I asked chatgpt about edging

Nightsky1111

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I asked Chatgpt this question: Can edging reduce the frequency of wet dreams?

And that was its answer:

"Edging, which involves bringing oneself close to orgasm but stopping just before climax, can potentially reduce the frequency of wet dreams. Here's how:

1. Relieving Sexual Tension:
Wet dreams are often a result of built-up sexual tension or arousal that hasn’t been released through other means, such as sexual activity or masturbation. By engaging in edging, you are partially relieving this tension without fully reaching orgasm. This reduction in sexual tension might decrease the likelihood of a wet dream occurring because the body may not feel the need to release the buildup during sleep.

2. Regulating Arousal Levels:
Edging can help regulate arousal levels by maintaining a state of sexual readiness without reaching the point of orgasm. This can train your body to manage and control sexual urges more effectively, potentially reducing the spontaneous release that occurs during wet dreams.

3. Impact on Hormonal Fluctuations:
By engaging in edging, you are likely influencing the levels of sexual hormones and neurotransmitters like dopamine. Regular sexual activity or stimulation (even without orgasm) can help stabilize these levels, possibly reducing the need for the body to trigger a wet dream as a way to balance hormonal fluctuations.

4. Psychological Factors:
Edging can also play a psychological role by consciously managing sexual arousal and desires. This conscious control over sexual responses might translate into less subconscious sexual activity during sleep, potentially reducing the frequency of wet dreams.
Considerations:
Individual Differences: The effectiveness of edging in reducing wet dreams can vary widely from person to person. Factors like overall sexual activity, stress levels, and individual physiology all play a role.

Balance: While edging can reduce the frequency of wet dreams, it’s important to strike a balance. Constantly engaging in edging without eventual release can lead to frustration or discomfort for some individuals.

In summary, edging can potentially reduce the frequency of wet dreams by relieving sexual tension and helping to regulate arousal levels. However, the impact may vary depending on individual factors, and it’s important to approach this practice in a way that feels comfortable and healthy for you."


What are your thoughts on that?
 
I asked Chatgpt this question: Can edging reduce the frequency of wet dreams?

And that was its answer:

"Edging, which involves bringing oneself close to orgasm but stopping just before climax, can potentially reduce the frequency of wet dreams. Here's how:

1. Relieving Sexual Tension:
Wet dreams are often a result of built-up sexual tension or arousal that hasn’t been released through other means, such as sexual activity or masturbation. By engaging in edging, you are partially relieving this tension without fully reaching orgasm. This reduction in sexual tension might decrease the likelihood of a wet dream occurring because the body may not feel the need to release the buildup during sleep.

2. Regulating Arousal Levels:
Edging can help regulate arousal levels by maintaining a state of sexual readiness without reaching the point of orgasm. This can train your body to manage and control sexual urges more effectively, potentially reducing the spontaneous release that occurs during wet dreams.

3. Impact on Hormonal Fluctuations:
By engaging in edging, you are likely influencing the levels of sexual hormones and neurotransmitters like dopamine. Regular sexual activity or stimulation (even without orgasm) can help stabilize these levels, possibly reducing the need for the body to trigger a wet dream as a way to balance hormonal fluctuations.

4. Psychological Factors:
Edging can also play a psychological role by consciously managing sexual arousal and desires. This conscious control over sexual responses might translate into less subconscious sexual activity during sleep, potentially reducing the frequency of wet dreams.
Considerations:
Individual Differences: The effectiveness of edging in reducing wet dreams can vary widely from person to person. Factors like overall sexual activity, stress levels, and individual physiology all play a role.

Balance: While edging can reduce the frequency of wet dreams, it’s important to strike a balance. Constantly engaging in edging without eventual release can lead to frustration or discomfort for some individuals.

In summary, edging can potentially reduce the frequency of wet dreams by relieving sexual tension and helping to regulate arousal levels. However, the impact may vary depending on individual factors, and it’s important to approach this practice in a way that feels comfortable and healthy for you."


What are your thoughts on that?

trusting an LLM (large language model) like chatGPT for *any* kind of important advice, is ill advised. Especially any kind of medical or recovery advice.
LLM's are incredibly flawed and flooded with misinformation. My friend asked about the frequency of taking Covid medication and got the wrong answer. Literally could end up in the ER following that advice.

Any time I've tried to use ChatGPT for (most) things, it utterly failed to stand up to fact-checking.

