Why Abstinence? Why Should I Control My Hormones?

Why Should I Control My Hormones?

Because…

• No risks or side-effects of "the pill", "the shot", the IUD, or other contraceptives.
• No chance of getting a Sexually Transmitted Disease
• No chance of getting pregnant

It's Honest:

• I can be a good role model for my friends and family
• I won’t resent doing something I really don’t want to do
• I won't have to worry that someone will find out what I did
  
• I’ll respect myself

  

• 1 million teenage girls get pregnant every year (averages to 20,000 per state)
• 3 million teens get an STD every year (averages to 60,000 per state)
• One of every 4 new cases of HIV is a teen — AIDS doesn’t care how old I am.
• Do I want to risk having full-blown AIDS for my 25th birthday?

Some STDs stay forever; some STDs can kill. 

 

 

 

• Less stress
• No worry of pregnancy
• No worry of STD infection (providing I’m also drug-free)
• Fewer things to disagree about
• Easier to stay emotionally and physically healthy
• Peace of mind
• I’ll know I’m loved for ME, not just for my body
• Better control over my life
• It’ll be less painful if we break up later
• It will be easier to tell my future spouse about my past

So I'll have time

• …to learn about my feelings, and about me
• …to spend with all my friends, and make lots of new friends
• …to learn about relationships and how to show love without the complications of sex
• …to talk and develop fuller communication with my dates
• …to postpone parenting until I’m in a caring marriage relationship
• …to do volunteer work to help others and learn about different careers
• …to study
• …to really get to know my family
• …to learn the difference between sex and true love
• …to find the right person

Because…

It’s the smart choice of the thinking generation

  

It’s bold

 

It’s THE "responsible behavior"

 

It takes self-control

 

It builds trust

• In myself
• In my friendships
• In my future marriage

Some scars never heal…

 

Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder

 

Sex is worth waiting for

I am worth waiting for

 

It’ll give me control over my life and my body…

Then I'll know I'm Stronger than My Hormones!

 

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