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

Originally Posted by Wolfwood

lol, so the orgasm after the month of refraining felt so great, that you're intending to experience it again?

Lol, it's definitely part of the reason. The other part is hard to explain, but it comes down to me being addicted to fighting 'addictions'. Not that I was really addicted, but I still kinda get a kick from refraining. And the last part are the beforementioned positive side-effects.

I've never gone more than a week without an orgasm. I don't want to try to. I pulled off two different challenges of going one week without it, and when I finally got to the end of officially one week, in both cases, the time had come for another one right there on the spot. I will never put myself through that again. I would have to be in a straight jacket while wearing locked metal underwear by myself in a locked room to make it a year, and after that I would be too crazy to let out.

I could probably go for a while if I had alot of sex.

I haven't been keeping up to date with this thread or anything, but I'll just say that I went the first 18 years of my life masturbating, and actually lost my virginity about 2 months before I finally tried it. I really don't understand the appeal to be honest

Originally Posted by Spyguy

It already is a habit to not do it too often. In a way I want to test myself to do it even less. On the other hand I'm like 'I've proven that I can go without, so why bother?'. But trying other challenges might be a good idea. Do you know of any good ones? I'm still finishing my current assignment of at least 2 weeks though. I'll probably stop after that due to the mindfuck of continually deciding whether to stop or not.
After all, this indecision does make it harder, meaning it will be more fun

I'm thinking of starting a thread about challenges. I have a thought of having one month challenges for different things to get rid of bad habits or cultivate good habits and such. So I'll have 12 challenges in a year.

Originally Posted by CRAZY BONE

I haven't been keeping up to date with this thread or anything, but I'll just say that I went the first 18 years of my life masturbating, and actually lost my virginity about 2 months before I finally tried it. I really don't understand the appeal to be honest

I guess the appeal for me is I can stop doing something as long as I set my mind to it. It feels to me there is something in life I can do because I want to, not because I'm forced to.

Day 25 success.

Day 1 and 2 succes

Gj Carrot, you're almost there

Day 26 success.

Yay!

Day 27 success.

More thoughts about it since it's near the end?

Edits: I'm feeling a little weird today...

You're all crazy

Originally Posted by Meeps

You're all crazy

Yes I know. My vagina is going a little crazy already.

But come on, 4 more days to my challenge's success. *Opens arms to breath in the fresh air of success* No, I should just lock my hands up so I wouldn't do anything stupid for 4 more days.

Originally Posted by Carrot

Yes I know. My vagina is going a little crazy already.

But come on, 4 more days to my challenge's success. *Opens arms to breath in the fresh air of success* No, I should just lock my hands up so I wouldn't do anything stupid for 4 more days.

And the last day of success, you're gonna go all out crazy for it?

Day 27 was the day of me just giving up. If you feel like you might lose motivation, breathe in and out, remember that you really want to do this, and focus on other stuff. You're almost there

(Day 4 succes)

I was secretly doing this challenge again from Sunday, but I failed today after spending 24hrs awake.

Originally Posted by Wolfwood

I was secretly doing this challenge again from Sunday, but I failed today after spending 24hrs awake.

4 days is more than a lot of people can take. Try to keep improving that record. How come you spent 24 hours awake?

Originally Posted by Wolfwood

And the last day of success, you're gonna go all out crazy for it?

Hmm let's see. I have a high chance of believing that my menses will come soon so that means 1 month + 1 more week without fapping.

But I still think it's the thought of refraining that's making me crazy, not the actual act of doing it.

Originally Posted by Spyguy

Day 27 was the day of me just giving up. If you feel like you might lose motivation, breathe in and out, remember that you really want to do this, and focus on other stuff. You're almost there

(Day 4 succes)

Hmm... But I still have no idea did I do it in my sleep.

Originally Posted by Carrot

But I still think it's the thought of refraining that's making me crazy, not the actual act of doing it.

Hmm... But I still have no idea did I do it in my sleep.

Yes, if one stops thinking about it all the time, it definitely becomes easier. And doing it in your sleep doesn't mean failure. After all, even if you did, there is no way you could've stopped it, and you held back all the concious fapping for a month

Originally Posted by Spyguy

Yes, if one stops thinking about it all the time, it definitely becomes easier. And doing it in your sleep doesn't mean failure. After all, even if you did, there is no way you could've stopped it, and you held back all the concious fapping for a month

Well at least I know I didn't reach orgasm in my sleep.

What I meant about the thought of refraining was something that I've told you earlier in this thread. Where I sustained two weeks before coming to this thread and said I'm in this challenge. The mindset I had was to just go on as long as possible, no goal and anything, without proclaiming to anyone, that's why it was easier.

Originally Posted by Spyguy

4 days is more than a lot of people can take. Try to keep improving that record. How come you spent 24 hours awake?

Yeah that 24hrs felt like two days to me, and given I spent most of it in front of a computer....it was almost inevitable. No idea how I managed a month before, jesus.

I've began one of the variations of polyphasic sleeping, so 24hrs of wakefulness was required to shock the body, stress it, to make it undergo physiological adaptation to a different routine.

Originally Posted by Wolfwood

Yeah that 24hrs felt like two days to me, and given I spent most of it in front of a computer....it was almost inevitable. No idea how I managed a month before, jesus.

I've began one of the variations of polyphasic sleeping, so 24hrs of wakefulness was required to shock the body, stress it, to make it undergo physiological adaptation to a different routine.

Oh you managed a month before? Didn't know.

Why are you undergoing polyphasic sleeping to stress your body?

Originally Posted by Carrot

Oh you managed a month before? Didn't know.

Why are you undergoing polyphasic sleeping to stress your body?

The day before the end, I was a completely different guy. Damnnn

Well, the wakefulness stresses the body to force it into a new routine - once adapted, I can only presume the 'stress' will be non-existent or largely mitigated. Aside from the extra time gained from polyphasic sleeping, I wish to have more episodes of accessible REM with which to try LD techniques.

Day 28 success!

Originally Posted by Carrot

Well at least I know I didn't reach orgasm in my sleep.

What I meant about the thought of refraining was something that I've told you earlier in this thread. Where I sustained two weeks before coming to this thread and said I'm in this challenge. The mindset I had was to just go on as long as possible, no goal and anything, without proclaiming to anyone, that's why it was easier.

My theory was that setting a goal was the best way to go. I hate to see it proven wrong Suppose that's what happens to theories though, they get owned by better ones. Good going either way