I seem to be stuck in a vicious sin then pray and I feel really disgusted and ashamed that I keep falling back into this habit. It is very embarassing and makes me feel ashamed and disappointed with myself. It hsppens to be the one key thing that I morally struggle to control. I do not steal etc but this has me controlled. I really want to stop. Please pray for me. I want this to be the last time permanently now. Don't really hsve the courage to speak to someone face to face yet. #ashamedfemale.
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struggling with sexual desire and inappropriate contentography
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I struggled with sexual desire for about seventeen years and before that I had desire but didn't struggle, and now I've been free from it for 1 year 10 months and 13 days. How I was freed was I prayed and prayed and finally came to realize that I was negating God's purpose for sex (conception of life) and using it for my own selfish pleasure. Through that understanding God gave me the strength to overcome. I will pray for you.
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You don't have to trick your mind, just seek the Holy Spirit with all your heart and mind and strength, and He will help you as He did me. First, submit to Him: His purpose for sex is to conceive life, so don't use it for your selfish pleasure. Secondly, resist temptation. Thirdly, draw near to God. Know that getting a "high" off your reproductive system is dangerous. Don't give up. Just when I thought God wouldn't deliver me, He did.
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Hey Lavendar. I understand your struggle, although I'm a guy. I've been trying to rid myself of this nasty addiction for over a year now, as I detailed in my introduction post. I heard there was a subforum somewhere around here specifically about this problem but I think it is hidden and am looking forward to being able to access it if it is still around.
However I can give you some extra tips that have helped me out massively:
-If you have anything saved on your computer or in physical form (magazines, books, etc) then you must get rid of it immediately. All of it.
-Install K9 web protection on your computer. It is an internet filter that is very effective at blocking inappropriate content, and you can configure it to block any bad sites that you frequent, and you can also set it to block internet access at certain times of the week or day that you might be most vulnerable.
-For your cellphone, I recommend an application called Comvigo Browser. This is a separate filter that you must also configure but is the most effective internet filter for android that I know of. I'm not sure if it works on iOS, but if you don't have an android phone then you should still be able to find an effective internet filter for that as well. Comvigo comes with a free 30 day trial, and costs $20 for a year after that. Well worth it, at least in my case. I've set it to block internet access on my phone 24/7, although it still allows me to use some apps and of course call and txt.
An extra measure that I took for a few months was to completely cut off my internet and downgrade to a phone with no internet for a few months. This worked wonders. I literally couldn't watch inappropriate content even if I wanted to and this helped to starve out my addiction very effectively! It was well worth it. However that was a temporary measure. I still highly recommend you try this if you think you could manage it.
My addiction is a whole lot less nowadays so I let myself use the internet again, but not without filters. I have a gmail account with my password on it, and I blocked gmail on my home computer. So if I want the password to the filter I have to go to the library! Too much effort... Lol. An alternative is that you could give the filter password to someone you can trust or even someone on this forum.
These things have worked very effectively for me, although in the rare times where I have cracked and found a weakness in my method or my filter, I have had to go and edit the settings each time to correct it. At any rate, it's a lot easier to stay away from inappropriate content when you can't get to it, or at least when you think you can't!
I would be more than happy to help you with setting something up. So if you have any questions or anything else, feel free to ask!
However I can give you some extra tips that have helped me out massively:
-If you have anything saved on your computer or in physical form (magazines, books, etc) then you must get rid of it immediately. All of it.
-Install K9 web protection on your computer. It is an internet filter that is very effective at blocking inappropriate content, and you can configure it to block any bad sites that you frequent, and you can also set it to block internet access at certain times of the week or day that you might be most vulnerable.
-For your cellphone, I recommend an application called Comvigo Browser. This is a separate filter that you must also configure but is the most effective internet filter for android that I know of. I'm not sure if it works on iOS, but if you don't have an android phone then you should still be able to find an effective internet filter for that as well. Comvigo comes with a free 30 day trial, and costs $20 for a year after that. Well worth it, at least in my case. I've set it to block internet access on my phone 24/7, although it still allows me to use some apps and of course call and txt.
An extra measure that I took for a few months was to completely cut off my internet and downgrade to a phone with no internet for a few months. This worked wonders. I literally couldn't watch inappropriate content even if I wanted to and this helped to starve out my addiction very effectively! It was well worth it. However that was a temporary measure. I still highly recommend you try this if you think you could manage it.
My addiction is a whole lot less nowadays so I let myself use the internet again, but not without filters. I have a gmail account with my password on it, and I blocked gmail on my home computer. So if I want the password to the filter I have to go to the library! Too much effort... Lol. An alternative is that you could give the filter password to someone you can trust or even someone on this forum.
These things have worked very effectively for me, although in the rare times where I have cracked and found a weakness in my method or my filter, I have had to go and edit the settings each time to correct it. At any rate, it's a lot easier to stay away from inappropriate content when you can't get to it, or at least when you think you can't!
I would be more than happy to help you with setting something up. So if you have any questions or anything else, feel free to ask!
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