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Those who struggle with fetishism.

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For those who struggle with fetishism, you are not alone. I pray that this will be a start to letting go of this sin in our lives. I think that if more Christians confess this sexual lie, then we can help each other as the Body of Christ.
I'll start:
My fetishes were: Cross dressing,Infantilism, Female domination,balloons, and female feet.
 

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Don't worry brother, you're not the only one that suffers from obscene fetishes. I myself am ashamed of what I'm still attracted to, being loving hairy men, chubby men, and other things I'm too ashamed to admit. But don't worry, fight against these things and the devil will flee. I don't know if God will cure us, but we can always deny ourselves. Anyway, fetishes are usually derived from some life event. I'm not too certain on my theory, but I know I got my fetishes from my taller than average ex. As Christians, we need to tell people of our iniquity in order to show them that we're as human as they are. Thank you for having the courage to confess your flaws.
 
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I struggle with having a foot fetish; I don't think there is anything wrong with finding feet attractive - however, the sin of lust that comes with it is a problem now. However, if my wife (when I get married in a year) were to let me 'enjoy' her feet, I don't see anything sinful or wrong about that. But right now? The lust I have for them is sinful.

I also struggle with pornography, at points in particular [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][bless and do not curse] pornography.
 
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I'm a 29 year old woman, and I've had an addiction to pornographic stories ever since I was 14. I have a urolagnia/omorashi/desperation fetish that I've been struggling to overcome. I'm torn between feelings of wanting to quit and yet being strangely drawn to it. It seems harder to get rid of because it centers around an otherwise normal function of the body, by sexualizing it. Sometimes I can go days, weeks, even months without looking up porn on the subject and other times, only a few hours after telling myself and God that I wasn't going to do this anymore. The masturbation that accompanies this addiction had a severely adverse effect on me on Feb. 19, 2012 when I fell down in a parking lot and fractured my left tibia. I don't have osteoporosis, but the x-ray showed unusually skinny bones... and I later read that the long term effects of excessive dopamine can result in weaker bones, as well as the loss in calcium. Now I find myself in a wheelchair because of a pre-existing condition that I inherited known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy III due to a defect on my 5th pair of chromosomes.

I realize that the SMA would have taken a toll on me anyways, but I now believe that the prolonged physiological effects of masturbation have greatly accelerated the progression of my SMA. I accepted Jesus when I was little, but I recommitted my life to Jesus when I was 13. In my adult teens and early 20s, I was closer to Jesus but I feel like my continual failings have made it impossible for me to be forgiven, or to stay forgiven. Mentally, I know that isn't scripturally correct, but spiritually, I don't know.

I suspect that God has not given up on my deliverance though because often when I'm engaged in these activities, my cat will usually pick that moment to seek my affection, thereby distracting and interrupting me before I can sin further. Sometimes I take the hint and other times, I push her away and continue. I want to stop and yet part of me doesn't. I want to give myself completely to God and yet I feel like I keep crawling back to my own vomit. I need serious prayer.
 
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