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Violent fantasies?

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The source of these thoughts is pure evil. You must realize that we are such evil, evil people that we disgust God at times. We are entirely caught up in demonic concepts. We revel in violence, death, rape, suicide. We think about hurting others and hurting ourselves, we have no respect for life or love. Here's the good news. You are saved by Jesus Christ! He has laid his life down for you, believe in his sacrifice and you have been redeemed and renewed into the family of God!

The only way to solve this is to pray every time the thoughts come up. Convince yourself to hate these thoughts, convince yourself that you believe in love and will not accept anything less. Do not accept violent fantasies. Pray on your face, tell God you are disgusted with these thoughts. Cry, tell him you want to be healed with a healthy sexuality. A sane sexuality does exist for you but you must work to rid yourself of your past.


Woah there horsey. What's evil to some may not be so evil to others.
God allows us to fantasize for a reason. Remember,For EVERYTHING there is a season and a time for EVERY purpose under Heaven.
I could also say "All things in moderation".

Fantasies are fine as long as,like others said,they don't become extreme..as in that's ALL you think about day in and day out.

You're not a bad person at all for having fantasies. God's not going to send you to Hell for something your mind can't control...but if you feel bad for having these fantasies,maybe you would feel better if you talked it out with a therapist.
 
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Sexual imagery is part of normal sex. Where one's sexual experience is negative that may be the only or the most dominant material you have to draw from. That does not make you bad. It's just that you have the difficult task of relearning some good concepts instead of the nasty ones from your past. That is not too easy outside of a loving relationship.

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I too had these fantasies but I sought therapy for them and the cause of them .... It didn't mean I was bad or anything it just meant that I needed help in addressing why I was having them..

My suggestion is that if you believe that some therapy will help you to better understand the reasons as to why you have such thoughts then there is nothing wrong in seeking help. Just because we seek help does not in anyway make us broken or weak. I have also come to find this out too.
 
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Wow
Im so glad i found this forum.
Hearing what you other girls said makes me totally feel less of a freak.
Thank you

second that....

im often confused, as ive had it since i was 9 year old... :( and only resently told a friend as we were dicussing how you cant really cat people's sexual interests as clearly as people do....

i dont have them now, as often. as i dont really find it as stimulating anymore...just more bizarre imagery - which i somewhat dont feel guilty about becuase it doesnt often involve lusting over people...

:confused:

its somewhat comforting to know i wasnt alone, i guess :o
 
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I too have had these fantasies for a long time. In fact, I can not climax without fantasizing about being raped by a man though I have same-sex attraction. Even when I was involved in a relationship with another woman, I would wonder why or what would make me have these fantasies if I was not attracted to men?

Now that I have exited the homosexual lifestyle to live my life for Christ, I still find myself having these fantasies about men. I don't want to have them. I wonder what is going on with me? I would like to be able to think of men in the glory that God created them. I know there are men out there that are godly, caring, nurturing, etc. And I know very well I can turn to God Himself and seek His guidance and He can help me to become the woman he intended for me to be.

After letting go of the homosexual lifestyle, my fantasies of men continue but now it's only one man in the fantasy ... but still, I know I should not be thinking of men this way.

In Christ,
~Angel Gabrielle~

:prayer: there is hope for me?....

thanks for sharing....
 
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