On The Patrick Madrid Show, Noel from Chicago admitted he was tired of living in a loop: falling into pornography and masturbation, rushing to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and then stumbling again. The cycle left him “overwhelmed” and even made him doubt his faith.

Patrick didn’t shame him. He asked practical questions: Where does the temptation happen? The answer was clear: on his cell phone and in a room where he's alone.

Then came the counsel Noel needed to hear: “Get rid of the smartphone.” Patrick compared it to an emergency amputation. If the phone is the portal, remove the portal. Replace it with a simple phone that can’t browse the internet. It’s a hard step, but Noel agreed: “Yeah, 100%.”

Next, Patrick urged him to stop fighting alone. He recommended Catholic in Recovery for structure and accountability, and he strongly encouraged Noel to bring his father into the struggle: “Tell your father about this.” Not with embarrassing details, but with honesty and a request for help and boundaries.

Patrick also offered a sober warning: this habit “feeds on itself” and can grow darker over time. The good news is that freedom is real. Keep going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, take the radical first step today, and lean on God’s grace through community and family support.

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