Why You’re Watching Porn and How to Finally Quit

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ธ.ค. 2024
  • Fr. Mark-Mary, CFR, talks about the increase in habitual sin lately, and specifically how to finally quit porn.
    We are going to be more vulnerable to our weakness when we are hungry, angry, lonely, and tired (remember the acronym HALT). Being bored can also lead to temptation. It’s important to also remember that, when it comes to sins like alcohol abuse and pornography, we don’t have to condone this behavior in order to be susceptible to it.
    Each time we commit the sin, we develop the taste, weaken the will, and it becomes more difficult to resist the temptation.
    Fr. Mark-Mary tells the story about a young woman whose husband fell into a bad porn addiction. It made her cry to tell Fr. Mark-Mary about it, because her husband’s habit made it almost impossible for him to love her. Pornography is not a victimless sin. It affects our capacity to love, and therefore hurts those we love.
    We are pilgrims. Little by little, let’s kick this habit and move toward God’s kingdom.
    More resources to help you quit pornography:
    How to Quit Porn (Fr. Mike video) (bit.ly/3kr0b5c)
    Is Porn Cheating? (Bobby Angel Video) (bit.ly/3muo1yy)
    Three Practical Tips to Quit Porn (Matt Fradd Video) (bit.ly/2FLtDnr)

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  • @luuvvvu4ever692
    @luuvvvu4ever692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +463

    I kicked this habit by praying the Rosary everyday! I'm 28 and I struggled with this only up until less than a year ago since I was about 10 years old. My desire to participate in this filth has COMPLETELY dissipated and I feel much happier. Just the thought of doing this again absolutely disgusts me. They say if a person prays the Rosary everyday for a year, they will either quit the Rosary or quit the sin. I've been saying the Rosary every single day for less than one half of a year and it's already killed my bad habit, as well as other sins that I've been struggling with. It's a powerful WEAPON. Turn to Mary, she will help you!

    • @GuadalupePicasso
      @GuadalupePicasso 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mike Cranston ?

    • @amyj4283
      @amyj4283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@Mike Cranston
      If "natural and good" sex affects the brain like porn does, it is neither good or natural.

    • @josephxavier8636
      @josephxavier8636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for sharing, God bless you!

    • @aleenapoulo4654
      @aleenapoulo4654 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Amen, the Rosary is indeed a powerful weapon! And do not be discouraged when you fall-Mother Mary and all the saints are overjoyed that you are trying and they are interceding for you!! 😊

    • @PrometheanKitchen96
      @PrometheanKitchen96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree I just started to pray the Rosary and it has helped me

  • @Tha_Pencil
    @Tha_Pencil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    6 days clean. Pray for me brothers and sisters

    • @i1840
      @i1840 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Still Clean till now?

    • @Zoeyelizanelson
      @Zoeyelizanelson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How are you doing 🙏🏻??

    • @xnavarrox
      @xnavarrox 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hope you’re doing well brutha!

  • @perserverance333
    @perserverance333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    As a counselor and Catholic: Anyone struggling with addiction, of any kind..
    1. Pray Rosary daily and do not ever stop--Do it for Life !
    2. Read the lives of the saints!
    3. Perform mental prayer for at least 15 min each day.
    4. If you are Catholic, go to confession weekly and receive Eucharist as often as possible if you are in a state of grace.
    5. Place holy pictures in your home, Holy Family, saints, etc.
    6. If you must, get rid of your computer or any device that is a temptation to sin.

    • @IONov990
      @IONov990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Is there such a thing as internet addiction?

    • @spidermiddleagedman
      @spidermiddleagedman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@IONov990 more like Internet distraction.

    • @ED-jn4fg
      @ED-jn4fg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You’re advised is too religious, sorry. Only a devout catholic will take your advice, a casual like myself will not.

    • @IONov990
      @IONov990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@ED-jn4fg Maybe you could become a more devout Catholic if you want to by doing what they stated above.

    • @IONov990
      @IONov990 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@spidermiddleagedman I give away my time to social media.

  • @spidermiddleagedman
    @spidermiddleagedman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    I am fighting a high level of fight with this sin. My Quarantaene started 2017 because of schizophrenia. I am now 28, actually this video came out on my birthday. Never had any forms of relationship with women( because of schizophrenia). I am going to confession every month because of this sin. It's a big struggle for me the only form of sin I struggle with from time to time. Pls Pray for me. God bless.

