365 days w/o Jerking Off: A self control challenge

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Originally Posted by RelaxAndDream

just out of curiosity: no fap no porn but sex is allowed?

dont you get wet dreams after around a month with no fap and no sex?

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W.Ds don't count as a conscious "fap". I still feel like aborting such a dream if it shows up and am capable of doing so; I don't mean to tempt myself at all given how that could turn out, ugh.

Heavy breathing is allowed too if it isn't a sexual thing, like if you take cold showers and/or jog. I say this partially as I had a cold shower this morning, yes honestly that's the case.

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Originally Posted by midnightfire

Not sure if someone has mentioned this already but according to many esoteric views and spiritual philosophies such as Chinese Taoist Alchemy, Tantra and Gnostism (I think) abstaining from spilling one’s seed is very advantageous in a certain sense. There is a strong belief that one loses a type of spiritual energy through ejaculating frequently, and while men have this in high doses when they are young they have less and less as they age, which is why it is important to preserve it to remain healthy, live longer, and probably to do practices such as lucid dreaming.

However, the idea is not simply to abstain from stimulating this energy, but rather to transform it. This is why there is a rich tradition in these spiritual philosophies of how to have sex without ejaculating. These schools of thought teach one to build the energy and then transform it so that it is absorbed and circulated around the body rather than lost outside the body.

If the energy is building (just from getting aroused or denying oneself/resisting) it is said it can actually cause a lot of damage and corruption. Plus there are many studies which link it to increased rates of prostate cancer.

One thing I have not been able to find a clear answer is whether females also loose energy from orgasms or whether they have an endless amount of energy as some schools of thought claim in contrast to the male energy.

anyways whether you think it plausible or not I still think it's worth looking into and doing more research on we are energetic beings and if you look closely there are lots of experiments that you can test for yourself to prove this.

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I'm just going to leave this here: not last time but mid-December 2015 when past me had done so (I'm not being that guy now, I'm distancing myself in that regard) he had felt suicidal:
"Going down the drain... Oh now I feel like crashing the car..."
I'm not exaggerating; the accelerator was pushed heavily up to 65ish on a 55 MPH road which he and I rarely ever do, speeding just isn't in mind.

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So anyway, I've been reading this book "What To Say When You Talk To Yourself":

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http://www.amazon.com/What-When-Talk...dp_kinw_strp_1

Nice read, it may help you if you're going through this year as I am.

101Volts I don't really understand what you are trying to say in your response if it is for or against the challenge but sorry to hear about the suicidal stuff, be careful.

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Originally Posted by midnightfire

101Volts I don't really understand what you are trying to say in your response if it is for or against the challenge but sorry to hear about the suicidal stuff, be careful.

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For the challenge. It's about distancing myself from before the challenge to not feel like I'm even the same person, in other words I'm burning bridges to not go back to the "comfort zone". Thank you for your concern.

Several days later and all good.
Temptations did show up in-dream, I'm identifying with being asexual now though so I don't consider that as it's in the past and I focus on now.

Almost three weeks in and I'm finding, just take each day as it comes. Though, going with self-talk like with the book I posted a link to in a "I'm going to stay free of this" does help too.

I now rewire my brain more. If I find something that used to tempt me, now I shall say no and think opposite to how I used to think. And then I will not be tempted by it, it's not a barrier then.

Still going, BTW. Except I'm thinking of going beyond the one year.

37/365 Days Complete; Over 10%.
Working on something else with that time I now have.

do you jack it when you sick? i dont.

Anyone else finding reading material for inspiration? I'm reading "A Survival Guide for Life" by Bear Grylls.

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Yes, still going without. Come March 8, will be above 20% done.

Last night (or was it the night before?) I dreamed someone put me in my bedroom wall and... My region was the light fixture on the wall. I don't feel confused here but saying "wat" seems somewhat appropriate if only for comedy reasons.

So, Wat.

I'm thoroughly 20% complete in this year and still going. :)

Oh where oh where is a party smiley?

Three months. Wow, this is the 91st day without. Actually feeling nicely accomplished here but I haven't made it past the whole way through at this point.

Well, I've passed 100 days (this is the 105th now)... Next milestone's going to be 122 (May 4th, 1/3rd complete) then the halfway point. Listening to a song with an opening lyric contrary to what I'm doing here wasn't a supportive idea in the "DO NOT TEMPT" movement. Maybe that was just my reaction to it, but regardless of what it was it's not a support.

"No, the submarine's still holding out but don't blow it up or we'll be dead without even having time to drown." (that wasn't the lyric.)

