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Re: Help me please brother! 28 Apr 2025 19:01 #435130

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@alex94 "but what exactly triggers us is in Hashem's hands"
Yep its not me!

 וינס ויצא החוצה. You did everything you could in a situation that you didn't seek out. Have a little Rachmanus on yourself. 
Thanks loads. Isnt it funny, I love to help others, and automatically will try to be a rachamun. But on myself?!?!? No Way! Such a perfectionist totally nuts.

Re: Help me please brother! 28 Apr 2025 19:05 #435131

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chancyhk wrote on 28 Apr 2025 17:43:
Oi Vy!
FIrst of all, please dont call yourself sick! You are not Sick BH. You have desires and fantasies and dreams and what not. That doesnt make you sick. 

Ill tell you a secret, it very highly possible that you are not even so attracted to that guy, ive seen lots of times when we try to fight the desire because it makes us feel sick and we keep fighting it, then the thought will persevere, and eventually it will find a way in. Ive seen this over and over. 

its the same with regular SA. Sometimes you can see a women and my first response is oh god am i attracted to her? And i will try to find a reason to not be attracted but my mind will then find something that does attract me. The best trick is to tell yourself "Maybe that person is attractive, maybe not. I will never find out not do i realy want to. Yes, there is a part of me that wants to feel that pleasure and thats ok, but i dont need to go and follow that thought all the way to hell.....

Its the same way someone with a eating addiction would think when seeing a delicious dessert. Yes, it looks great, i know how it feels, but i dont need to go there. I can move on with my life. 

Its just our brains are stuck in this mode of seeking that pleasure. We just need to train the brain different ways of thinking.

Love

I dont know....sure felt like an attraction to me....
Would love to be able to utilize this "trick". Little hard to imagine though. Basically just to think that oh its ok I have the attraction but I dont need to chase it and thats ok, thats life. Oh well. I guess I need to work on my selfcontrol because that sounds really hard

Re: Help me please brother! 01 May 2025 02:20 #435261

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Hey holy brothers.
BH on day 9! 
SHOUT OUT TO CHANCYHK - I tried what you said- accepting that its ok to have an urge but doesnt mean I need to follow up with it....and....drumroll please.....it worked!
So now I can look at whatever I want to and I just have to think dont carry through with it- KIDDING.
Either way, feeling lonely now - came home exhausted and just didnt have the patience for my kids that I wish I did. I think that triggered me and is making me feel like a horrible person and I used to run to p&m as an unhealthy outlet but now.....
maybe its because im tired? Any ideas?
Random thought - my wife is forever making friends, keeping up with old ones.
I was thinking in the car tonight how nice it would be to just have a friend to call and shmooze with and communicate with..
but honestly I think the last time I kept up with a friend was a couple of years ago.
But now with work and getting home exhausted and trying to give me kids some attention, and my wife....
theres no time for friends.
Maybe if I had time for friends, to just get out and chill, talk and shmooze, it would make things easier and would take away the lonely feeling?
Anyone relate any feedback?
Thanx
Last Edit: 01 May 2025 02:40 by wannachange.

Re: Help me please brother! 01 May 2025 02:54 #435263

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