    • @spidermiddleagedman
      @spidermiddleagedman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I actually came to an answer after writing this comment and thinking about this. A Catholics life is actually this struggle. The struggle with sin. The struggle with some sort of sin. And as the bible says: Luke 15:7: I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. I think after we die we will be rewarded for our struggle with sin. Thank you for all your prayers. I got some clarity for my problems.

    • @dragonfruit6532
      @dragonfruit6532 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I’ll be praying for you! ❤️ Remember God loves you!

    • @lowenwelle1044
      @lowenwelle1044 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I pray for you!
      And btw: Happy birthday :)

    • @uriel6873
      @uriel6873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Happy Birthday bro! I know its tuff, Im a sex addict and it really eats away at me to. But ill be praying for you, stay safe and keep hope❗

    • @gabrielalopez4606
      @gabrielalopez4606 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Happy Birthday! May God grant you the deepest desires of your heart. Also, today is the feast day of St. Jospeh of Cupertino. You should look up his story. It's beautiful :)

  • @terryoconnell9773
    @terryoconnell9773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    This addiction is the most difficult to break because the images are permanently in the mind and can be continually recalled.

    • @GerackSerack
      @GerackSerack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I know what you mean, but trust me: the love of Christ can heal any wound, including those ones. Whenever those images are recalled, turn to prayer; the images won't persist. Changing posture also helps redirect your blood flow and defuse erections, which makes casting away those images much easier.

    • @sometimeslol5578
      @sometimeslol5578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Just think of the better times you are trying to achieve, working on a car while my tire son plays in the yard always puts me back in perspective

    • @oneman4412
      @oneman4412 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I broke this addiction by having masses offered for myself. I had 30 masses offered for myself over the course of a year. God bless

    • @kylefawcett3230
      @kylefawcett3230 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The memories stay in the mind but their interpretation can be altered by purification. Think about it, we have memories that later on in life we understand differently and therefore have different interior reactions to than originally. If your heart is hard you will view an erotic image with lust which signals how you view that image. But if your heart is soft when that very same image comes back to mind it will bring you sadness and repugnance because of how degrading it is for the person to have done that.

  • @nyashathandi
    @nyashathandi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I’m glad we’re talking about the ‘whys’ because it’s a bigger issue than just a habit. It helped when I finally learned that it was really a heart issue and an indication of something bigger.

  • @GerackSerack
    @GerackSerack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...
    That's the best weapon against imminent temptation that I know of.

  • @rpgfeatures793
    @rpgfeatures793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Every man in their 20’s should watch this!!!

    • @dylanrunner2001
      @dylanrunner2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Every teenager as well!

    • @ED-jn4fg
      @ED-jn4fg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Men of all ages (and women) watch porn, not just young males in their 20s.

    • @perserverance333
      @perserverance333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      And women

    • @lala-no6hn
      @lala-no6hn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@perserverance333 👌

    • @IONov990
      @IONov990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Unfortunately, some women struggle with porn addiction but they are too ashamed to disclose this because it is considered a "man's sin." Lust is often thought of as a male weakness, not a female weakness. It is more shameful for a woman to struggle with lust versus a man.

  • @Vezmus1337
    @Vezmus1337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    "There are four things that are never satisfied:
    the world of the dead,
    a woman without children,
    dry ground that needs rain,
    and a fire burning out of control."
    -Proverbs 30:15-16

    • @beautyofdawn9565
      @beautyofdawn9565 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As an infertile woman, I can confirm :(

    • @jenflstar7
      @jenflstar7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@beautyofdawn9565 Same here! God bless you!

    • @beautyofdawn9565
      @beautyofdawn9565 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jenflstar7 God bless you too sister!

    • @Tambrose0405
      @Tambrose0405 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Im a woman without a child and im satisfied.

    • @Tambrose0405
      @Tambrose0405 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Pro Justice we won't be here in 10 years. Im ready for Jesus to come back. I dont see me changing my mind at 36 when I've never wanted kids for as long as i can remember. I can remember being a kid and wondering why adults wanted to have kids when adults suck at parenting. I have no desire to bring children into this godless society. I also don't have the best genes and id rather not have the financial burden or risk having one that has severe issues like my brother. Thanks for your concern but in the event that Jesus doesn't return in 10 years. Ill be happy to die alone. It makes no difference to me. Ive been alone my whole life anyway if my husband passes before me. Im in a wonderful relationship and I'm very content with my current life other than wanting Jesus to come back. There are more miserable women with children than without. Feel free to checkout the Facebook page i regret having children and let me know how satisfied you think they are. I'll give ya hint...theyre not, they're miserable.