Man... That is quite an accomplishment

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Originally Posted by 101Volts

Well, I've passed 100 days (this is the 105th now)... Next milestone's going to be 122 (May 4th, 1/3rd complete) then the halfway point. Listening to a song with an opening lyric contrary to what I'm doing here wasn't a supportive idea in the "DO NOT TEMPT" movement. Maybe that was just my reaction to it, but regardless of what it was it's not a support.

"No, the submarine's still holding out but don't blow it up or we'll be dead without even having time to drown." (that wasn't the lyric.)

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Originally Posted by robertcox88

Man... That is quite an accomplishment

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I got this far last year, of course that's not really indicative of 2016. Still, thanks but I'm not done yet.

110/365 days complete (Here's the 111th day now.) Any time post-m would come thoughts that really aren't such a lightening experience. Still thinking of going past that number of days without it though, it's easier once started.

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Originally Posted by Weakamon

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Well now I know my Google Chrome is messed up, I had to go over to Firefox to see that. Whee! Thanks! Enthused!

*image of Bobby Hill smiling would be here if Google were working on my computer now*

... I think I'll go back to reading this Norman Vincent Peale book, "Confidence". Really helpful in multiple areas of life.

http://smile.amazon.com/Confidence-B...+vincent+peale

Been a while since I posted on Dreamviews, but noticed this thread and it spurred me to post. I'm not sure about 365 days, but I'm on a 90 day challenge myself. Prior to this challenge the longest I went was 8 days, aside from during my period of opiate addiction where I managed long periods simply because I had 0 libido. Now I'm 59 days into my 90 day challenge, hitting the 2 month mark tomorrow, and honestly it's been one of the most positive things I've ever done in my life.

Before I started the challenge:
- Low-medium energy levels
- Decent mood
- No girlfriend
- Hadn't left the house in months
- Terrified of phone calls
- Zero confidence

After 59 days of NoFap:
- Energy levels through the roof, working out harder than ever before, building muscle, starting to look good
- Mood is absolutely amazing. I love life
- Got a girlfriend at the 30 day mark
- Managed to not only force myself to leave the house and face my social anxiety, but even do a couple cold approaches
- Girls drawn to me like metal to a magnet
- On the phone with my girl every day, no longer afraid of phone calls
- Confident in myself, proud of my appearance, even got a much needed hair cut after 8 years of letting it grow

Anyone who's considering this but has been unsure: Do it.

I'm a bit of a psychopharm nerd. Used to be a drug user (quit everything last year though) and so brain chemistry has always fascinated me. As a result, when I started NoFap I looked at the science behind it heavily, and the tl;dr of it seems to be that sexual exhaustion (from fapping and reaching orgasm repeatedly each day) causes too much beta-endorphin release. That beta-endorphin then down-regulates your androgen receptors where testosterone binds. Testosterone affects your energy, mood, confidence, how attractive you are to the ladies etc. So by down-regulating the receptors where it binds, all these things suffer. By taking a break from masturbation you allow this all to recover and hence the NoFap benefits.

So to boost my NoFap benefits I also take a whole bunch of supplements to encourage healthy testosterone levels:
1000mg of Tribulus Terrestris extract
10mg of Zinc
150mg of Vitamin B6 (the high dose is to counter prolactin release from D-AA)
15ug of Vitamin D3
500mg Calcium
275mg Magnesium
Fenugreek Extract
White Button Mushroom Extract (Contains Butein, an Aromatase Inhibitor, to stop Testosterone converting to estrogen)
Nettle Extract
Butin
Luteolin
Multivitamin with most of the other major vitamins
100mg Ginseng Extract
3000mg D-Aspartic Acid
3000mg Creatine

All of the above either boost testosterone directly, promote its synthesis, or help stop it from breaking down into estrogen via aromatase. The supplements have definitely sped up the NoFap benefits.

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Originally Posted by Royaltramp

Been a while since I posted on Dreamviews, but noticed this thread and it spurred me to post. I'm not sure about 365 days, but I'm on a 90 day challenge myself. Prior to this challenge the longest I went was 8 days, aside from during my period of opiate addiction where I managed long periods simply because I had 0 libido. Now I'm 59 days into my 90 day challenge, hitting the 2 month mark tomorrow, and honestly it's been one of the most positive things I've ever done in my life.

Before I started the challenge:
- Low-medium energy levels
- Decent mood
- No girlfriend
- Hadn't left the house in months
- Terrified of phone calls
- Zero confidence

After 59 days of NoFap:
- Energy levels through the roof, working out harder than ever before, building muscle, starting to look good
- Mood is absolutely amazing. I love life
- Got a girlfriend at the 30 day mark
- Managed to not only force myself to leave the house and face my social anxiety, but even do a couple cold approaches
- Girls drawn to me like metal to a magnet
- On the phone with my girl every day, no longer afraid of phone calls
- Confident in myself, proud of my appearance, even got a much needed hair cut after 8 years of letting it grow

Anyone who's considering this but has been unsure: Do it.

