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

Also day 14-ish. Without a problem. As long as dreamsex doesn't count, that is.

Originally Posted by Oros

Also day 14-ish. Without a problem. As long as dreamsex doesn't count, that is.

Was a conscious (lucid) decision?

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

Was a conscious (lucid) decision?

Well, It wasn't a lucid. But I was on the edge to being awake, so I tried to stay in the dream ^^

Originally Posted by Oros

Well, It wasn't a lucid. But I was on the edge to being awake, so I tried to stay in the dream ^^

Well... as long as it wasn't lucid, it's probably acceptable then.

Even if it was, and you fulfilled your want to have sex, your body would get any physical release, and you'd be in the same situation when you woke up.

Are you saying that release in a dream will occur in reality? My dreams are pretty much full of sex, and I've never woke up... well, with a mess.

I meant wouldn't* get any physical release, sorry.
But it can occur, actually.

^^ I was going to say, you've never heard of wet dream? But the thing is, if you're doing it for self-control (rather than chemical benefits) then whether or not you were lucid makes all the difference. Your body still uses the same chemicals to give you the feeling of orgasm whether you're awake or asleep.

Ya, but if I orgasm in my dream and then wake up... I could easily masturbate. Would that not indicate there was no change in prolactin levels? It'd be quite impossible for me to do it if there was a change.

I'm pretty sure the release associate with an actual physical orgasm is the key here. Even if you orgasm in a dream state, you don't go through the same physiological changes if you were actually undergo a physical orgasm.

Originally Posted by Wolfwood

Ya, but if I orgasm in my dream and then wake up... I could easily masturbate. Would that not indicate there was no change in prolactin levels? It'd be quite impossible for me to do it if there was a change.

You said you never wake up with a mess, though. Orgasming isn't as significant in making guys unable to go again as ejaculation is, in fact you can easily orgasm multiple times if you don't ejaculate (which is why it's so much more common for girls, obviously). However, I'm not entirely certain of the chemical differences there.

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

You said you never wake up with a mess, though. Orgasming isn't as significant in making guys unable to go again as ejaculation is, in fact you can easily orgasm multiple times if you don't ejaculate (which is why it's so much more common for girls, obviously). However, I'm not entirely certain of the chemical differences there.

Good point. I've never been able to orgasm without ejaculation, so keep associating them as one and the same. >.< Haha, except in dreams I manage it eh.

You could experience an orgasm in a dream and not undergo a physical orgasm in the waking world. This is true for males and females, I assume. Just because the girl doesn't need to ejaculate for the orgasm to take place doesn't mean it's happening in the waking world if she has one in the dream.

Just a random note: if your dream orgasms wake you up at all (whether you're ejaculating or not), you're probably going through a real orgasm for them. Part of the way orgasms work directly opposes REM sleep. If you stay asleep through them then it's anyone's guess. I'd say that if they don't change the stability of your dream at all then you probably didn't physically have one.

Always wakes me up like an alarm clock. ^^

Originally Posted by Wolfwood

Always wakes me up like an alarm clock. ^^

I'd say you're probably really having them then. Considering the types of things you do remain asleep through, I'd imagine it'd take something much stronger than the rush of getting to have sex alone to wake you up.

I've never experienced an orgasm without ejaculation, either, so I can't speak to the sensation. I have, though, experienced an orgasm in a dream and been rocked awake from it. If only there were some way to take a reading of the chemical levels in my body immediately after something like that happens.

I'm joining again, this time I'm gonna to do two weeks. My last goal was too unachievable.

Originally Posted by ThePreserver

I took weekdays off last week, and I think I'll do that this week, too. Who knows, that may be my new routine. Gives a whole new meaning to "looking forward to the weekend."

I approve of this idea. Weekends would be the best. thing. ever.

Dear fap-diary. This sux. I'm on day 25-ish. I just realized, why would anyone wanna do this to themselfs?... If someone were to tell me to go fuck myself, I'd probably do it, on the spot.

Warning: Only for the motivated

Originally Posted by Oros

Warning: Only for the motivated

Game of Thrones!

I've been doing this challenge since 21st of July. Not because I wanted to but because I've been on vacation with family, which doesn't exactly give you a lot of private time.
I've decided that it drove me absolutely bonkers and it basically sucks. These past few days my mind has been so full of fuck you don't even want to know.

This is pretty much my experience. So rough.