  • @ItsChrisFtw
    @ItsChrisFtw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I just finished watching porn and doing what follows... I wish I was only kidding. Then I jumped on TH-cam and this video comes up. God is merciful and loving. Please pray for me family.

  • @user-fj7ct1ej5v
    @user-fj7ct1ej5v 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I’ve been going strong for a month and half, and I feel great.

    • @Sniper_Cat_71
      @Sniper_Cat_71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      God Bless! I do believe a lot of Christians struggle with this.

    • @sometimeslol5578
      @sometimeslol5578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm on thirteenth day without wasting any of my seed and I am feeling much better so I shall continue to go, good job btw brother keep it up

    • @user-fj7ct1ej5v
      @user-fj7ct1ej5v 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sometimes lol thanks, and you keep at it brother

    • @sometimeslol5578
      @sometimeslol5578 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-fj7ct1ej5v till peace on earth man

    • @codyevaristo8029
      @codyevaristo8029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ive been going strong for about 4 months, it gets easier, but once in a while those near occasions of sin really try to get you. My best advice is to just say momento mori and walk away from what's causing the discomfort. Go find something to do to occupy your mind away from what you are desiring. It eventually always goes away so. At some point I figure the devil will quit trying to get me that way if I build virtue in that direction.

  • @Ingrid0410
    @Ingrid0410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Thank you dear!!! My husband has been a porn addict for 30 years and he doesn’t care. It’s affected our marriage! Then he escalated to strippers massage parlors etc he’s not a Catholic and I doubt even a Christian even tho he was raised as one. I relate to this story about this woman! Now I pray for the Lord to get me out finally.

  • @josephjackson1956
    @josephjackson1956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I find that many teenagers who struggle particularly with pornography also have experienced a distinct lack of parental intimacy and love from them. If you are a parent and you’ve become less intimate with your children, find ways to grow in intimacy with them. I suggest praying with them, as that helps them to see how to pray and also how you open your heart to God and to them.

    • @afedumm
      @afedumm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      WORD

  • @SantiagoVerbel-j4l
    @SantiagoVerbel-j4l 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I have been struggling with this sin ( with masturbation included) since I was 8 years old, now I'm 18, maybe because of my loneliness, I've never been in a relationship with a girl. This is one of my most frequent sins. Please pray for me.

    • @mangafq8
      @mangafq8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You need to love God FIRST, and pray that you do His Divine Will, THEN your life will straighten out. 🙏🙏🙏

    • @luke9747
      @luke9747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You can do it! It takes loving God with your whole heart

    • @flobrighton1161
      @flobrighton1161 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I will pray for you! God has an amazing plan for you, and if he is calling you to marriage than I’m sure he will find you a wonderful wife. Never give up! Fight out of love for God and your future wife! :)

    • @GuadalupePicasso
      @GuadalupePicasso 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Being in a relationship with a girl won’t fix your problem; in fact, your problem will adversely affect your relationship. Take it from me: my grandpa was once a Franciscan monk, and confessed his own porn addiction to his spiritual director, who then insisted that celibacy must not have been his vocation. He left the community and then got married, bringing his broken perversions into the family, exposing his sons to porn as young as 5 years of age, two of who exposed ME to porn when I was a vulnerable teenager.

    • @penguinninja4417
      @penguinninja4417 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also, watch this video by another priest! This was a big influence to help me break free. He speaks the truth! th-cam.com/video/wxz300TepIE/w-d-xo.html

  • @dekka213l
    @dekka213l 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I love that these brothers drop the heat on practical theology...

  • @FjS-ee5if
    @FjS-ee5if 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This video came out right when it needed it the most thank you

  • @graemeporte3105
    @graemeporte3105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I am struggling with this, I have resonance with the HALT acronym. I have spent the whole day praying and asking God's forgiveness for offending Him by repeating this sin. Thank-you for this video, it has stirred repentance in me. Amen &God Bless

  • @desktopadonis5646
    @desktopadonis5646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Two things that has helped me with habitual sin, even though I still struggle, is when it gets really rough and tempting make a holy hour every day for a week or force yourself into a weekly confession until the rough patch passes. I still fail from time to time but it absolutely has helped.

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 ปีที่แล้ว

      I always listen to people with invisble friends and books with talking animals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @oneman4412
      @oneman4412 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have masses offered for yourself. It’s incredibly powerful.

