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I'm 26f and have struggled immensely with masturbation and sexual desires for about 2 years now. It has caused me great heartache and pain and conflicting interest. I just want to feel wanted and loved by a man. I want to experience intimacy so much I cry. But this has put a hedge between me and God. Certain aspects of my life are getting worse and I think it's His judgement against my sin.



I also struggle with fantasizing. I wouldn't consider the nature of my daydreams perverted but they are still sin because I am not married. I fall prey to them a lot more now that I live alone and feel lonesome often. It's like a self-soothing thing. I sometimes also binge eat after because I feel ashamed of what I did.



I don't have anyone in my life I feel like I can talk about this with. My family doesn't see anything wrong with inappropriate content or masturbation. So they're not going to get it. I'm not going to church currently because of severe social anxiety. I don't think I could even walk through the doors feeling the way I do now. I would fall apart.



I can't look at a Bible without feeling like the awfulest person on earth. Praying at all at this point feels like a joke. I have sinned so many times and asked for forgiveness over and over. Something isn't working. God knows I'm not repentent. I know He is disappointed. I can't keep falling into this, pray for forgiveness for the 20,088th time and expect to feel close to Him. I'm honestly surprisd I haven't been struck dead yet.



I have been told I may have a sex demon called Incubus? Is this what my issue sounds like? If so how do I get rid of it?



So , what should I do to start fixing myself? Do I go to a psychotherapist, see a faith healer, take hormone replacement, get on some SSRIs? What would help take all this away? What would take these feelings away? I'm almost having urges to self harm because of how messed up I realize I am inside. I feel so alone I could scream. I want to be holy and healthy inside.
 
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This appears to be a frequent question of Christian singles on this forum who are in anquish of their presumption of sin from masturbating, and I feel the Holy Spirit has led me to understand some things that I share here with a happy heart. I've read several previous posts on the subject, but I feel the responses have been inadequate and sometimes poorly treated. My response is for this person and others who may find it. I have great empaty for the single Christian, and they may feel they have nowhere else to anonymously turn. A 2020 survey from health insurer Cigna found that 61% of American adults are lonely, up from 54% in the company’s 2018 survey. Most of those are likely single people. Please do not tell such people they should just pray for a spouse. Don't you think they've done that? People are single for a variety of reasons. In some cases a person is unattractive, and no one will choose them. That is a cruel fact in our broken sinful world. In other cases there is a death or divorce, etc. There may seem dim prospects of finding someone else late in life or maybe the person is so hurt they don't want to. We must not negatively judge someone for being single.

First of all, no one reading this should react with shame, embarrassment, immaturity, disgust, snickering or making fun. God made the sex drive. It is a good and wonderful thing when properly used. Sexual desire is a physical appetite like the hunger to eat. You cannot stop it. It might taper off in later years, but we all have it at some point apparently to varying intensity. Please do not pray that God will cease your sexual desire. Neutering is what we do to dogs. God in his wisdom will not neuter you. It is sinful to tell a person to just stop masturbating and read the bible and pray more. Sex is a physical need. "And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?" James 2:16 KJV

So, if you are a single person reading this, and you are worried about masturbating and (naturally) cannot stop then I think I have good advice to follow, and you can be comforted by these words, "And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 ESV

I have a herd of cattle. They will not mate if the cow is pregnant. Only when a cow is in heat will the bull approach. God could have made humans that way, but he didn't.

The bible DOES NOT STATE that masturbation is sinful. Indeed, the bible is pretty much silent on the issue, I suppose because everyone does it, it comes naturally and it is a given. You don't have to teach it. It is self discovered.

I inspected factories for an insurance company. It is important that boilers and pressure vessels have a reliable working pressure relief valve so that the vessel doesn't explode and harm people. Masturbation is the pressure relief valve you are given. Some will reference the passage on lust, "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." Matt. 5:28 KJV That seems to me to relate to a specific married woman (adultery) a person might be lusting for, but for sake of argument let me just say in your state of desire or lust to keep your desire general and not for a specific person.

touch and pleasure yourself without any guilt or shame in a pure mind without lust for a particular person. Enjoy God's gift to you. It is wonderful! Consider your own penis or vagina beautiful and give thanks for it and for your sexual nature and for the freedom to touch in a pure way I’m describing.

