Question 1

How Do You Know if You&#8217;re Addicted to Sex?

Accepted Answer

Like other kinds of addiction, the mind can play tricks on people to make them think sex addiction isn’t real or that they don’t have a problem. But if you deal with the following: 
Constant fixation on sex, masturbation, and sexually arousing activities like pornography.
Inability to think of people or relationships in terms other than your sexual pleasure.
Depression, anger, and mood swings when you can’t have sex.
It may be time to talk to someone about sexual addiction counseling and treatment.

Question 2

9 Tips to Tell Your Parents About Your Porn Problem

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I can’t predict how your parents will respond when you disclose your porn problem to them. However, the effects of porn addiction are far more destructive than coming clean with your parents or a trusted adult. Here are 9 tips for talking with your parents.
1. Tell them when they are most receptive - Wait until they are not hungry or tired and tell them in private.
2. Be truthful. Disclose all pertinent information without going into details. Answer their questions.
3. Give them space to process. Your parents may not understand why looking at porn is a problem.
4. Seek forgiveness. 
5. Ask for help. Most parents want to help their child. 
6. Offer advice. I didn’t understand porn’s effects, and I had no idea how to help my son.
7. Educate. Your parents, like me, may not understand porn’s effects.
8. Be patient. Remember, your parents feel betrayed, and it's hard to trust again. Be willing to answer them over and over. 
9. Keep them informed.

Question 3

How to Stop My Porn Addiction?

Accepted Answer

As long as your addiction to pornography remains a secret, you will continue to be in your addiction. You’ve got to find somebody you can tell your story to, who will mentor you and hold you accountable and talk with you. There are certain triggers that happen when you turn to porn, and you need to find out what those triggers are.

Question 4

What if Someone I Look Up To Is Looking at Porn?

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If someone you look up to is looking at pornography, it's natural to be concerned. Pornography can have a damaging impact on friendships, relationships, and our sense of connection with others. You care about this person, and you value their place in your life. But talking about pornography use is a sensitive conversation to have. It's important to think carefully about your feelings, how prepared you feel, and how to move forward in a way that preserves the relationship. Here are some suggestions for how to think through this challenge in your relationship and move forward in a healthy way.

Question 5

How Do I Help My Friend with Addiction Without Breaking Their Trust?

Accepted Answer

Having a friend with an addiction is tough. Their addictive behaviors cause them additional pain, because addiction does nothing to heal the pain that drives them to drink, use drugs, or harm themselves in other ways. Your support doesn’t mean you have to stop their addiction or make them complete their recovery. It just means you have to continue to be a true friend, as they always have been, so they know someone is there encouraging them in their recovery when things get tough. Here are some suggestions for how you can do that.

Question 6

Bible Verses About God Accepting Everyone

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“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Luke 5:32) Have you ever thought, "God could never love me. I've messed up too bad. My sins are too big. I am too ashamed. I am too broken." But God says throughout the Bible that He welcomes everyone who comes to Him. The Bible is full of verses that talk about God accepting everyone.

Question 7

3 Ways to Tell If You Are Addicted to Masturbation

Accepted Answer

If you're regularly masturbating in response to negative emotion and feel like you can't stop, you may be addicted. Why? Because it reveals you're not processing your emotions and indicates you're living in some level of distress, making it the perfect opportunity to get hooked. Addiction loves pain. It is a faux salve for emotional wounds. But in reality, our vice, be it masturbation or otherwise, is infecting that wound that so desperately needs to be healed.

Question 8

God&#8217;s Forgiveness: I Feel Like God Won&#8217;t Forgive My Sexual Sins

Accepted Answer

"Sexual sins have lasting emotional and physical consequences. You may be struggling after:

- Having sex with a partner, even though you wanted to wait until marriage
- Masturbation
- Pornography use
- Lust
- Relapse into addictive sexual behaviors

These things are tough to tackle. But let me encourage you: you can overcome sexual sins and God’s forgiveness is always there to help you through it."

Question 9

How to Stay Away from Porn Permanently: EP 34

Accepted Answer

Dave shares that by the grace of God he was pulled out of the addiction of pornography and masturbation. He was addicted from 14 years old up through college and grad school. He says, it’s only by Jesus was he able to stop. He found an accountability partner he trusted, and leaned on God if he was struggling.

Question 10

3 Checks to Determine If You&#8217;re Lusting

Accepted Answer

Lusting goes beyond attraction, romantic feelings, or noticing someone is attractive. Lust involves a "can't get enough" feeling when you're sexually aroused or attracted. It can lead to envy, jealousy, and selfishness in romantic relationships. It can become an addictive feeling that might lead to pornography use or other harmful behaviors. Talking about lust with someone you trust can help.

Question 11

Is Pornography Addiction Harming Your Relationship?

Accepted Answer

"Porn use has been linked to unhealthy emotional patterns and relationship issues, including:

- Secrecy: Hiding porn addiction means you cannot be truly open with your partner.
- Shame: If using porn makes you feel ashamed, you might feel more withdrawn from your boyfriend or girlfriend than normal. 
- Fantasizing: Pornography creates unrealistic expectations of sex and physical intimacy that can strain or break a relationship."

Question 12

Dating Reality Check: Is it Lust or Love?

Accepted Answer

"The easiest way to differentiate lust and love is to be honest. If you’re only thinking about:

- Their body, and how it makes you feel arousal or sexual desire
- How far you can go with sex or physical affection
- How you can get them alone, so you can get physical 

Then I’d suggest opening up to someone you trust about struggling with lust."

Question 13

Recovery from Addiction

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Getting rid of addiction is more of a journey than a one-time decision, and it requires a support network that can encourage you as you decide each day to not use addictive substances or engage in harmful addictive behaviors. It takes courage to admit that you struggle with addiction, but talking about it is an important first step. You can visit a local support group (like AA or Narcotics Anonymous) for in-person support.

Question 14

6 Reasons to Cut Porn Out of Your Life for Good

Accepted Answer

"Here are some of the biggest reasons to stop using porn:

1. Stop porn because it harms your health.
2. Stop porn because it harms your brain.
3. Stop porn because it harms your relationships.
4. Stop porn because it harms your brain.
5. Stop porn because it harms sex trafficking victims.

Stopping porn is beneficial and helpful to you and others."

Question 15

My Friend Taught Me to Masturbate

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I prayed and fasted on my own several times for several years until the Lord really answered my prayers. Now, I have hope of the future glory of His coming. I really need everyone to pray because there are many people who are struggling like I was." Read more true stories about overcoming masturbation from TheHopeLine.

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