What constitutes solemn promise?

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First: I am seriously scrupulous - crippling me from getting to Sacraments - and, of late - living a normal life.
Second: My current question: I tend to say/think something to myself, such as: 'I won’t do something or go to a place, again," (not a sinful place - the thought just comes to my mind, and I then commit to it - mentally - under pain of sin / and God forbid losing my soul. It happened, again, tonight. At a venue (not sinful), I thought I would NOT go there ever again…(for no reason). Throughout the evening, I was watching the show and thinking it would be my last time there. At the end of the evening, I found my friend purchasing tickets for us for the venue’s next show…Stunned, since my thoughts of earlier in the evening - but I now am afraid to go…will I lose my soul ? This happens ALOT. PLEASE, help me…this happens ALOT.
God bless you - MANY thanks.
 
A mortal sin, that kind that will cause you to “Lose your Soul” requires one to effectively say to God, I want this (fill in your disordered act here) more than I want to live in your love, your law, and your light. I realize what I am doing is against your love for me and I realize that by engaging in this, I will totally lose your friendship when I do it, but I chose to do this regardless of the consequences. That is mortal sin.
As to your question about a solemn promise, from your post, it doesn’t even sound like your “venue” is sinful - your words -. I don’t see the sin in failing a promise not to sin.
As to a solemn promise, we make one in every confession when we say, “I firmly resolve with the help of thy grace…” yet so many of us fall again. And we return to confess again. And God is always into second chances. Remember, Jesus said to forgive, not 7 times, but 70x7 times. Don’t you think God sticks to His promises; the ones he passed on to us.
I might think that you are thinking of a vow. A consecrated vow that you break. And even in that instance, God is always ready to forgive and welcome you back into His love.
Go a little easier on yourself.
Shalom
 
Thank you, Shalom. Well said. But sometimes, when I make these “mental promises” (not said aloud), it’s with that back-of-one’s mind thinking - if not, one loses their soul. If one doesn’t through with promise, then, the worst: - as if it’s a back-of-the-mind thought,
 
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