+TenPercent
Reaction score
11,616

Profile posts Latest activity Postings About

  • Day 1 without masturbation: no edging, no touching with the intent of getting aroused, no MO.
    I’ve gone 100+ days without MO, even 400+ but now I’m seeing if I can go 90 days without ANY masturbation.
    Day zero. I gave in to MO. :confused:
    On the upside, I’m now on day zero for MO, edging and touching.
    It gives me an opportunity to move the needle - instead of no P or no MO, now I can focus on no edging.
    Day 1 without edging and day 1 without touching and day 45 without MO … though I was sorely tempted to MO today.
    Grateful that I didn’t!
    Day 0 without touching and day 0 without edging. :(
    Still at 44 days without MO since I didn’t O, but that’s also under review.
    I am grateful for my AP. She’s helping me to stay accountable and not letting me weasel out of things. I have to face the truth about my sexual behavior before I can change it.
    Day 4 of no touching. So far I’ve been blessed with few and mostly mild urges. Chaser effect from having sex (on day 0) hasn’t really struck … yet.
    Day 29 without edging. Day 44 without MO. Praying for one more day.
    Day 2 of no touching. Off to a good(?) start. Shortly after waking up I was overcome with a powerful urge, but even if it seems to be screaming at me, I just have to keep my hands away and suffer the full arousal. The good news is that it passed pretty quickly.
    +TenPercent
    +TenPercent
    One thing I am learning in meditation is that it is okay to be aroused. It’s natural. It’s healthy. It can be a source of strength. But even when I have a raging hard on that demands attention, I don’t have to do anything about it. I can just let it be. My job is to let it be and suffer the urges. I can not live as a slave to my base desires.
    NewJohnQ
    NewJohnQ
    I recently learned that arousal is actually subcortical, meaning the processes start in your body before you even realize consciously that you’re seeing an attractive person.

    So the arousal isn’t right or wrong. We choose what to do about it.
    26 days without edging, 41 days without MO and … day 1 without touching.
    To some it’s all masturbation, to someone like me who can’t stop touching, these are important distinctions.
    It’s more than I want to track, but I might not have to for long - a slip with one can be a slip with all :rolleyes:
    39 days without MO. Not doing M to the point of O is starting to become normal even though I could do it every day.
    24 days without edging. It’s so hard not to edge, or not touch just a little bit.
    I have touched. I’ve had little slips. But I’ve managed to back off before it’s gone on for minutes, before getting to the edge of orgasm.
    For me this is major progress.
    36 days without MO.
    I nearly had an O at work - just felt like it was going to go off in my pants, for no good reason.
    I fought it and fought it. But part of me, even as this was happening, debated if I should just let it out. :rolleyes:
    And when the feeling passed, I half regretted that I hadn’t creamed my pants … 90% sure it might have gone unnoticed, but only 90%!! :oops:
    How crazy is that??
    +TenPercent
    +TenPercent
    I am just too wound up. Too much pent up sexual energy. If I was a guy who got frequent wet dreams, I would have had one already. It feels like my body is going to have an orgasm with or without my cooperation. :oops:
    It’s been like this for four days now.
    I must resist!! Either my body will do its thing or …this will pass as I try to deal with stress and anxiety in healthier ways.
    20 days without edging and 35 days without MO. It’s been messy. Not perfect. And it feels like it should be longer! I’ve had long long streaks without the O to make it MO, but that just means I’ve gotten a little too good at edging. Trying to stop the edging.
    There is a clear link between my inability to stop touching myself and lack of self control in other areas.
    B
    bsdfj
    I think you need to get to the bottom of that issue. It is obvious that it has an underlying issue like everybody here including myself. You know you can do it from previous streak, but you are relying too much on your willpower, and that is very good. But what happens when your willpower is no longer there?
    B
    bsdfj
    You have no backup plan (I am just guessing all this, correct me if im wrong, but it is a similar situation that i am going through) and end up relapsing. So, to sum up, the real question is why you edge? just want pleasure? or are you coping with something through that?
    +TenPercent
    +TenPercent
    These are good questions. I think that sometimes it is pure pleasure. But so often it is either a mix of pleasure and (escaping) pain, or it is a means of escape.
    I want to quit masturbating and edging, but is it really possible?? Not sure, but I can work on those underlying issues and develop better coping mechanisms. Then, at least, M won’t be quite to troublesome.
    Day 6 without edging. A whole week! And day 22 without MO.
    The hard part is not edging. I need to focus on that. No MO should follow.
    I nearly slipped yesterday. I wanted to slip and slip hard. Having a new AP has definitely helped.
    Day 6 without edging. Day 21 without MO.
    I want to rest, or even “treat myself” after a long day, but I know it’d be better to keep on trudging until the end of this day.
    What do I really want in life?
    Health and wealth
    Peace and contentment
    Friends and connection
    How will masturbating (or porn) get me there?
    That is the great lie of lust!
    It gives me a rush of pleasure, even to just look, but it only leads me AWAY from these goals.
  • Loading…
  • Loading…
  • Loading…
Back
Top