Practical Tips

Rabbi Avraham J. Twerski sent us an article he found in Hebrew that he thought would be useful for our Chizuk (I believe that Rabbi Twerski personally translated it into English for us). Advice for Someone Tempted to View Forbidden Pictures - and a Tikkun If the ;yetzer hara is so powerful that ...

When the Yetzer Hara strikes hard and we feel suddenly weak, vulnerable and afraid of falling, here are three things a person can do to save themselves: 1) Stop what you are doing and cry out to Hashem. ;"Hashem, ;the Yetzer Hara ;is too strong for me. I need you. I can't do this without you!". T...

If you are sitting by the computer at work and a strong urge comes to you, just get up and walk out of the room. Take a walk and pray. Whenever you feel weak, just stop what you are doing and pray. Say: ;"Hashem, please save me from this menuval! He is too strong for me! Only you can help me. Oth...

Our website and network ;is called "GuardUrEyes" because the eyes are the "windows to the soul". All the limbs of the body - ;including the heart and mind, follow the purity of the eyes. No matter how complex this disease seems to be, emotionally, psychologically, physically, etc... it all boils ...

Today is Hoshana Rabba, the last chance for Teshuvah before the final "Chasimah" of the new year. We need to have a clear cut plan if we want to succeed in doing true Teshuvah. We need to make sure that visiting forbidden sites and masturbation is simply "not an option" for us any more. Once a pe...

I want to share with you a beautiful story of recovery that someone posted on ;www.jewishsexuality.com. The story contains tips and ideas that can help us all in this struggle, but what I found the nicest about it, is the simple no-nonsense outlook that the writer has, accepting the fact that Has...

Every ;Midah (attribute) that Hashem created, can be used for either good or bad. How can the attribute of "laziness" be used for good? Well, one powerful way to fight the Yetzer Hara is simply to be LAZY about sinning. The Yetzer Hara wants us to act out, but what if we just say: "heck, I don't ...

After we talked about taking drastic measures in the past, "Mevakesh" sent us the following e-mail: I'll tell you something that I have been doing for a while and it seems to be working and may work for others. Every time I find myself looking at a woman for more time than I should, or if I find ...

"Habib613" posted the following yesterday on the forum: Baruch Hashem, today is day 9. I cannot believe I made it this long! It's incredibly difficult, especially at night when there is no one around. But this site has helped tons! I listen to music while I work, and it blocks out the yetzer hara...

"Be-Holy" posted once on ;the forum: We have kosher internet Rimon and my temptations are getting lighter, but my issue is that I still can't look my wife in the eye because I wish she looked better, and in my mind, I want her to dress sexier - while at the same time knowing that as a kollel yung...