I'm a bit of a psychopharm nerd. Used to be a drug user (quit everything last year though) and so brain chemistry has always fascinated me. As a result, when I started NoFap I looked at the science behind it heavily, and the tl;dr of it seems to be that sexual exhaustion (from fapping and reaching orgasm repeatedly each day) causes too much beta-endorphin release. That beta-endorphin then down-regulates your androgen receptors where testosterone binds. Testosterone affects your energy, mood, confidence, how attractive you are to the ladies etc. So by down-regulating the receptors where it binds, all these things suffer. By taking a break from masturbation you allow this all to recover and hence the NoFap benefits.

So to boost my NoFap benefits I also take a whole bunch of supplements to encourage healthy testosterone levels:
1000mg of Tribulus Terrestris extract
10mg of Zinc
150mg of Vitamin B6 (the high dose is to counter prolactin release from D-AA)
15ug of Vitamin D3
500mg Calcium
275mg Magnesium
Fenugreek Extract
White Button Mushroom Extract (Contains Butein, an Aromatase Inhibitor, to stop Testosterone converting to estrogen)
Nettle Extract
Butin
Luteolin
Multivitamin with most of the other major vitamins
100mg Ginseng Extract
3000mg D-Aspartic Acid
3000mg Creatine

All of the above either boost testosterone directly, promote its synthesis, or help stop it from breaking down into estrogen via aromatase. The supplements have definitely sped up the NoFap benefits.

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I'm beginning to wonder if my sleep cycle is getting better because of my part in this, along with pimples not forming on my face and neck. Though really, part of my face not breaking out has to do with going to bed earlier. But, why is that again...? Ah right, dedication to self-caring in reason to God. I'd rather not be thinking the obvious should anyone ask "So what did you do today?" or thinking the obvious when I walk into a store. I'd also like my dreams to not be toxic/dirty/etc and so here I am.

(111/365+ complete, still going BTW.)

Four months? Sure is done, sure is done. (119/365)

121/365 Complete. Nearly at a whole third of the year!

No, I haven't failed it... Consciously while awake. I am, however, considering that dream I just had this morning to be somewhat of a breaker on the in-dream front. Reason being is I was thinking while asleep "huh huh, it won't count" not that I used a hand... That was too close because in those moments while asleep I'm still there, just... Not quite as well; it's close to being as if I'm drunk and it also could wreck the whole challenge if I let it, but I pray I'm not letting it get to me and even now and all these days am dedicated..

So, if you put coordinates into the airplane's computer that lead you into a mountain of all things and you don't correct it you will crash. Get back on course, reprogram yourself. In other words, looking at R34 wasn't such a well working idea for me yesterday; it had no service to my "All year, none!" challenge. I didn't go past and break the challenge, but it didn't help to look at it. I now remember that one of the very last times before I started the challenge again, I felt suicidal over it. I did not appreciate nor like or be thankful for how it made me feel in public either, the thoughts that popped up in my head weren't beneficial and were like drunk driving I'm guessing - but, in driving a point (or should I say a blunt since I wasn't writing into my life what I intended as well) home...

It's really not what I need in life. Just a few years ago I was dreaming my house was in disorder, and it was (plus I've still been listening to that Joy Division song "Disorder" lately) but in dreams it was amplified. I need to continue on this challenge. Focus, dreeeeeeeaming in the morning and day and night... OHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

I believe in me. Yay. Whee. :)

Reading these past replies is like diary reading and a refresher course.

131/365, BTW. It's freshening my air to escape from "m". Wait... What am I saying? I heard the word "Inspiration" means something to do with "breathing in" so yes, that's what I mean; I'm feeling my life regenerate with inspiration here. Whoo.

Must recall and retain idea. Thinking of R34 isn't of beneficial gain. What does a Buddhist say? Yea... What does the Buddha say?

140th/141st day and continuing! (had the last date posted a little off.) Recalling that it's not a supportive idea in this endeavor to be all "Suddenly, let's view R34".

I've read the original post and it doesn't say anything about not having sexual intercourse with someone else. Is this an abstain from all sexual activity? - namaste.

Yes I completed five months. 157/158 days so far.

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Originally Posted by dreamcatcher81

I've read the original post and it doesn't say anything about not having sexual intercourse with someone else. Is this an abstain from all sexual activity? - namaste.

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Best I can tell: no.