I'm struggling to find the right phrase or word, so I'm going to make up "soft sex" for a sensual, loving, a sweet feeling versus "hard sex" which is focused only on [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] and if it involves a couple then it uses one or both persons as an object. I do not mean this to relate to softcore and hardcore inappropriate content. In our culture there is all the attention to hard sex and not to sensuality. Sensuality and eroticism are different. There is much sensuality in the Song of Solomon. Bible scholars tell us there are four ways (independent and aggregate) SoS can be interpreted, but one of them includes the amorous relation between a man and wife. In the book both narrate in turn, so sensuality is not characteristic of particular gender.

Most things in life should be done in moderation, and masturbation fits that rule. Do it only when you have to, when you are in a state that it is hard to concentrate and sleep. It will be more enjoyable that way, and duration builds sweet sensual feelings of soft sex. If you enjoy this newfound freedom too much then it isn't as much pleasure, and your body needs more of what it becomes accustomed to.

Avoid fornication and inappropriate contentography. Because the bible tells you to flee fornication is good enough reason, but you are likely to get a disease sleeping around. Fornication treats a person as an object. This is a hard sex not a sweet loving sensual sex. And hard sex of inappropriate content absolutely kills soft sex feelings.
 
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I'm 26f and have struggled immensely with masturbation and sexual desires for about 2 years now. It has caused me great heartache and pain and conflicting interest. I just want to feel wanted and loved by a man. I want to experience intimacy so much I cry. But this has put a hedge between me and God. Certain aspects of my life are getting worse and I think it's His judgement against my sin.



I also struggle with fantasizing. I wouldn't consider the nature of my daydreams perverted but they are still sin because I am not married. I fall prey to them a lot more now that I live alone and feel lonesome often. It's like a self-soothing thing. I sometimes also binge eat after because I feel ashamed of what I did.



I don't have anyone in my life I feel like I can talk about this with. My family doesn't see anything wrong with inappropriate content or masturbation. So they're not going to get it. I'm not going to church currently because of severe social anxiety. I don't think I could even walk through the doors feeling the way I do now. I would fall apart.



I can't look at a Bible without feeling like the awfulest person on earth. Praying at all at this point feels like a joke. I have sinned so many times and asked for forgiveness over and over. Something isn't working. God knows I'm not repentent. I know He is disappointed. I can't keep falling into this, pray for forgiveness for the 20,088th time and expect to feel close to Him. I'm honestly surprisd I haven't been struck dead yet.



I have been told I may have a sex demon called Incubus? Is this what my issue sounds like? If so how do I get rid of it?



So , what should I do to start fixing myself? Do I go to a psychotherapist, see a faith healer, take hormone replacement, get on some SSRIs? What would help take all this away? What would take these feelings away? I'm almost having urges to self harm because of how messed up I realize I am inside. I feel so alone I could scream. I want to be holy and healthy inside.

Please watch this video. Not sure if it will answer all your questions but you might be able to get some good advice.


They also have other related videos concerning other sexual issues that you might also find helpful.
 
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Most things in life should be done in moderation, and masturbation fits that rule. Do it only when you have to, when you are in a state that it is hard to concentrate and sleep.
I agree with this. Don't let masturbation become your sole preoccupation. If strong urges are not allowing you to go through the day as you normally should, take care of it and move on. Instead of making masturbation the only issue in your walk with God, focus instead on loving others. Pray, read your Bible, and don't let your struggles consume you. You are loved!
 
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Hello,

I think a lot of folks are missing a key piece here- you are clearly being convicted of sin in your conscience. I understand because I feel the same way, my conscience does not allow for me to be sexually promiscuous with my own body via self-pleasure either.