I've spent far too many years trusting robots and digital machines to satiate my sexual urges. I'm not trusting them to guide my recovery. I trust fapstronauts, recovering addicts, therapists, and my sponsor instead.
 
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trusting an LLM (large language model) like chatGPT for *any* kind of important advice, is ill advised. Especially any kind of medical or recovery advice.
LLM's are incredibly flawed and flooded with misinformation. My friend asked about the frequency of taking Covid medication and got the wrong answer. Literally could end up in the ER following that advice.

Any time I've tried to use ChatGPT for (most) things, it utterly failed to stand up to fact-checking.

I've spent far too many years trusting robots and digital machines to satiate my sexual urges. I'm not trusting them to guide my recovery. I trust fapstronauts, recovering addicts, therapists, and my sponsor instead.
And what kind of sponsor does an adult man have?
 
what are you asking exactly? edging is definitely the worst thing you can do for a reboot. wet dreams are NOT relapses. they’re signs that your body is trying to get back to normal.
 
And what kind of sponsor does an adult man have?

Sponsors are an important tool in 12-step programs, similar to accountability partners here. Usually a sponsor is someone who has years of sobriety that helps guide your recovery. Similar to NoFap coaches, or CSAT (Certified Sex Addiction Therapist). One of the great things about 12-step is that sponsors are free. I cannot afford a CSAT or personal coach right now.
 
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Why does everyone worry about wet dreams so much? They don’t happen all the time, and when they do, it’s really not a massive big deal, you’ll just want that pair of underwear to be washed first. The only problem is if you let the wet dream hinder your abstinence.
 
Why does everyone worry about wet dreams so much? They don’t happen all the time, and when they do, it’s really not a massive big deal, you’ll just want that pair of underwear to be washed first. The only problem is if you let the wet dream hinder your abstinence.

yeah, it’s really sad how much people on nofap worry about this stuff. i miss the old reuniting.info board. they were very kind and supportive, and made sure that you knew that your body’s normal sexual functioning were good things, not bad. wet dreams are good! it means your body is trying to get back to normal. nothing to worry about at all.
 
trusting an LLM (large language model) like chatGPT for *any* kind of important advice, is ill advised. Especially any kind of medical or recovery advice.
LLM's are incredibly flawed and flooded with misinformation. My friend asked about the frequency of taking Covid medication and got the wrong answer. Literally could end up in the ER following that advice.

Any time I've tried to use ChatGPT for (most) things, it utterly failed to stand up to fact-checking.

I've spent far too many years trusting robots and digital machines to satiate my sexual urges. I'm not trusting them to guide my recovery. I trust fapstronauts, recovering addicts, therapists, and my sponsor instead.
Yup, I'm a few months away from being a doctor. Hardly an expert in anything, but I've found ChatGPT is amazing for spitballing or creating a differential (a list of possible causes for a symptom or illness). It's pretty terrible when it comes to actually getting factual information correct. It can nail a board exam, but real life is nuanced and complicated. It doesn't mirror the textbook.

You're better off assessing the effect of edging on your mood and urges. For me, edging is a one-way road to relapse, so I just consider any form of edging relapse.

Wet dreams are a GOOD sign. I haven't had a wet dream in over a decade since discovering porn. If I abstained for long enough to start having wet dreams, I'd consider it a sign that I was successfully controlling my urges and my body was regulating itself appropriately.
 
I know it’s not a position shared by some, but I welcome a good ghostbuster now and then. It’s as if my body is giving me an attaboy for staying the course.
 
Yup, I'm a few months away from being a doctor. Hardly an expert in anything, but I've found ChatGPT is amazing for spitballing or creating a differential (a list of possible causes for a symptom or illness). It's pretty terrible when it comes to actually getting factual information correct. It can nail a board exam, but real life is nuanced and complicated. It doesn't mirror the textbook.

You're better off assessing the effect of edging on your mood and urges. For me, edging is a one-way road to relapse, so I just consider any form of edging relapse.

Wet dreams are a GOOD sign. I haven't had a wet dream in over a decade since discovering porn. If I abstained for long enough to start having wet dreams, I'd consider it a sign that I was successfully controlling my urges and my body was regulating itself appropriately.

Cool post. and good observation about edging. In SPAA (sex and porn addicts anonymous) they have 2 sobriety dates, one for PMO and one for edging.
 
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