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 ปีที่แล้ว

      Paranoia and invisble superheroes are always the coolest!@@oneman4412

  • @damonraj1714
    @damonraj1714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This prayer has helped me every time: St. Thomas Aquinas - Prayer of Purity
    Dear Jesus,
    I know that every perfect gift, and especially that of chastity,
    depends on the power of your providence. Without you a mere
    creature can do nothing. Therefore, I beg you to defend by your
    grace the chastity and purity of my body and soul. And if I have ever
    sensed or imagined anything that could stain my chastity and purity,
    blow it out, Supreme Lord of my powers, that I may advance with a pure
    heart in your love and service, offering myself on the most pure altar of
    your divinity all the days of my life.
    Amen.

  • @noemartindelcampo8880
    @noemartindelcampo8880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you father Mark for your words. People don't talk about this terrible sin. I personally fight for this bad habit.

  • @deborahnadler782
    @deborahnadler782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Please pray for me. I want freedom.

    • @jwolsk2
      @jwolsk2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Turn to our Mama Mary. She is fearless. Always. And a shield. She teaches love towards her son and discipline and genuine love and virtue through the rosary. I can't thank her enough for bringing me out of impurity. I received so much of God's healing through praying the rosary

    • @floresliz2596
      @floresliz2596 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ll pray for you! pray as well and go to confession, Jesus heals our weakness through confession the more we go there the strongest he makes us🙏 Don’t be ashamed the priests don’t judge us, they just listen and give advice and most importantly they forgive our sins in the name of Jesus.
      And Avoid Everything that triggers you to fall on that, it could be bad thoughts or whatching some pictures or some scenes in movies, etc. Change the channel stay away from them. I can tell you as a testimony that the Lord has healed me from that 🙏. You’ll be free as well!

    • @leamarie6039
      @leamarie6039 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seek help if you must sister, you are not alone in this battle. The lust only last for maybe 2mins and then its gone, spew. It'll never make you satisfied, do something worthy of your time and effort. You can do it!

  • @jansonmur4362
    @jansonmur4362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    BLAST
    Bored
    Lonely
    Angry
    Stressed (hungry fall under this one)
    Tired

    • @Cationna
      @Cationna 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lets make it phonetic, BLAHST lol

    • @jansonmur4362
      @jansonmur4362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Frank Serpico it must be nice to have never been lonely. I've been doing tons of activities and felt the bitter sting of loneliness. I've been hanging out with my best firends and bored.
      I didnt make BLAST up. HALT is what they use in AA as boredom is less of a trigger for drinking. BLAST is what is used in pornography addiction recovery and notably put boredom and loneliness at the start because they are two of the largest triggers. I get you are under the impression that all addictions are the same and therefore think one trigger acronym is the same as the next but they really aren't.

    • @semblanceofmagic4760
      @semblanceofmagic4760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Let’s make it German: BLASHT

    • @jansonmur4362
      @jansonmur4362 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@semblanceofmagic4760 das gefält mir weil Deutsch die beste spreche der ganzen welt ist.

    • @mangafq8
      @mangafq8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Substitute pray!🙏🙏🙏

  • @adriansalazar1497
    @adriansalazar1497 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Perfect timing. Thank you guys and thank you God!

  • @AdWipe
    @AdWipe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Havent prayed the rosary in a few days and relapsed. What a good timing for the video.

  • @daenithriuszanathos9306
    @daenithriuszanathos9306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've been able to kick this addiction and haven't masturbated in over a year. Then, I fell yesterday. I know recovery from addiction isn't linear, but I'm kicking myself for breaking my streak. I'm kicking myself for "undoing" the work and resistance I've built up over the past year. I'm kicking myself for turning from God who was faithful to me during the darkest years of my life. This video reminded me while I fell: I was lonely. Deeply lonely. I'm praying for everyone here, those who have posted and those who will post. Please pray for me.

