess yourself on this one, it’s easy peasy!
 
It sure did help. I know I’ll get my mind straight eventually. It’s just I’m only early twenties now I need to get my head sorted otherwise it will effect me when I want a family of my own and I don’t want to be still feeling guilt for a sin that’s even older than it is now. I have faith and I have my religion and my church so I’m certain I can better my self so I can live a happy healthy life under the lord.
 
Your doing good bud. Twenties are pretty tough, I started a family probably right around your age and busted my butt to take care of them to the max. Then, ten years later she split on me. Life’s rough, I took a lot of that out on myself and now I’m my 30s acting like I’m 17 in the dating game. It’s so weird. So I started with like “ok what’s messed up here in my life” I realized “I didn’t take care of my relationship with god well enough while I was struggling to be a provider.”

So I hit the confessional like a lion dude. Ridding myself of all kinds of random stuff over like 15 years. Now I’m all set, it took a few years but I crushed all the sins, pretty much set now. Everything is weird, like, things are just falling into place for me every month. Amazing stuff for sure so I promote it on here as a hobby for when people have a rough time with it.

You got this boss. We got your back, but most of all Jesus does.

Legit, if anything could go wrong with being full of sins in confessionals, I’d totally be the guy with the bad stuff happening. Seriously bro, not a bad thing to do at all.
 
Thank you it’s a massive help hearing somebody who can relate. It makes it that much easier but when it comes to what’s going on inside my head any help is massive for me. Thank you.
 
No worries, I’m always here for ya. If you get attacks around nighttime take melatonin, it’s $9 at Walmart for like 160 gumdrops.

I’ve been there bro, it only gets better. This is god giving you the time to fix what the devil planted in your skull fixed so you can have that bright future… check out this video it helped me in the past:

 
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