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married and struggle in my mind with ssa.

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I have been married and have struggled in my mind my whole life but just recently came forward with what I have been hiding, which is my sexual attraction towards other men. I have never had sex with other men but during certain lonely times in my life I have wanted to. I have only had sex with 2 women and that is my first wife and my second wife to which i am still married. I opened up to her, and she doesnt think im that way. Unless a person has been there they dont know. At times it is a great temptation to endure. I wish there was a place where I could go for support. if you know of such a place please let me know.

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Hi Richard
Thank you very much for sharing. Do you go to Church? If you do not I really highly recommend you to go. Plus do you attend a small group bible studies cell group that is part of your church? If not I highly recommend you to go. It has helped me in my Christian growth?

In addition what has really helped me is do the Freedom from habitual sin: Overeating, Pornography, Smoking, Drinking course. It a free online course for people like you. Also https://www.thepinkcross.org/ has fantastic resources on the effects of porn. The person that runs it was a former porn star but since she has found Christ and is saved she has lobbied against it and is striving to close the official Californian Porn industry down.

God bless
 
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Thank you for sharing. If you do not currently do so I highly recommend you to attend a Church. It will help a lot for your Christian growth. In addition it is highly recommend you to really get involved in the church such as attending a small cell bible studies group. It has helped me alot.

Plus what is also really helpful is doing an online course called settingcaptivesfree.com

I will pray for you.

God Bless
 
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