Here's my recommendation:
God wants to help you on the path towards freedom. Rather than just asking for forgiveness and then doing it again, try asking for His help in the next step to move towards becoming a freer person. If you do not know what to pray, I would start by asking Him to lead you to a church, and going to a church where there is good worship since you said you struggle with social anxiety I think a church centered around good worship is key for you because you can sit in the back and connect to God via worship without having to talk to anyone. It is okay to start small. People like to tac on a lot of things to going to Church and eventually community is good but just start super small by sitting in the back and engaging in worship. You will be amazed at how much it helps to worship with other people once or preferably at least twice a week. I am not saying this will solve all of your issues immediately but coming to the realization that God wants to walk with you through this process of sexual healing rather than strike you down is very important. The Bible says it is God's KINDNESS that leads to reptentance. Do not live in shame, allow yourself the freedom of engaging with God and commit to making slow life changes in this area that over a period of time will lead to freedom.
 
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Hi Jess,

Take a breath, step back, and let’s look at this and compare it to what the Bible says, rightly divided. The good news is way better than what you are believing right now. In fact it’s the best news ever, just like in the video I will post below.

In your first paragraph you say “this has put a hedge between me and God”. That’s not how God sees it. In fact the Bible says that’s all in your mind. Colossians 1:21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled. So in your mind you think you are an enemy of God because of your sin (wicked works), or there is a hedge between you and him. Col 1:21 says that is just in your mind, God says that you are reconciled, it’s just in your mind (alienated and enemies in your mind). God is not mad at you.

You also said in your first paragraph that “certain aspects of my life are getting worse and I think it’s his judgement against my sin”. No, your sin was judged 2000 years ago, you were judged guilty, I was judged guilty, and Jesus took the judgement for both of us. Best news ever!!

In fact God is not imputing sins to anyone today. 2 Corinthians 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

What is basically going on here is that you are putting yourself under the law. You think that your acceptance with God is based on your performance. Your acceptance with God is not based on your performance at all. If you are in Christ (believe Christ died for your sins, was buried, and rose again) your life is hid in Christ. You were declared dead, crucified with Christ, raised up, made alive, and made to sit in heavenly places. You have been given every spiritual blessing in heavenly places. I don’t care what you see in this flesh. Paul says we will have this vile flesh until we are glorified.

Learn these truths, they are only found in Paul’s epistles. Paul has your doctrine for today. Jesus in his earthly ministry (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) was still preaching law to the Jews. We are not under law. The strength of sin is the law. Once you start putting yourself under law you will have way more compulsion to sin.

I will also post an excellent video by Renee Roland - How worthy is your Lamb? It’s only 4 minutes long and it’s awesome. If God we’re to say to you “why should I let you into heaven?” Would you point to your life? Would you point to what you have done to straighten up and fly right? Or would you point to the lamb of God. Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
 
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This appears to be a frequent question of Christian singles on this forum who are in anquish of their presumption of sin from masturbating, and I feel the Holy Spirit has led me to understand some things that I share here with a happy heart. I've read several previous posts on the subject, but I feel the responses have been inadequate and sometimes poorly treated. My response is for this person and others who may find it. I have great empaty for the single Christian, and they may feel they have nowhere else to anonymously turn. A 2020 survey from health insurer Cigna found that 61% of American adults are lonely, up from 54% in the company’s 2018 survey. Most of those are likely single people. Please do not tell such people they should just pray for a spouse. Don't you think they've done that? People are single for a variety of reasons. In some cases a person is unattractive, and no one will choose them. That is a cruel fact in our broken sinful world. In other cases there is a death or divorce, etc. There may seem dim prospects of finding someone else late in life or maybe the person is so hurt they don't want to. We must not negatively judge someone for being single.

First of all, no one reading this should react with shame, embarrassment, immaturity, disgust, snickering or making fun. God made the sex drive. It is a good and wonderful thing when properly used. Sexual desire is a physical appetite like the hunger to eat. You cannot stop it. It might taper off in later years, but we all have it at some point apparently to varying intensity. Please do not pray that God will cease your sexual desire. Neutering is what we do to dogs. God in his wisdom will not neuter you. It is sinful to tell a person to just stop masturbating and read the bible and pray more. Sex is a physical need. "And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?" James 2:16 KJV

So, if you are a single person reading this, and you are worried about masturbating and (naturally) cannot stop then I think I have good advice to follow, and you can be comforted by these words, "And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 ESV

I have a herd of cattle. They will not mate if the cow is pregnant. Only when a cow is in heat will the bull approach. God could have made humans that way, but he didn't.

