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22 year old man here, struggling with purity. I’ve been doing really well these past few weeks, it’s been almost a month and I haven’t looked at much hard core porn, video chatted, masturbated or anything like that (praise Jesus). But like always, I’m starting to fall back into it…I just know I’m going to fail any day and jerk off again. I’ve been fighting the urge all day, and have come close.

Any other dudes out there, can you relate? All my other close guy friends do not share my morals, so I’m sorta alone in that I really don’t have anyone to talk to, to share the struggle with.

I find I get sad/upset when I fall back into it, maybe because I was doing so good, then fail. Then I spend quite a few months doing nasty stuff, until I yet again stop for like a month.

Bros out there, talk to me.
 
Yes, I struggled with masturbation for 10+ years. Every time I was able to stop for a couple weeks, I would fall over and over again.

I am now pure for a couple months. What has helped was lots of prayer, mass, and coming to the 100% realization that I can’t do it alone, without God. Previously I thought I could resist the temptation myself.

It’s a daily battle, when I get the urge, I immediately run to God for his protection because I know I won’t be able to resist the temptation without him.

God bless!
 
I don’t think I would have phrased it as “jerked off” on this particular forum, but ok…As long as you are serious about what you said… But honestly I can’t tell if you are based on the words you have chosen…no offense
 
It can be overcome. It is hard though and requires a lot of trust in God. I’m 29 and have been free of it for 2 years. Find a regular confessor and go whenever you fall. Pray when you think you are going to give in and avoid television shows/movies that are a near occasion to sin in this regard.

JMR
 
It is a very common problem that many people -even many devout Catholics-struggle with.

As the other posters say, lay your problems before God and He will help you.

Do something simple, like saying the Jesus prayer, any time you may feel the temptation.
 
Try praying the Rosary every day. Consider this quote for encouragement: “No one can live continually in sin and continue to say the Rosary: either they will give up sin or they will give up the Rosary” -Bishop Hugh Doyle.
 
Thanks be to God that I have been free of here nasty, impure sins for about two months. But, yes, impurity is something that it get difficult to overcome because it is so prevalent in today’s society and so easy to do. Your body tells you that it will feel good and the temptations come to do it, but once you do it, the three seconds of minuscule “pleasure” give way to sadness and depression for having offended God in such a heinous way, as you said before.

Find a regular confessor to go to. He can help you worn these thins out and he will NOT judge you. Remember something that my priest told me, which I thought was very, VERY good: if you don’t give in to a temptation of the flesh, you won’t die. Finally, whenever you feel a temptation coming on, just stop what you’re doing and pray. The Lord God will help you and keep you safe. Just remember that He is always with you and will get you through this with His help.

May God bless you and keep you pure forever! Happy Easter! 🙂
 
Thank you all so much, guys. Your kind words help. May God continue to bless us all in this struggle, as we journey to the Kingdom.
 
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