A few months ago, I decided to be celibate for a year because I was planning to enter Bible school.
But then life hit me like a truck. Running a business drained the life out of me, I got insanely burnt out, and I ended up ditching my Bible school plans. Now I feel completely lost.
I’m in therapy, but it’s not helping. My place is a disaster, I can’t even make myself shower regularly, and on top of that, I’ve somehow become addicted to masturbating. Like, it’s bad. I feel like I went from too spiritual to too consumed by my urges, and now I’m even lying to myself that I’m fine when I’m clearly not. The worst part? I keep getting the urge to just say fuck it and look for a hookup, but I gained weight.
I don’t know who I am anymore, and it’s pissing me off. How did I go from one extreme to the other so fast? Is this some kind of burnout thing, or am I just spiraling? Idk what’s going on?
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Do what you gotta do for you bro
If you’re going around once a day it’s really not too much. Porn and masturbation addiction is one of the most overblown issues I’ve ever seen. You can but it’s fine.
Now if you’re going 2-3 times a day and are late to work because of it go get some better therapy
Start over?
Yo man! Well is this time of the year – lent: the 40-day spiritual detox where the devil turns up the heat. Addictions, bad habits, and distractions? He’s all over it. But here’s the twist—prayer is your secret weapon, like using the Force against the Dark Side. Instead of caving to temptation, you fight back with faith. It’s like a spiritual gym—getting stronger every time you resist. Forget the devil’s calls, channel your inner Luke Skywalker, and let your faith do the heavy lifting! May the Force (and God) be with you
you know the evil one is pulling your strings.
Please don’t beat yourself up. Many people use this as a means of stress relief rather than from a depraved desire. Try to hit the gym. It really helps with releasing endorphins and feel good chemicals.
Read the Quran.
As a Christian we fight a spiritual battle explained in the book of Ephesians 6:10-20. I recommend taking some time to fast from food and pray to Jesus as well to help you in that struggle/fight ask him to change your heart, your desires, and to grow your relationship with him. Reading the Bible helps to keep the Gospel in your mind and learning more about Gods character tends to help, you can do that by reading the Bible. Obedience is imperative to God. By fasting from food we put the flesh in submission by denying what it wants. If you’re a born again Christian the holy spirits lives in you. The flesh and the spirit are in constant battle, the flesh wants to sin but the spirit wants to lead you in the right direction. Don’t be afraid or discouraged to pray, Jesus loves you and is always there ready to pick you up if you fall. Read the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32. And also recommend reading Isaiah 40:28-31. God bless you and I’ll keep you in my prayers. I hope those scriptures help ✝️