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Jekyll and Hyde

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I feel so much like Jekyll and Hyde.
One side of me is a loving husband and father trying to get closer to God. At times I can connect deeply with God.

There is another part to me. I also at times desire to be sexually with another man. It drives me crazy because I know that is not the will of God and not really my will to do such a thing against my wife but the desires to do this sin are strong at times. That direction comes from being sexually experimented on as a child and exposed to porn as a child....long story on that.

As for both sides of me, I keep swinging back and forth. A few days I'm focused on God then in a weak moment normally when I become sexually hungry I begin to have these desires.

I think if my wife could provide more to keep my sexual hunger at bay then I would be ok but because of our jobs and teens in the house really only once a week is the norm and if we miss that time then I have to wait another week before I can be satisfied. I always tell my wife once I get sexual satisfaction from her I'm ok for about three days then my fire of sexual desire begins to creep up again. Within 7 days out that fire is becoming an uncontrollable wildfire.

Wish I did not have such a strong sexual drive. It gets in the way.

To make matters worse in those moments of sexual hunger and my desire for men I have made connections that could lead to a fulfillment of that desire. This scares me because I really don't want this. This is not who I want to be.

I'm in a mess. Any one out there in a messy jekyll and hyde sexual situation like me??


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You need to find a Christian therapist who is knowledgeable in such matters. Yours is certainly a complex situation with the "experimentation" and early age porn you mention. If you were in Pasadena California I would refer you to the Penners. Perhaps they can refer you to someone in your area; or perhaps you will find something on their websites that would be helpful.

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You have my prayers bro!
 
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