More aggressive feeling but I can tell I’m on the path to progress.

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Who doesn't want to build something will always be a Porn addict.

Time is running and other people are successful

It’s so hard for me to grasp why God would forgive me after all of this, I know he will and I’ve experienced that forgiveness. But directly after this mortal sin you just feel this despair and hopelessness; that you’re “too far gone” and I know there is always redemption, however it’s almost impossible for that to click right after sin.

Hi, im a 21 year old guy, and im sure my story is the same as many others, but im gonna share mine anyway. It started off I could barely go 3 days without a relapse, then I could go usually an entire week without a relapse, then it decreased to only being able to go 4 days without one, and now.... the past 3 times I've relapsed, it's only been 1 day... I dont even know how thats possible. I hate this sin so much and I repent not with that thought of "oh well ill probably do this again soon" but out of pure hatred for the sin and wanting to never do it again! I feel so defeated and disappointed and confused with myself, and really scared that God is gonna punish me harsh in some way to "get me back on track". Id like to say my heart is in a place that wants true repentance but my actions as of late clearly tell a different story. Its like the devil knows exactly where and when to hit. Lately it's usually been after I get home from a long and busy day and need to "relieve" myself. Video games dont hit the same, music dosent, nothing does! All my sinful flesh craves is lust and this sinful dopamine rush that leaves me with nothing but despair and defeat at the end! I almost feel hopeless. I just dont know what to do. I pray God will forgive me and have mercy on me.

I am a 19m。i have fallen, but I will continue to fight!

I will update you all as the days go on.

Why do so many Christian men struggle to find dates within the church nowadays? Could this be connected to the growing struggle with lust and porn among some men who desire marriage and intimacy but struggle to find a partner?

“For you are not a god who is pleased with wickedness”

Fapping is demonic and wicked and it will block your blessings

Here is to day 1

Hoje me confessei e foi realmente ótimo, o padre estava com um pouco de pressa então não consegui descolar um direcionamento espiritual, mas acredito que tudo está voltando ao normal. Sim, continuo sendo uma viciada, mas agora sou uma viciada redimida então tenho mais uma chance de me livrar disso, conto com as orações com vocês!

I recently had a setback on day 31 with viewing adult content and felt like I indulged, but I stopped myself before I went any further. I didn't really fap but stopped after I relaized what was happening and I prayed. I confessed it to God and my accountability partner who is also my spiritual teacher from church and we prayed. I'm not counting at as a relapse because I feel if I were to do that then it would encourage me to do a full PMO. I would only count a full PMO as a relapse. I'm just confessing my sin here for accountability too. I made a note of it in my PMO recovery app. I made a promise to not look at the adult content again. I was able to do one month clean without any pornography.

How does a accountability partener work ?

It gets easier once you get over the hump. Keep it up, guys.

This past week ive been getting temptation so often and i cant run to God enough. I feel like i am the same as before. Whenever i think "fresh start" i just lose again like i just did. Please help me and pray for me guys, i dont want to stay stuck in this cycle, but i also cant let go.

I got introduced to porn years ago and feel like I had the addiction forced on me. I want to stop but I keep failing.

So Im on day 7 right now and going strong right now. What has me concerned now though is that I let myself go so long that I practically seared my conscience to the point where I didnt feel guilt or shame with PMO anymore. As Im breaking through this I am starting to feel the guilt and shame of having done that for so long and how messy that is. But Ive been praying alot and doing some recommitting of my life to Him, but how I used to feel the Lords presence so close, i now cant seem to feel him. Its like theres a disconnect making it feel like, am I forgiven, does He hear me, why do I feel empty inside like Hes not with me?

Like many others, porn has retired my brain significantly, I went from watching straight porn to lesbian to trans porn, now femboy porn..like what the hell bro, i mean i no longer watch nor touch myself like that anymore, and ik still attracted to women both sexuallly and romantically, but now I'm also sexually attracted to men( and it's only when I'm aroused) and I now do butt stuff.

I think disappointed God more than anyone, instead of becoming an instrument of good like the bible instructs, seems like I've become one for evil, i do want to change, im trying to change, I don't even know why I watch that stuff, I have no reason.. maybe boredom?

I just wanted a place to confess, I've always wanted to confess.

Hello everyone, I’m here to offer you some encouragement and share my own story. I have already written a few posts about my testimony, but I will try to summarize it briefly:

-Single from one year

-22 years old man.

