Shower640am wrote on 18 Feb 2019 16:35:
18 days clean clean since I fell 3 nights in a row. One thing that's bothering me, I find that all these people that got well stayed away from stores, public places etc. as much as possible because they genuinely did not want to see a not tniusdike woman, I don't have those feelings at all I don't want to stay away from public places and I don't. I want to see women outside. Do I have to have those feelings and literally cover my eyes when I go otside to ever get healthy?
I came across this piece today. Something out of an old chizuk email I think. I mention it only as something that may help. Not as a definitive answer.
"We discussed yesterday how the Yetzer Hara is all air, and how by using your head, you can conquer him without a major battle in your heart.
However, this is only true if you guard your eyes carefully.
Once the eyes start to see, the heart starts to lust, and the battle switches over from being in the mind to being a much more difficult battle of the heart.
Therefore, a person must make boundaries for themselves! Accept upon yourself to stop doing the things that cause the heart to become aroused. "