The bible DOES NOT STATE that masturbation is sinful. Indeed, the bible is pretty much silent on the issue, I suppose because everyone does it, it comes naturally and it is a given. You don't have to teach it. It is self discovered.

I inspected factories for an insurance company. It is important that boilers and pressure vessels have a reliable working pressure relief valve so that the vessel doesn't explode and harm people. Masturbation is the pressure relief valve you are given. Some will reference the passage on lust, "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." Matt. 5:28 KJV That seems to me to relate to a specific married woman (adultery) a person might be lusting for, but for sake of argument let me just say in your state of desire or lust to keep your desire general and not for a specific person.

touch and pleasure yourself without any guilt or shame in a pure mind without lust for a particular person. Enjoy God's gift to you. It is wonderful! Consider your own penis or vagina beautiful and give thanks for it and for your sexual nature and for the freedom to touch in a pure way I’m describing.

I'm struggling to find the right phrase or word, so I'm going to make up "soft sex" for a sensual, loving, a sweet feeling versus "hard sex" which is focused only on [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] and if it involves a couple then it uses one or both persons as an object. I do not mean this to relate to softcore and hardcore inappropriate content. In our culture there is all the attention to hard sex and not to sensuality. Sensuality and eroticism are different. There is much sensuality in the Song of Solomon. Bible scholars tell us there are four ways (independent and aggregate) SoS can be interpreted, but one of them includes the amorous relation between a man and wife. In the book both narrate in turn, so sensuality is not characteristic of particular gender.

Most things in life should be done in moderation, and masturbation fits that rule. Do it only when you have to, when you are in a state that it is hard to concentrate and sleep. It will be more enjoyable that way, and duration builds sweet sensual feelings of soft sex. If you enjoy this newfound freedom too much then it isn't as much pleasure, and your body needs more of what it becomes accustomed to.

Avoid fornication and inappropriate contentography. Because the bible tells you to flee fornication is good enough reason, but you are likely to get a disease sleeping around. Fornication treats a person as an object. This is a hard sex not a sweet loving sensual sex. And hard sex of inappropriate content absolutely kills soft sex feelings.

Masturbation is sinful. It says in the bible that when one does it one is committing a sin with oneself, but with regular sex one is committing a sin with another person. Masturbation falls under the umbrella of fornication (sex outside of marriage). It's sad, I am in your position too and I understand what you are going through. It's not fair. But I am afraid if I die and don't stop I will go to hell.
 
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Masturbation is sinful. It says in the bible that when one does it one is committing a sin with oneself, but with regular sex one is committing a sin with another person. Masturbation falls under the umbrella of fornication (sex outside of marriage). It's sad, I am in your position too and I understand what you are going through. It's not fair. But I am afraid if I die and don't stop I will go to hell.
So I’m just trying to figure out this salvation program you have going here. You say if I die and don’t stop I will go to hell. How well do you have to perform on that program? Is 98% of the time good enough or does it have to be 100% of the time? What if it’s in thought only and not a sin that was actually done?

I’m just trying to make a point that you are not believing the gospel. You may have believed it in the past, and if you did you are still saved, but if you are afraid of going to hell because of not stopping all sin you are not believing the gospel. You are NOT trusting Christ you are trusting yourself.

Repent of your sins and trust Christ is a false gospel. What is the standard? Do I have to live 100% sin free in thought and deed? Why did Christ have to die if I could just repent of my sins. What about Romans 3.24? Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Doesn’t sound like I’m justified freely if there are conditions. What about the times Paul says salvation is a free gift? Or Titus 3.5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to his mercy he saved us.

Ephesians 2.8,9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

So the next time someone tells you that you have to repent of your sins, as in stop sinning or you are going to hell, tell them God says salvation is not of yourselves and that would be of myself. Clearly wrong.

Give up on trying to establish your own righteousness and just believe the Bible. Sirs what must I do to be saved? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. I hope you don’t worry about going to hell anymore after reading this post. If you do please study some more and I think it will bring you peace.
 
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So I’m just trying to figure out this salvation program you have going here. You say if I die and don’t stop I will go to hell. How well do you have to perform on that program? Is 98% of the time good enough or does it have to be 100% of the time? What if it’s in thought only and not a sin that was actually done?