- I became a practicing Christian a year ago. I truly began trying to follow God around August, though I was still relying on my own understanding and my own desires; I hadn’t yet fully surrendered. I was off to a good start—reading the Bible, praying, and so on—but I wasn’t yet a true follower.

- That only happened a few months later, around mid-September.

- I began to hate sin and prayed for God to deliver me from a destructive addiction: sexual immorality (in a general sense).

- In October, I began this journey; whenever I felt tempted, I would pray for God’s help—even using the simplest of words.

- I continued to read the Bible and pray almost every day, which was a great help.

- After many months, I felt so close to Him, but then I fell back into sin and began to doubt God’s existence—or at least the existence of the Christian God. I even came close to renouncing the Holy Spirit, who, up until that point, had been helping me fight and get back on my feet.

- A few weeks later, I returned to God, having realized that He truly exists—a conviction that grew as I studied the Bible more deeply and prayed unceasingly for His help. Furthermore, I began experiencing sleep paralysis at night, and I would sometimes wake up unexpectedly, even though I was getting 8–9 hours of sleep.

- Since about a week before the end of April, I have been free from this habit—it has now been nearly six months.

What I want to tell you is this: no battle is too great, because there is Someone greater—greater than these temptations, and greater than we are ourselves—our God and Lord, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I want to pray for the whole subreddit; guys and girls, we are never alone... we just need to surrender ourselves to God's love.

I say this even though I am still often tempted—even just by erotic thoughts or dreams (or waking up wet).

I don't know why or how to avoid these latter things either; I don't feel entirely free from lust yet, but every time I strip it of its power (by fleeing to God), it’s as if I’m left alone for a while.

I don't know if you are going through a similar situation; I’m not particularly worried or doubtful, but I do feel a bit unsettled sometimes..

I am still very young, and I firmly believe that if I finish my studies soon and entrust every burden to God, I might find someone with whom I am truly compatible—ideally, someone with whom I could build a home and start a family. I know that if I continue to resist temptations—by avoiding certain websites and steering clear of provocative images—and, above all, by praying for God to remove these things from my life, I can succeed in this plan. Please understand, I do not view God as a genie in a lamp; rather, it is as if He were a partner in this endeavor. I also know that, as the Gospel of John says…

• 1 John 5:14: “This is the confidence we have in him: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”

Even though I haven't been touching with my hands, I learned a few months ago that I can just squeeze through the thighs to get a semi-orgasm. And I've been justifying it to myself, saying it's not real masturbation, and have been doing it with increasing frequency. Today is the first I've done it twice in a row, and I'm convinced I need help, because I feel dead in my own spirituality and feel unable to muster up the will to pray.

So I am married and enjoy regular sex with the wife. But seen to still find my way to reddit once or twice a month.

I am straight but porn leads to some weird things and end up finding like minded guys to master bate with online. Why do we do this? I know it's wrong and I am straight but always ending up trying things with guys online.

I also feel porn has twisted my brain and find myself attracted to hung guys online. I don't know what to do

Always feel terrible when I am at church, but always ask for forgiveness. However would like to conquer this.

Here we go again! 🙏 This time, I want to count my days in 15-day blocks, which I think will make the journey more interesting and challenging. One day at a time, by God’s grace! ✝️

once in my life was I able to beat this. I was single and I was seeing different women giving me the variety and fun that I needed to no longer care for porn. It was a year and it was the longest in my life id gone without porn/masturbation

fast forward to now, in a 3 .5 year relationship and I use porn for the "Variety" I can no longer get due to being committed. she's unhappy that I use it but accepts it and I myself just dont want to use it because I know its harmful.

I struggle because after work I spend tons of hours alone on the couch when she's asleep and I have nothing going on. (I work the midday to midnight shift). I always go to the gym and even sometimes to the supermarket and then do laundry etc. sometimes thats enough to keep me away for that day but the other times it's this insane battle. what is it that works for you guys long term especially when left to your own devices?

Something I see a lot of men get wrong: after a bad night, they make a BIGGER vow.

Bigger promise means bigger fall when it breaks. Now you're carrying the original guilt plus the guilt of having promised God.

Here's what works better: one small written plan. "If I'm lying in bed and want the phone, then I will get up, drink a glass of water in the sitting room, and stay out for ten minutes." Decide it at 8pm when you're calm, not at 11pm when you're tired.

Hope this helps someone here.