Advice

If you learned the lesson that edging will never be conducive to your recovery, then this was worthwhile, and you know not to do it again. I would not reset, then, but recognize that such behavior won't be conducive to your recovery in the future. Your edging counter is also a good way for you to explicitly draw attention to your seriousness of riding yourself of this pattern of behavior. And, blue balls (common withdrawl symptom - not to be alarmed) will subside eventually on their own, but sometimes an ice pack helps tremendously when applied with a cloth barrier in 10 to 15 minute increments. Sounds like you're doing great - keep up the PMO-free streak.

 

I used to 'edge' all the time, and my partners liked edging me, but if you are trying to abstain from masturbation and Orgasm, then personally I would not recommend edging at all, not in the early days anyway. I would not re-set your counter, you have not ejaculated, and you are learning all the time.

 

How is edging not 'PMO'ing?

Ok, Ok, you can get all technical about it... but it's certainly not in the spirit of things is it.

 

yeah agree with Buzz. It is clear that you masturbated. Wheter you reset or no, it has no meaning besides from you understanding it has a negative impact.

 

Just shoot for 90 days on top of your current 17 day streak = 107 days - and always remember the lesson learned. Or, you can reset as the others suggest. I

You might reset as others have suggested, but I am suggesting an overlook just this time for the following reasons:

1. I'd rather have you keep up your momentum of getting out of the 21-day gravity well (difficult for many to do), considering that you really learned a lesson here, that continued edging events would now necessitate reset if engaged again, and that blue balls is punishment enough.

2. If you keep up the momentum and make it to 107 days even (17 + 90), then this may negate any question of worthiness of the first 17 days. Hopefully, the suggestion of questionability now will make you angry enough to persevere though to 107 days.

Hence, I would keep going. I think it's more important that you keep your momentum up at this time and don't get unmercifully crushed by past events which did not culminate in P or O. This is a one-time pass though.