I self identified not as Theresa but as Masturbator. It had been with me for so long-- 20 years of "the habit" itself and approximately 10 of those 20 in actual addiction-- that it seemed like who I was. I could no longer see Theresa as separate and innately different from Masturbator. I didn't think God could either.
But, as is often the case, I was wrong.
The day I found freedom from the addiction to masturbation hit me like I imagine dying and going to heaven to be like. The old self not just melts but is violently ripped away and you are submerged into so much glory there is no possible way for you to take it all in, except in eternity. The veil had been lifted. As though I were the in the nitty underground of a black and white picture, I saw color for the first time.
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Oh my goodness. This is a beautiful post.
For me, whenever I do it, I find it's not what I want at all. I'm not so much craving sexuality so much as I'm craving intimacy. Even coffee with a friend, or a conversation would do. But when I get lonely, I mistake cravings for intimacy as cravings for sex.
But masturbation is not a substitute for either, and I know that the whole time. I'm immediately disappointed because of the true emptiness of it.
I hope you continue to feel encouraged. But also remember that God will love you and forgive you no matter how many times you fall, so long as you ask Him to. I have to be reminded of this too, all the time, by my confessor.
--Sarah
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