I need hope

Day 2

by AJ

June 2, 2025 at 06:16 PM

651 upvotes

I don’t have any hope. Porn consumption has left me ashamed, depressed, anxious, numb and hopeless. It’s messed with my emotions. I slip into thinking that even if I beat porn, I’ll always have a broken brain, which leads me to depression and hopelessness. I try to put my hope in Jesus but I don’t feel like He’s there or that He is with me. It feels like I’ve been left for dead. Abandoned. Other friends of mine either are struggling with it or are totally fine with using it and they aren’t as broken in the head as I am. I know I shouldn’t compare, but I can’t help it. What if I’m the exception and God doesn’t have any future for me and I deserve to be hopeless. I’m tired of fighting.

Comments (3)

AJ•77d ago

@josh that self reflection scares me. Ha.

Alan•77d ago

You can do it, when I realized watching porn is just watching another man have sex, it changed something in my brain. I have to much respect for myself as a man to be okay with watching another man have sex, you don’t need to visualize, that should be you and will be if you stay focused and reprogram your mind

Josh•77d ago

Hey man, I’m sorry that you’re struggling. I have been in that position, and it does get better. The big thing that helped for me is to confront your deepest feelings, and start to understand yourself better. What is causing you to go back to it? Where is the pain coming from? It may feel scary but going through this pain releases you into feeling the love and joy of God. Shame and guilt are tools of the enemy to keep you far from experiencing his love. You got this my brother

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