Yes, according to Sister Mary Catherine. I spent my early years in catholic school. The sisters were quite clear on who would go to heaven and who would spend eternity in damnation and hell. You miss mass, you go to hell. You don’t go to confession, you go to hell. You don’t go to catholic school, you’re a heathen and you go to hell. You masturbate, you go to hell. I was scarred for life.

Hot and cold. Hot and cold. Every time I masturbate I feel a great relief and it feels really good, but at the same time, I feel really guilty for committing sin. Sister Mary Catherine scarred me for life. To this day I still feel like I have to hide when I masturbate and I’m going to go to hell.

I read this in an article today.

Overwhelming feelings of shame or guilt are sadly not uncommon when masturbating.

What about mutual masturbation with a non-significant other? Is it a sin too?

Please share your thoughts. I'm looking for ways to break free of this guilt trip.

Thank you.