Dear Abby: I’m female, 16, religious, and addicted to porn
I read a recent post by Dear Abby. A 16-year-old girl admits her addiction to porn and asks for Abby’s advice. I really appreciate the candid honesty of this girl, and the counsel Abby gives her. Abby writes, “the problem with pornography is the distorted vision it gives viewers of what sex is really about.”
i have the same exact problem,exept im 14 years old. i used to be hugely religious and now its all faded away. I think porn is like a temporary fix for me, kind of how it is with people who cut. i think that it makes me have a temporary fix in life, where i dont necessarily feel better or happy, but satisfied. i dont know how to get rid of the addiction and i dont know why i do it because everytime i do, i feel a huge amount of guilt. someone please help.
One Idea to add to a multi-level Approach
Christians, who understand and agree with allot of the basics of Christianity and proper walk with God, need to value practical steps in ‘stopping patterns of sin’.
After you sin and resubmitted to allowing God to be back in control of your soul (through His spirit) consider what ‘door(s) you left open’ that made provision for stumbling and falling into that pattern of sin.
Then, ‘while you’re spiritually sane’, take the practical step(s) to close that door as permanently as possible.
For instance, adding the filter feature to your Covenant Eyes, breaking clean from certain friends or perhaps canceling your cable and remove TV from your home; whatever it takes… ratchet up the ‘door closing’ as you analyze each time you fall.
Start with the obvious and keep working it until you are back in control (through Christ’s power). This means you are not just doing a bunch of ‘legalistic things’ but making practical adjustments until you see a difference.
Its sort of like stopping a plumbing or roof leak… you make “repairs” until it stops.
Thanks,
David
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