I’m just trying to make a point that you are not believing the gospel. You may have believed it in the past, and if you did you are still saved, but if you are afraid of going to hell because of not stopping all sin you are not believing the gospel. You are NOT trusting Christ you are trusting yourself.

Repent of your sins and trust Christ is a false gospel. What is the standard? Do I have to live 100% sin free in thought and deed? Why did Christ have to die if I could just repent of my sins. What about Romans 3.24? Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Doesn’t sound like I’m justified freely if there are conditions. What about the times Paul says salvation is a free gift? Or Titus 3.5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to his mercy he saved us.

Ephesians 2.8,9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

So the next time someone tells you that you have to repent of your sins, as in stop sinning or you are going to hell, tell them God says salvation is not of yourselves and that would be of myself. Clearly wrong.

Give up on trying to establish your own righteousness and just believe the Bible. Sirs what must I do to be saved? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. I hope you don’t worry about going to hell anymore after reading this post. If you do please study some more and I think it will bring you peace.

We still sin by default. However, you have to stop bad habits. When you knowingly sin and keep sinning that sin with refusal to repent, then you go to hell. Grace is not a Sin-Get-out-of-hell-free card.
 
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I have been told I may have a sex demon called Incubus?
Okay as some one who struggles with masturbation. No! I know I shouldn't laugh at that,
I did...Sorry.
This is a battle with the flesh.
I'm not going to church currently because of severe social anxiety. I don't think I could even walk through the doors feeling the way I do now. I would fall apart.
Worst move you can make! Being separated from fellow believers makes it worse. We all admitted to God we are sinners after all. How can we turn down masturbators, and forgive theives and murders. It's simple....We don't turn down masturbators.
Praying at all at this point feels like a joke. I have sinned so many times and asked for forgiveness over and over. Something isn't working. God knows I'm not repentent. I know He is disappointed. I can't keep falling into this, pray for forgiveness for the 20,088th time and expect to feel close to Him. I'm honestly surprisd I haven't been struck dead yet.
*surprised, And I'll admit I've been on that. I even had a mental break down talking to my father (Biological) about it. I guess what I am saying is despite you doing this act on your own. You aren't the only one to have done it.
 
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Stop it! You have too many hormones and in a bad habit. Be truly celibate or get married. But that’s what the priests and nuns do.
I pray you would take this woman’s sex drive oh Lord, and help her to use her energy more productively. I can see it is giving her too much guilt and driving her away from church and people and social activities. That’s exactly what she needs to be well. The devil is hiding it from her. He’s got her defeated from her purpose and who she is. Please free her Lord and let her hope in other things. Take it so not so strong and lead to better more blest, healthy things. Convict her enough to put it down and go to church and let a man find her in the faith an pure to the delight of the desires of her heart in Christ. In Jesus Name.
 
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I'm 26f and have struggled immensely with masturbation and sexual desires for about 2 years now. It has caused me great heartache and pain and conflicting interest. I just want to feel wanted and loved by a man. I want to experience intimacy so much I cry. But this has put a hedge between me and God. Certain aspects of my life are getting worse and I think it's His judgement against my sin.



I also struggle with fantasizing. I wouldn't consider the nature of my daydreams perverted but they are still sin because I am not married. I fall prey to them a lot more now that I live alone and feel lonesome often. It's like a self-soothing thing. I sometimes also binge eat after because I feel ashamed of what I did.



I don't have anyone in my life I feel like I can talk about this with. My family doesn't see anything wrong with inappropriate content or masturbation. So they're not going to get it. I'm not going to church currently because of severe social anxiety. I don't think I could even walk through the doors feeling the way I do now. I would fall apart.



I can't look at a Bible without feeling like the awfulest person on earth. Praying at all at this point feels like a joke. I have sinned so many times and asked for forgiveness over and over. Something isn't working. God knows I'm not repentent. I know He is disappointed. I can't keep falling into this, pray for forgiveness for the 20,088th time and expect to feel close to Him. I'm honestly surprisd I haven't been struck dead yet.