  • @AshtonAPinto
    @AshtonAPinto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Im sure this will help many. Love from minority Indian Christian

  • @cacnalesliemartinez
    @cacnalesliemartinez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I particularly love to pray the rosary 📿 for homelessness. And for brand new home sales . When I think about alcohol; I think of home/ home sales. God bless

  • @HappyEndings8
    @HappyEndings8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Receiving the Eucharist every Sunday was the biggest thing for me. Because when I felt tempted, I thought about Christ and the love that I feel when I receive Him. Thus, I knew that if I sinned I wouldn't be able to receive Him. He is the best motivation!
    However, during quarantine, with virtual mass it was very difficult to keep up :(

  • @ricardohernandez5046
    @ricardohernandez5046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always heard the acronym "HALTS"
    H - Hungry
    A - Angry
    L - Lonely
    T - Tired
    S - Stressed
    These can be triggers of why we act out. I am Catholic too and a Spiritual life is of great importance. We have to strive for a real connection with GOD and with OTHERS.
    If you're hungry, it could lead to acting out. If you're lonely, it could also. Etc.
    Hope this helps

  • @1985wvufan
    @1985wvufan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I know the addiction to porn is terrible, from my own experience I know exactly how terrible. What I will say is that with the grace of God, you can overcome this. In my own case, it has taken a while, a divorce, and time, but with the love of God, it is possible to overcome and conquer.

  • @505Lucky7
    @505Lucky7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I’ve been porn free for a couple weeks. I had to make a conscious decision to walk away from this sin. It helps me to look at woman as God sees them and see them for how beautiful they really are. Still struggling, but I figured out that the problem is the worst when you give in, then it’s a landslide. When I was married it caused me to no longer be attracted to my wife, and as a father of two young woman, I just want to be a better man than this.

  • @PeaceUp100
    @PeaceUp100 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Definitely add STRESS to that acronym. Stress is my number 1 trigger.

  • @ricardocontreras5839
    @ricardocontreras5839 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Gracias padre!!! i am a fighter too against this problem , gretings from Guatemala

  • @JesusIsLove2512
    @JesusIsLove2512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 Mother Mary Pray For Us 🙏Abba Father Bless us and we Adore You 🙏

  • @sirwaffle2492
    @sirwaffle2492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Scrolling my youtube feed and I feel called out

  • @tomasidh
    @tomasidh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My God it's not easy.. it's one of them things that everyone says is normal in your early teens, then years go by and you realise you're literally addicted and using it as a coping mechanism. God only knows how many millions it's done damage to.

  • @nicholasmargagliano1833
    @nicholasmargagliano1833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fasting and prayer are an excellent combination. Do them Together and strengthen yourself

  • @filipegomes6010
    @filipegomes6010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This video showed up just at the right time 🙏

  • @PrometheanKitchen96
    @PrometheanKitchen96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I started to pray the rosary daily and it helped me

  • @m.d.8032
    @m.d.8032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There are so many areas of addiction out there in addition to porn, computer gaming, shopping, smoking, alcohol, drugs, food, to name a few. As a recovering alcoholic, I pray for all those struggling with addiction of any kind. Our Blessed Mother Mary, and our Heavenly Father are waiting to help us. There are great recovery programs that teach people how to get to the bottom of addiction, and address the underlying issues. Please if you want help, reach out to get that help. And don't stop trying every day, this will be a life long journey out of addiction, but it's worth it when you can look at yourself in the mirror and know that, one day at a time your life is changing. God bless all who struggle with addiction.

  • @SteveSmith-xq3xm
    @SteveSmith-xq3xm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for the video and inspiration. It is a hard struggle that I fight as well. I fall and get back up. Feel guilty but blessed that GOD continues to forgive my sins and gives me Grace. I hate falling and each time I hope it’s my last but get scared to think it won’t be. However I do go longer bouts of time between falls. Not that it makes it okay but I’m getting stronger. I think of my act of contraction. I don’t want to sin only because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of hell, but because I want to love GOD so much that I can’t even think of wanting to go against His will. I also don’t wait to give the evil one the satisfaction of tempting me! Plus I’ve incorporated into my prayers to pray for the souls in purgatory that suffer for this sin that I fall to.

  • @1penianne
    @1penianne 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! I needed to hear this today. Thank you for including women you your reference, it is a huge problem for both sexes. Other victims are those who are being exposed, whether voluntary or not. It is not emotionally or spiritually healthy if not physically. We need to pray for those who are being exploited and those who are watching. Please pray for me.

  • @MasterHackerChannel
    @MasterHackerChannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes Ascension Presents!!! May this context help many struggling souls

  • @westinbasinger5022
    @westinbasinger5022 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I needed this so much right now.

