Cerpin Taxt

You make my revelations feel so petty and small

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Step Back. Evaluate. Recognize.

"The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. To put it more accurately, it is not so much that you use your mind wrongly—you usually don't use it at all. It uses you."
-Eckhart Tolle

-If you try to destroy him to save them, they'll destroy you to save him-

Kompressor

You're still king of the castle CT

Have you thought about what you're going to do when the 14 days are up?

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Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. -H. Bergson

myxomatosis

Aw, sorry Hugh, wasn't my intention at all.

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oh sometimes the blues is just a passing bird
and why can't that always be
tossing aside from your birches crown
just enough dark to see
how you're the light over me

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Cerpin Taxt

To be honest, I havn't. I suppose once the 14th day hits I'll see how I'm feeling and go from there. Who knows, maybe I'll keep it going even longer...we'll just have to see!

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Step Back. Evaluate. Recognize.

"The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. To put it more accurately, it is not so much that you use your mind wrongly—you usually don't use it at all. It uses you."
-Eckhart Tolle

-If you try to destroy him to save them, they'll destroy you to save him-

Cerpin Taxt

Well, it appears I am no match for my subconscious.

On the morning of the 10th day (4am to be exact) I woke up from what is to date, THE most INTENSE wet dream I have ever had in my life. Not only was it just insanely vivid, it was lucid, leading up to my cosmic intercourse.

The intensity of the orgasm I had in the dream was like nothing I've ever experienced, and when I woke up, I knew I wasn't gonna be dry. Not only that, after waking up and sort of rehashing everything I went through in my dream to myself, I felt the most intense blue balls I've possibly ever felt. So, I had to spank it once more just so I could get some sleep (good lord!).

Since then I've only done it twice and it is very apparent that I was extremely backed up...

10 days... just 4 days shy of my goal, but I feel in much more control of myself than I ever did before. I think from now on I'll do it every 3 days or so, that seems about right for me.

Moderation, not deprivation, is the key with this sort of thing!

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Step Back. Evaluate. Recognize.

"The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. To put it more accurately, it is not so much that you use your mind wrongly—you usually don't use it at all. It uses you."
-Eckhart Tolle

-If you try to destroy him to save them, they'll destroy you to save him-

slapstick

*slow clap*

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nigga went to "dont know what the fuck is going on" college - GHM

"well, they say that life is a joke. so try not to wait til the last moment to laugh at it." -verklingen

SageTree

Just went a full two weeks myself and counting.

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SageTree

You feel like the nocturnal emission was cheating?

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stoneric

He whacked it after the wet dream.

Kompressor

Do Animals Masturbate?

We, humans, tend to put us above everything and to believe that animals have sex just for reproduction.

This is not like that, and starting with a point in the evolution, when a certain level of intelligence was achieved by the mammals, the animals were also able to predict events, including some "naughty activities" that deliver them pleasure.
"This is something which does not happen amongst reptiles, birds and fish, because there is a relation between the development of the neocortex (this is the site of mammalian intelligence, including human), a brain zone characteristic for mammals, and masturbation" explained Tito Varela, head of Animal Biology Department at the Santiago de Compostela University, Spain.

Well, I'm gonna retell you an event I witnessed years ago. I was at a Zoo, standing in front of a large cage exposing Hamadryas Baboons. The animals were coming in front of the cage bagging for food, being especially interested in fresh grass shoots (it was early spring and the animals probably just wanted some green stuff to ingest).

At a certain moment, I noticed the young male standing in front of me had started to rub his pencil-like penis which was in erection. It was incredible: that animal was simply masturbating, indifferent at his surroundings! In fact, in that cage there was a huge dominant male, some female with its offspring and a few young males. The young males were obviously forbidden to copulate: the big male was very alert, chasing them away from the females. So, they found a way to discharge their sexual drive.
Primates, at least those highly evolved (monkeys and apes) regularly masturbate! 'Cause primates not only possess the brain, but are also very handy.

Monkeys from South America (like spider monkeys and howler monkeys), that possess prehensile tails, use the tail, too, with this purpose. Apes (gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobo) use to caress their penis with their hands, feet and even their mouth! Bonobos, also wrongly named dwarf chimpanzees (they are indeed closely related to chimpanzees, but are by no means smaller), frequently masturbate and practice sexual orgies, in which individuals of all ages participate. And in bonobo, females masturbate (photo above), too, which is very unusual.

But not only primates masturbate. Elephants were observed making use of their trunks for this purpose.

And dolphins rubbing themselves against the seabed.

This should not amaze us at all, as cetaceans (whales and dolphins) and elephants are considered to possess the most developed neocortex, along with the primates (in other words, these three groups are considered the most intelligent mammals).

One puzzle: some birds are also proven to be quite intelligent, even if bird intelligence does not reside in a neocortex, but in other brain zone. So, why they do not masturbate?

To begin with, birds do not possess a penis (except ostriches, ducks, and geese, but these groups are not exactly among the so-called "intelligent birds").

But even so, captive male parrots were seen rubbing their cloaca (which is used for mating) against objects (including human hands) and ejaculating, when they are not paired with females.

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Cerpin Taxt

In a certain sense, yes. But in the same token, I found it a powerful reflection of what my mind/body needed and was sorely lacking. Add the fact the excruciating pain I was in after waking up, and I didn't feel I had much choice.

In the end however, I feel I accomplished what I set out to do; to break the 'habit' of masturbation and have it as more of an instrinsic pleasure. No longer do I feel compelled to do it simply because I do it every night and am in the habit of doing it. Moreso, I feel my doing is more to regulate my (fairly strong) sex drive while not diminishing it to the point of addiction.

I vest a lot of importance into the subconscious... the power of that dream spoke volumes to me.

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Step Back. Evaluate. Recognize.

"The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. To put it more accurately, it is not so much that you use your mind wrongly—you usually don't use it at all. It uses you."
-Eckhart Tolle

-If you try to destroy him to save them, they'll destroy you to save him-

Canuck Wisdom

Good for you man.

Now don't let yourself slip back into over doing it. I feel similar for myself, that every 2-4 days is more appropriate than every day, or once a week etc.

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stoneric

So now instead of doing it religously everyday, you'll do it religously every 3 days? What's the diff?

_tyranT

no more for me I'm done i can't stand it.

it also fux up my poker game.

Geeno

Aight ima go to make it till the 16th wish me luck

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Cerpin Taxt

^^This. Also, how old are you stoneric? (Just curious)

How long did you go Tyrant?


And best of luck Geeno! Check back in here with your progress and whatnot, it can be difficult at times!

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Step Back. Evaluate. Recognize.

"The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. To put it more accurately, it is not so much that you use your mind wrongly—you usually don't use it at all. It uses you."
-Eckhart Tolle

-If you try to destroy him to save them, they'll destroy you to save him-

_tyranT

a week so far i feel more confident and on top of my game

SageTree

Hindu Sages speak of seamen as a vital life force. I agree that when I take the energy I'd like to put forth with masturbation and do something else instead my mind if more powerfully focused on what I'm doing instead.

I agree tyranT

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my_scatterheart

= vital life force?

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Be mindful even if your mind is full. -J. De La Vega

SageTree

slip of the mind....

Semen that is.....but uh sometimes those sailors......they work the life force depends on the party. I don't get sweaty from any of those sailor above for sure.

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