It’s been so many years that I have been addicted to ■■■■ and have tried to find so many ways to try to counter it and prevent it can someone help me and maybe help me in a christian way if there is any
Hey @user8288,
Reading what you shared, it sounds like this has been with you for a long time, and that alone can be exhausting. When something has lasted for years despite repeated attempts to stop, it’s usually not about weak will or lack of faith.
When people talk about being addicted to sexual behaviours or lust, it’s often less about lust itself and more about how it has become a way of coping. It can turn into something the mind reaches for when there is stress, loneliness, emotional emptiness, or a need for comfort that hasn’t found a safer outlet. When this clashes with your personal or religious values, guilt and shame build up, and over time those feelings become heavier than the behaviour itself.
It may help to pause and reflect on what values are important and the meaning it makes for you.
Is it closeness, relief, affirmation, escape, or a sense of being wanted?
When those deeper values are missing or unmet in life, behaviour can start filling the gap, even though it never truly satisfies it. That doesn’t mean you lack faith or character. It usually means there’s a void that hasn’t been addressed yet.
Since you’re looking for help in a Christian way, it would be important not to carry this alone. Do you have a religious counsellor, or a trusted senior member of your church, who could help you explore this?
Guidance like that can help you reconnect with purpose, realign your values, and strengthen your sense that you’re still on a meaningful path.
Reaching out here already shows a desire for change and healing. That’s a good place to start, If you feel ready, you can share more about what made you realise this struggle mattered to you.
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