I have been told I may have a sex demon called Incubus? Is this what my issue sounds like? If so how do I get rid of it?



So , what should I do to start fixing myself? Do I go to a psychotherapist, see a faith healer, take hormone replacement, get on some SSRIs? What would help take all this away? What would take these feelings away? I'm almost having urges to self harm because of how messed up I realize I am inside. I feel so alone I could scream. I want to be holy and healthy inside.
I'm 26f and have struggled immensely with masturbation and sexual desires for about 2 years now. It has caused me great heartache and pain and conflicting interest. I just want to feel wanted and loved by a man. I want to experience intimacy so much I cry. But this has put a hedge between me and God. Certain aspects of my life are getting worse and I think it's His judgement against my sin.



I also struggle with fantasizing. I wouldn't consider the nature of my daydreams perverted but they are still sin because I am not married. I fall prey to them a lot more now that I live alone and feel lonesome often. It's like a self-soothing thing. I sometimes also binge eat after because I feel ashamed of what I did.



I don't have anyone in my life I feel like I can talk about this with. My family doesn't see anything wrong with inappropriate content or masturbation. So they're not going to get it. I'm not going to church currently because of severe social anxiety. I don't think I could even walk through the doors feeling the way I do now. I would fall apart.



I can't look at a Bible without feeling like the awfulest person on earth. Praying at all at this point feels like a joke. I have sinned so many times and asked for forgiveness over and over. Something isn't working. God knows I'm not repentent. I know He is disappointed. I can't keep falling into this, pray for forgiveness for the 20,088th time and expect to feel close to Him. I'm honestly surprisd I haven't been struck dead yet.



I have been told I may have a sex demon called Incubus? Is this what my issue sounds like? If so how do I get rid of it?



So , what should I do to start fixing myself? Do I go to a psychotherapist, see a faith healer, take hormone replacement, get on some SSRIs? What would help take all this away? What would take these feelings away? I'm almost having urges to self harm because of how messed up I realize I am inside. I feel so alone I could scream. I want to be holy and healthy inside.
Hey PinkJess, you are very interesting to me. I was looking online for help with the scrupulosity "mind dares" (in your words) and google sent me to one of your posts from 2015. I have the same thing (I'm 27) and have had this since I was 13. It has only gotten worse and lead me to have to go to Rogers Behavioral Health for six weeks (which is a MARVELOUS place I might add). In my mind up until the time I went to Rogers (I was 24), I had to complete these mental dares (which always aligned with scripture) to be perfect. One day, after perhaps a decade of these mental dares and the depression associated with it, I "completed" my goal of perfection. You know what the first thing that happened was? FEAR OF PRIDE AND DAMNATION. And the scariest mental dare I've ever had popped into my mind. Rogers Behavioral Health really fixed me regarding this, but the OCD never stops manifesting itself in different ways, leading you down different avenues. I'm not saying I've figured it out, because I have "faith" related mental dares today instead of perfection ones (like Old Testament versus New Testament). And this is tiresome. But it did all start with the sin of masturbation with me when I was 13. I am also celibate (with some grey area, perhaps) and I found you very interesting because you are like me.
 
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Hi, I came across your post just now and I can assure you as a young female myself, it's very natural to feel that you are sexual being and have no controls over those thoughts and scenarios that go through your head. We can't expect to have total control of how we are wired and get fed all kinds of ideas by others/media through our subconscious, but we can learn to control our emotions better(which takes effort and self-awareness). I can relate to that feeling of guilt because of wanting things I think I shouldn't or having filthy thoughts, and if you feel you have social anxiety, I'd work on that first. Nothing wrong with going to therapy, I've been there myself and I discovered feelings I pressed down going back to my childhood. Going to confession maybe an option too, although I've never been. Because of the pandemic, maybe you can even do one virtually, I don't know.
I would suggest to start there and not be ashamed of being a vibrant woman, and seek ways to redirect that energy/passions into something else, like a charitable cause, personal project, painting, learning a language, etc. When we're in a season of waiting, it's a precious time that we may never get again. Your future husband is out there, you just need to concentrate on becoming the best version of you and enjoy life and its blessings. You're not being ignored - you're being prepared. Now go and have a great day :)
 
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