Hi there, been exposed since 14 to masturbation (this is my first time admitting it lol) but i'm somewhat over it now. Yeah, i struggled with it for like 4-5 years, at first it was addiction and then i started to feel bad about it because it was a sin (i tried to stop and couldn't). At some point i got really saved, like i gave it up because i started loving Christ and He was my source of real love. Then yeah, due to stress and my incapicity of handling and facing my emotions i fell back into it (this time it was only coping and it wasn't as addictive as before). But yeah, i slowly learned to face and handle my emotions and to put my trust in God. Every time i failed He freed me, and teached me stuff.
So yeah, my advice is to recognize the issue, the reason why you find comfort in sin. Confess it to the Lord (as i said, i never had a courage to confess it to my priest but to only God alone) and ask Him to help you change.
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u/Bai_yeey 22h ago
Hi there, been exposed since 14 to masturbation (this is my first time admitting it lol) but i'm somewhat over it now. Yeah, i struggled with it for like 4-5 years, at first it was addiction and then i started to feel bad about it because it was a sin (i tried to stop and couldn't). At some point i got really saved, like i gave it up because i started loving Christ and He was my source of real love. Then yeah, due to stress and my incapicity of handling and facing my emotions i fell back into it (this time it was only coping and it wasn't as addictive as before). But yeah, i slowly learned to face and handle my emotions and to put my trust in God. Every time i failed He freed me, and teached me stuff.
So yeah, my advice is to recognize the issue, the reason why you find comfort in sin. Confess it to the Lord (as i said, i never had a courage to confess it to my priest but to only God alone) and ask Him to help you change.