Young Man, you who arrive may be shacked by lust or curiosity. Let this be your moment to return with reverence to the most Blessed Mother Of Jesus, Ever Virgin. Return to reverence for God's most holy example of the chaste and honorable woman, blameless before all. Now is your moment to repent and turn away from sin. Like all mothers, your mother weeps for you when she sees you turn to sin and wastes your talents and precious time in iniquities and pastime unbecoming of your station as righteous man. Now, turn instead to the goodness of the world in all its beauitful colors. Return to prayer and consideration of your life in preparation to meet your maker and to answer for your deeds and misdeeds. Return to the seeking and admiration of your own loving, faithful and beautiful wife and life partner. Return to admiration of women not as sexual objects, but as wholly compatible, dignified, and equal beings dressed in the wondrous vestments of our creator.
Instead of seekign out modern day pronography, which continually perpetuates unrealistic and objectifying expectations, seek out instead classical representation of the human body which better reflect care and consideration for the whole person
Return to consideration of the person behind the art work and the transmission of their emotions and appreciation of the human form
Seek the paintings of Sandro Botticelli
Seek the paintings of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Seek the paintings of William-Adolphe Bouguereau
realize that you are nothing but may become something
We turn to God to realize we are imperfect beings in need of continual grace and forgiveness for our transgressions. We use the Rosay to focus our imperfect and wicked thoughts and intentions to the matter of seeking grace and assistance in our daily lives.
hail mary, full of grace
We ask our Mother for help like the wayward and wicked children that we are, as we pray together:
"Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with Thee
Blessed are though among women
And Blessed is the fruit of thy whom, Jesus
Holy Mary, Mother of God
Pray for us sinnners
Now, and at the hour of our death, Amen."
REalize you are dust and to dust you shall return
We all believe we have more time in life but we know not the hour or place of our death. Take this time now to correct your life, to ask forgiveness of your sins, and return to life everlasting.
FIND your community
Seek out your local religious community, particularly you who are Catholic but have fallen away from the church.
Many men have found, if not in ability to remain wholly without curiosity of the human form, healing in the form of the pursuit of chaste naturism. What is naturism you may ask? Sometimes also synonymous with "nudism" in the United States, naturism is the practice of communal non-sexual nudity at locations and events reserved for that purpose. Commonly, on public lands reserved for that purpose, such as clothing-optional beaches or designated nude or clothing optional resorts. Instead of wallowing in the self deprivation of unrealistic body expectations with pornography, practitioners of naturism quickly understand the variety and imperfections of the normal human body and many men have felt their addiction or compelled behavior regarding pornography to be cured via the practice of wholesome, chaste nudity in mixed company.
Ethical naturism is the practice of wholesome, non-sexual nudity with a community of others engaged in the same practice. Naturism has a long established history in Europe dating back to the early 1900s, rooted in health movements intended to improve overall well-being. First time practitioners quickly realize that via communal nudity, the unhealthy fascination and obsession with "pornogriphied" bodies fades away and a healthier sense of sense of self and others begins to appear.
Practitioners of naturism, though perhaps attracted by the pruirent interest at first, quickly realize that naturist environment are no more sexual than shopping at the grocery. Naturism simply encourages the lack of necessity for wearing clothing and many adherents report developing more genuine and honest interpersonal connections with fellow naturists than in other settings. Sexual behavior is not tolerated in any naturist setting, such as those ascribing to the principals of the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR).
Objective social science studies have routinely shown practitioners of naturism to have both higher self-esteem and overall mental well-being. Some seminal studies include those referenced in these links below from the BBC and the University of London
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260820-how-social-nudity-can-boost-your-body-image
https://www.gold.ac.uk/news/naked-and-unashamed/
Practitioners of naturism often struggle with this question and the only sound advice is for you to consider your desires in the practice of naturism versus our understanding of historical and liturgical tradition. Many Christian practitioners are encourage to avoid "near occasions of sin". In that lens, consider a visit to a "normal" textile beach in the US, which now routinely include scantily clad women in "thong" style bikinis that are designed to draw the eye to the genital areas. Is that a near occasion of sin? Practitioners of naturism would argue it is a more near occasion than a nudist beach because in a nudist setting the curiosity is removed at the outset and we quickly see the human body not as something to be ogled but to instead focus on our own sense of freedom and honesty about our forms and flaws. Further, in many cultures, such as the mixed-use sauna culture of northern European countries, there is no widespread ban on attendance of such culturally specified practices by the Catholic church. Particularly, many practitioners can benefit from the harm reduction by turning to a live community of naturism and turning away from the dead and depraved route of pornography.