  • @sometimeslol5578
    @sometimeslol5578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The time is always better used working out, spending time in meditation or prayer, or simply going out and getting groceries and chatting to people

  • @alfredolibreros6106
    @alfredolibreros6106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video came in the right time for me as I've been struggling really hard with lust for more than 10 years, of course I've seen huge improvements but still I struggle with it everyday, sometimes I feel that I'm gonna be like this and remain lonely forever because everyday I watch how other people are doing fine in life but I still seem to be stuck and not having a clear path to follow because of course Im struggling in other parts of life too.
    Please pray for me guys, I'd appreciate it a lot because I really need help. Thanks and God bless you :)

    • @JO-ji4bb
      @JO-ji4bb ปีที่แล้ว

      Struggling for 7+ years now; better every day but still weighing me down. Hopefully everything is going better for you alfredolibreros

  • @minzer100
    @minzer100 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video!
    Blessings for everyone and keep fighting!

  • @StanBushrockss
    @StanBushrockss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My habitual sin is picking fights online.

  • @FatherRichardGonzales
    @FatherRichardGonzales 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you, Fr. Mark-Mary for your open address on the subject of pornography. May God continue to bless you in your journey +

  • @Richie016
    @Richie016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    😇a fine suggestion to eradicate a habitual sin, I pray to the lord to bless 💚 for all victims of sin of the flesh in Jesus Christ's name✝

  • @jamesgonzales7994
    @jamesgonzales7994 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Father you are so AWESOME!!! God bless you all!! LOVE for you all and peace and happiness!

  • @alanbrito5239
    @alanbrito5239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gracias padre Mark. tengo 21 años y estoy luchando conmigo esta terrible adicción. tome el desafió del Septiembre sin fap pero solo dure 10 dias, el dia 11 el pecado me absorbió y volví a recaer en la adicción. hoy también fue lo mismo. todos los dias intento abstenerme de la tentación, el pecado y lo mas importante los pensamiento impuros.
    Si bien fue bautizado como Católico e hice mi primera comunión me aleje de la religión por mucho. espero volver encontrar un camino que me haga quitar esta terrible adición a la pornografia

  • @michaelgallagher4557
    @michaelgallagher4557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's a hard thing to give up,, especially the way even TV is now, music etc,,, but don't hate yourself, god knows your trying,,,

  • @markahearne3280
    @markahearne3280 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Praying the rosary daily. Been clean for about 2 weeks now which is the longest i have went ever. The thing is i dont feel guilt or shame or disgusted by it atm but i want to be happy and closer to god so thats my reason for trying. I think I may be desensitised

  • @daninspiration4064
    @daninspiration4064 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Stay Busy, Get tired then sleep. I find myself watching porn when i have too much time on my hands.

    • @mikeolsen6814
      @mikeolsen6814 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very true for people who are addicted to constant stimulation

  • @StPioFilms
    @StPioFilms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    it is *amazing* how Ascension Presents makes videos like THIS not caring about how people feel but about getting people to heaven. Thanks Ascension Presents! I try to make videos like this as well {if you want you can check them out, you can at St. Pio Films} either way, God bless!

  • @afairlady224
    @afairlady224 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really appreciate the language you use and your approach.

  • @lonniestoute8762
    @lonniestoute8762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It is impossible without God's Grace.

  • @cuauhtemocmorisco3493
    @cuauhtemocmorisco3493 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think the problem is we count every sin instead of remembering that God's grace and mercy is literally infinite. We must run towards God's grace and mercy. How? I have no idea so maybe people can help me and give their answers.

  • @pascalmoisan3055
    @pascalmoisan3055 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The dreadful truth that I knew I'd get when I clicked on the video. I am/was into porn big time. It calmed down a bit but there is large room for improvement. I relate on some point more like moments when I am more vulnerable than other like racking up charges. Thanks for the video.

  • @chrisherrera3042
    @chrisherrera3042 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you brother for reminding me . God Bless you

  • @jeremyaconnell
    @jeremyaconnell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is so Important!

  • @hksuperstar
    @hksuperstar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HALT & 'the weakness in the flesh'. Father Mike-Mary, how do we distinguish between sexual sin & desire? Most of my family have left the Catholic faith in adulthood, and come back in older age. For lay people, what is there to do besides confession?

  • @claytonwenrich4663
    @claytonwenrich4663 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Father this video seemed like you were talking directly to me. I needed to hear this.

  • @anrisroque4647
    @anrisroque4647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thks fr. For your guidance ..
    God bless you....

