PORN.......

[4ever4him]

That one word somes it up basically
so who here is or has been addicted to porn?
what is it about it that you are struggling with?
are you trying to stop watching it?

just give us your comments post away people we wont judge you.

[Gavan Johnson]

hey guys if any of you all need help escaping the grip of porn feel free to ask me for different methods of doing so... and also if you all want I might post up some stuff about pornography that might make you look at it from a different perspective...

[all4christ1104]

I struggled in the past.

It started when I was 12. I got hooked on porn. I can say that I am free from that for a year and a half now

[4ever4him]

thats great!

[Gavan Johnson]

dude that is awesome.... i am glad of that...

[jars of clay]

I fell to porn when i was 13 its been almost two years of fighting it

[4ever4him]

i have been out of it for 1 year now.

[Gavan Johnson]

crap... okay so umm guys.. if you could I could really use some prayer..
lately I haev been struggling with my problem of masterbation....
then tonight.. I unfortunately... looked up porn.... maybe not real porn .. but none the less...
but yeah.. if you guys could I would appreciate prayer... adn amyeb some help to liek overcome my addiction to masterbation....

[jars of clay]

I'll definitely be praying for you brother. This battle is hard and as we are human we will fall. I would suggest three things to you that might help when your under attack to remember. 1. It is a lie. None of that (forgive me josh) shit is real, it is just an imitation and a weak one at that. 2. When you feel like you can't win on your own its because you can't. When you are alone it is your human strength against this addiction, and at that match up, you will lose every time. But you have the Holy Spirit in you who is a sign that you will be saved from hell and that Christ is starting a good deed in you, with Christ, we can defeat any attack, no matter how hard or where it strikes, even if that is our weak spot. Finally, You are not fighting for yourself. You are fighting for your future wife, for the Woman that God has set apart to marry you one day. If you belonged to yourself even now, then you could to with yourself as you pleased, but you belong first to God, and then to the woman that God has chosen for you. It isn't just her, its also your future family, the kids that will one day look up to you and see what kind of man you are, that will look for inspiration and guidance. The movie fireproof made a very good point about this, it referred to addictions as being parasites that suck the life out of you, and as long as they hold on, the mirage and the family cannot survive. Either you are a slave to this sin, and some girl on the internet who does not know you, and who does not care. Or you are a slave to God, and the woman and family that will love you, and support you.
When Satan attacks me, that is where my defense starts, with my future wife. I fight because I want to be someone they can look up to. To be someone who leads by example, and who is pure and has saved himself for his wife.

[4ever4him]

its a battle we all have to face my brother and we are so here for you to help you fight it if u can help us too...
i have made a topic for a purity quest so hopefully that will help us with the fight of masterbation....

[Gavan Johnson]

thnx you to I appreciate it greatly..

[4ever4him]

its cool bro i did it for me too i need a purety quest also i belong to another one on another forum that mark goes to (u dont know himn yet i think idk) but yeah i have very hard problems with masterbation as well it is very hard to stop.........

[Gavan Johnson]

hmmm.. to be 100% honest with you guys..
I am kind of confused...
it seems that liek whenever I am in some sort of relationship with a girl... it is a lot easier to control my urges...
not sure if it is extra motivation or wat... but yeah.. just something I kind of noticed...

[jars of clay]

its because you have a reason to fight back. When you are single, its just you vs. the addiction. When you have a gf, you are fighting for yourself, and her. And because you see your gf as being beautiful, the porn looses its apeal and beauty, because as I have said before, porn is a lie.

[Gavan Johnson]

hmmthnx .. that probably is why.. lol..
so stupid...
but yeah... another great reason that God made woman for.. to keep us under controll.. lol..

[Daviddoc]

Hey guys. I'm new to the forum. I got to know Gavan at a summer camp and he gave me the link recently. I just wanted to say that I got addicted to porn at 12 I've asked for prayer and accountability from my dad and others but as you know it's easy to pretend. I had a stretch of time where I was totally off of it but every now and then I slip up. I also have trouble with masturbation. I know it totally is not necessary but I find myself dealing with it quite a lot. I wanted to request prayer from you guys and thank you for being supportive.

[4ever4him]

of coarce david!
bro its so cool you joined im so glad you joined its me joshua hulford i go to winema too.

[zatchchris]

hey i am zatch! My problem started when i was in like 7th grade. (for ne of you that know me, my entire badness started in 7th grade hahahaha) i surmounted it as a 10th grader and have only slipped about 5 times since and am currently graduated. i haven't slipped for a long time and in a way have triumphed over the problem. Unfortunately, as all those who have battled with porn addictions know, even after you have defeated it, it will come back. at the time when you are the weakest and most liable it will come. Therefore, my defenses never falter. and when they do, i remove my ability to look at porn. the body and flesh aren't things to be trusted. Good luck to all who suffer from this. My prayers to you all, and Gods strength be with you. Cuz you can only break it with that!

[4ever4him]

and to be our friends and partners...

[Riley]

Yeah, when I was 13 I got hooked on porn....its been a struggle, but God has been helping me though it. I feel so much better with Him helping me.

[iamhere4you]

I was introduced to pornography in the first grade.
My friend's father had porn, and it was disgusting.
I'm going to use words.
The vagina disgusts me. It literally made/makes me gag.
I would watch more suggestive things, and not think anything, just allowing my body to respond.
I've had problems since the seventh grade, and having a girlfriend who had a sexual drive like none other didn't help too much either...
But, with God, everything will be fine.
But, I have some facts for you guys:
The average male is introduced to pornography at the age of 11.
Many of them find themselves subject to it.
Male sexuality, or when the drive is the strongest is 17-19. We're screwed here.
Female sexuality peaks at around 40, so that is why they can go without it: many of my female friends haven't even done IT once.
Don't feel like a failed creation because you are addicted: but show the world what you're made of, in a sense.