Sexual, Masturbation and Porn Addiction Help Forum

I'm a 16 year old girl. I started masturbating when I was 8 - I didn't know what it was, it just felt good. When I was around 13, I discovered porn. I realised only then that what I was doing was a sexual sin (I grew up in a Christian home with very loving parents), but I was too aftraid to tell anyone and I was addicted to the point where I couldn't stop. I tried several times to quit, each time failing miserably. I go to church, help out in the nursery and have an active part in the youth ministry. So far, I have finished every semester in school with honors and there are only three more to go. One of my greatest fears is fear of being rejected and fear of disappointing others. No one would expect someone like me to be so deeply caught in a problem like this. Public opinion is that porn is restricted to men or women who have been sexually abused. I am neither. I really want to get out of this mess, but I really need help. If anybody can offer their support, I would really appreciate it.

First off.
Welcome
this site is for everyone to help everybody out with out having the fear of people letting out your secret or anything.
We all have a problem and we all have to work together to get away from it.
I am 15 years old and I'm a guy, so hopefully we can relate in a way.
I am here for you and so is everybody else and we all pray for you and hope you can over come this addiction.

Thank you very much for your help. Outside support is the one thing I have not tried yet and I am sure that this is exactly what I need to get over my addiction. I will try to keep a little blog here about it, sharing my experiences. Hopefully this will help me deal with the issue once and for all. Today is day 3 porn-free. The hardest time (from experience) is from day 7-14, so please pray for me.

Welcome to the group. We all struggle with this issue and we all are afraid of disappointing people if they knew what we have done. But, we are also here to support each other through this. I am also a Christian and I know how hard it can be when it feels like you can't tell anyone about your struggles. But, keep trusting in God and praying for strength, keep going to church, and know that he loves you and has wonderful plans for you. You have taken this difficult step of admitting you have a problem--we all have a problem. But, you are not alone. Hang in there.

Unfortunately, it's back to day 0 today :( please pray for me

hey I'm a guy and I'm also 16 seems like to me we have a similar story about our past..
I'm also a christian...and i also started doing it when i was very young maybe younger than u
but dont get too frustrated i know its very hard.. and for me but if we want to quit we have to seek God
admit that we r sinners and he'll help us all.. this is my day 3 masturbation and porn free... don't give up
i'll be praying for u... also please pray for me, for me its like hell on earth... thanks.. God bless

Hi there, you definitely need to get professional help as soon as possible. I found a useful online resource that pretty much deals with porn addiction treatment http://www.recoveryconnection.org/addic ... yaddiction. You can call them up @ 800-714-8354 and talk to their experts about your concerns. Get help fast. Good luck!

God loves you so much... don't ever let yourself start thinking that he wouldn't love you. (That's where I had some difficulty). You're actually catching this habit pretty early in life. Do get professional counseling from a Christian source soon. And remember, the God who actually parted a raging sea for his people to cross, walked on that same water during a storm, and knows the number of hairs on your head not only loves you but has the wisdom, power, and smarts to heal you. He knows.