  • @alphabeta8284
    @alphabeta8284 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Please pray for me brothers

  • @lala-no6hn
    @lala-no6hn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ask God something important to you and in return - as sacrifice, doing something hard for you - promise him not watching porn and for certain time: 1, 2 or 6 months, a year. I did it 4 times and after I finished my promises those desires fall a lot, right now I think they are gone. Just not doing it because you want to obtain something more important from God. I know is silly but it works for me.

  • @miguelhermar
    @miguelhermar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For anyone struggling with porn I highly recommend you take the Strive 21 program from Mattt Fradd. It definitely helped me a lot on my journey and I even met one of my best friends there. We still keep in contact and checking out. Guys, you are strong, don't let anyone tell you you can't beat down this addiction, because it is indeed possible to come out victorious. For any woman that also wants to involve into the program go ahead, there are also many women there, please don't isolate. We are humans and we all need someone, because these kinds of battles specifically can't be beaten down lonely, but with an accountability partner. Be patient on the journey and ask God for His grace.
    If anyone has the need to talk I am right here. God bless y'all!!

    • @carlos2535
      @carlos2535 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me I’m struggling agian I keep on falling into this sin

  • @adamorales3367
    @adamorales3367 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing unfortunately the relationship that I had the person still addicted to Porn but I always pray to God to keep protecting me 🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @Cationna
    @Cationna 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think the acronym should be more accurately BALTHS or something lol I'd add not only Bored, but also Stressed.

  • @davidchong7866
    @davidchong7866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There r some articles about not watching porn and if you stop and keep at it you will see the world and things around you differently

  • @vanessakarla4066
    @vanessakarla4066 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brothers and Sisters, A LIFE CONFESSION with a priest is what cured me!

  • @4Mikes4Mindset4
    @4Mikes4Mindset4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was helpful. Thank you sir

  • @S62bhas
    @S62bhas 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    God Bless You Father Very Inspiring Lesson to Learn Amen

  • @christ_m0128
    @christ_m0128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This video came in such a coincidence

    • @christ_m0128
      @christ_m0128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@CRACKBONE7317 I have to confess but I have been clean for a month and after i fell again the instant i opened youtube this video popped up this isn't a coincidence

    • @mangafq8
      @mangafq8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There are no coincidences, just Divine intervention. 😉🙏

    • @TheBusttheboss
      @TheBusttheboss 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You bet. Well more of Providence I think. I have fallen back in to my porn addiction because of quarantine.

    • @christ_m0128
      @christ_m0128 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mangafq8 Thanks be to God.

  • @acedelizo6430
    @acedelizo6430 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If i may add, based of my personal experience and observation, mainstream media is priming us to watch porn. Besides the normalization of sex, notice how no movies and mature tv series cannot go without a sex scene or any lewd behaviors. Even cartoons are low key doing it also.

  • @veronicasandoval579
    @veronicasandoval579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gracias por compartir
    Dios los bendiga!

  • @Tmwf
    @Tmwf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Making notes about what causing me to watch porn and figuring out there what basic desires I try to fullfil by it helps me very much by now in staying free from consumption of those kind of videos. I recommend you guys to do this also.

  • @AaronDAntoni
    @AaronDAntoni 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, Father.

  • @tomandrews1429
    @tomandrews1429 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a non-Catholic I'd be curious to get a Catholic perspective on this. Why is watching porn, and/or masturbation, a bad thing?

    • @kaliek3781
      @kaliek3781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We believe that God intended sex for a greater purpose than to use people as objects or only self-pleasure.

  • @bryansmith7758
    @bryansmith7758 ปีที่แล้ว

    so...how do we quit? Though I've recently stopped praying it, when i was praying the rosary everyday(for roughly 6 years) i still couldn't kick it, even though i go to DAILY adoration i still can't kick it, and on the days where i'm inspired to spend more than my usual hour in adoration is when the addiction gets worse. Like, this addiction actually gets worse the more time i spend in adoration...How is there any beating this? willpower doesn't work, fleeing it doesn't work because it's still always in the back of my mind...frankly, I've had this problem for 25 years, and i'm tired of bad solutions, bad people from church who ignore the problem, well meaning and nice people like yourself who don't have good solutions...I'm just sick of everything and am becoming a bitter man who no one wants to be around.

