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My dear brothers and sisters, it is not our way on GuardYourEyes to post these kind of images nor to write these kind of articles. But I feel that perhaps there is no choice due to the extenuating circumstances we all find ourselves in. I recently came across this frighte...

Question: I need to air out and relax from work, family, etc. How can I deal with stress? I'm looking for healthy ideas and (non-addictive) outlets... Reply: In general, the best way to deal with stress is to ask ourselves at every given moment "What would Hashem want ...

At the beginning of World War II, the Brisker Rav was in Warsaw and bombs were falling all around. The people who were with him at that time were having an argument over whether it was safer to stay in the basement, protected from a direct hit, or if the basement was actu...

The Maharal (Chidushei Agados Bava Metzia 33.) teaches that when a person is afraid of poverty, he will become poor. The Maharal explains,"By being afraid of poverty, a person is subjugating himself to poverty, and this causes the poverty to rule over him." The Maharal pr...

Technology, which can be used for both good and bad, has made the entire world interconnected. Whatsapp, social media and the internet in general, have taken the once enormous world and fit it into everyone’s pocket today. All of mankind are all connected to each other, w...

Anoymous member “Im-ready” who is clean for 87 days so far, wrote today: We all have a feeling that moshiach is around the corner. All I can say is thank you for helping me get on the path when I did, because if I was still lusting I wouldn’t be hoping for moshiach, I wou...

Having dealt with thousands of people who struggle with lust at all levels on GuardYourEyes, I would like to share with you what I have come to believe is the most powerful attitude to overcoming the Yetzer Hara at all levels of this struggle (and also perhaps the greates...

We all know that empty pleasure seeking throws us into isolation, distances us from our loved ones (and Hashem), and sucks all the joy out of our lives. But with all this time on our hands, what can we do to ensure that we don’t get "infected"? Here are a few tips to hel...

I'm reaching out because I'm stuck. Because of so many years of acting out, every woman I now see is an object. For the past 4 yrs, I've been living in hell. Granted I didn't work on shmiras einayim till recently and i've finally made a kabala not to watch porn a few mont...

Join the Worldwide YEshiva Shovavim Initiative at shovavim.org - "YES we can!" Click below to access a series of 9 Shiurim given over the weeks of Shovavim 5779 on GuardYourEyes. Dov's Shovavim Chabura (Derech Emes) Topic: "Derech Emes - The Way of Truth" The sefer “Der...

     

                         

Question of the Week: My life has come to a standstill. I'm bored at work, and my relationship is going nowhere. I think I need a change of scenery. Should I move away, or do you think a career change will be enough? Answer: There's only one problem with changing scenery....

Sifrei chassidus, including B'nei Yisos'char, elaborate on the fact that the light of the Chanukah menorah contains ohr haganuz and is miraculous. For this reason, "ein lanu reshus l'hishtamesh bohen, ella lir'osom bilvad." We have no permission to behave as though it's o...

Here is some powerful Chizuk from GYE member "Battleworn" in honor of Chanukah: The Me'or Einayim and many other tzadikim explain... The Gemarah says, that we must light Ner Chanuka:1) at night 2) lower than 10 tefachim 3) outside 4) on the left side 5) starting at the...

Dear Yidden, Chanukah is all about Messiras Nefesh, which means fighting the evil against all odds. How did the Jewish people survive for so many thousands of years surrounded by so many enemies? It is those few Yidden who are ready to "die" for Hashem that make all the d...

There’s a famous expression in recovery “Once is too much, and a thousand times is never enough”. This is a profound insight into the nature of addiction, which basically means that giving in even once will send the addict back into the painful cycle of craving and depend...

Q: I'm 21. I don't masturbate or watch porn but I find girls tantalizing. Being shomer negiah, there isn't any release, and I'd like to be able to interact with girls without being a creep/perv. What can I do? GYE Responds: The fact you don't masturbate or watch porn is...