    • @kylefawcett3230
      @kylefawcett3230 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In my opinion, this is what is happening. It’s because of your lack of faith and bitterness at God. That’s why it emerges more when you’re at adoration, because adoring God makes you secretly angry, and because your angry fantasies of revenge flood into your mind. So really those fantasies of lust originate from anger at God. So the solution for you to beating it is admitting to yourself that you’re in fact very angry at God and want revenge on him by sinning, discovering why you have these feelings of anger at God, relinquishing the satisfaction of revenge, and seeking forgiveness. perhaps many of the prayers you said were in bitter obedience to try and show God as a hypocrite and to get the satisfaction of blaming him because you outwardly do holy things when interiorly it’s not the case.

    • @bryansmith7758
      @bryansmith7758 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      close to home. thanks, and please pray for me.@@kylefawcett3230

    • @C.S.S.M.L..
      @C.S.S.M.L.. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you have no other alternatives, you could get rid of your smartphone, PC, etc.

  • @stephenr3910
    @stephenr3910 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm glad I grew up in a time when it wasn't as available to teens. Now it's as easy as turning on the kitchen faucet. I can go months at a time without it but then get into it for a few days or so as a binge. And then I'm off again. So it's still a work in progress and a struggle.

  • @salvadorramirez4114
    @salvadorramirez4114 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very very underrated video

  • @rodrigodelacruz3612
    @rodrigodelacruz3612 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This a great video I was about to click on something and this shows up thank to all of his gifts

  • @g.Raider
    @g.Raider 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Check out Beggar's Daughter by non-Catholic Christian Jessica Harris. I'm not a current or former porn addict, but I regularly visit her blog because I find her advice helpful for all sorts of sins, and I LOVE how down-to-earth, direct and intellectually she spins her faith, common sense, and her way of navigating life.

  • @DanielWSonntag
    @DanielWSonntag 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you God for helping me quit porn and masturbation a few years now! No more.

  • @BestBibleStories
    @BestBibleStories 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Father Mike is the best Catholic Priest ever. 🙌

    • @fernandogomez8705
      @fernandogomez8705 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This whole channel is the best!

    • @BestBibleStories
      @BestBibleStories 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fernandogomez8705 I think my channels are better :D

  • @georgenicolas2857
    @georgenicolas2857 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I fast I get hungry and tired but it doesn't make me want to watch porn. Just curious how them factors contribute to watching porn or maybe everyone is different and what is a trigger for me is not for someone else? I observe the full lent fasting and want to assure people feeling hungry and tired doesn't make you want to sin. I may have misunderstood the video and I apologize if I have and would appreciate being given a better understanding of what I have if I am wrong.

  • @MuscleBaraLover
    @MuscleBaraLover หลายเดือนก่อน

    My addiction started as a kid, sexually abused, now I'm on my 30s & I'm a mess trying to stop. 😢😢😢

  • @Jase_Ferrell
    @Jase_Ferrell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please pray for me I’ve been a slave to pornography and I can’t seem to break it.

  • @Gabriel13099
    @Gabriel13099 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How about holding those who make pornography accountable for their actions in this world?

  • @staringatthings1939
    @staringatthings1939 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    boredom is a big one!

  • @quadrupleheart
    @quadrupleheart 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So much truth!

  • @tamarlowe7394
    @tamarlowe7394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whoever dislikes this video is the guy with the pornography addiction

  • @SwartzGunther
    @SwartzGunther 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    6 weeks free. Advice to all who fight it: find an accountability group, helps a lot

  • @MrRubberchicken21
    @MrRubberchicken21 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Look up the Easy Peasy Way by Not Allen Carr on TH-cam, it’s an audiobook. It uses Allen Carr’s method of quitting smoking with 95% success rate adapted for Porn Masturbation and Orgasm (PMO). It’s different from the willpower method it changes your whole outlook.

  • @youtubeaccount6539
    @youtubeaccount6539 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sinful pleasure has left me empty. I’m ready to change.

    • @digitalwilderness3633
      @digitalwilderness3633 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ^^^ God is present when people do this thing th-cam.com/video/Oy8ixaxkEII/w-d-xo.html

  • @oliverkent7158
    @oliverkent7158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How do priests live celibate lives ?

    • @jwolsk2
      @jwolsk2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God's grace :) Vows of chastity, when part of someone's vocation, are beautiful.
      Also, in today's world sex is sold to us with Everything. It is defined as something that cannot and should not be controlled.
      That's not true. We know that, like any good gift from God in this world, it should not control you. We are not slaves to passions, we are beloved children of God :)

  • @fewchsia
    @fewchsia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bold of you to assume I wish to quit

  • @DanielHernandez-bl3yb
    @DanielHernandez-bl3yb ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks you ❤️🙏