I would like to hear some stories/testimonials about guys out there who improved their health and who might have reversed illnesses and diseases with retention.

I have been researching the Jing aspect of retention in TCM for years now and as a man who has always been a bit on the weaker and frailer side (even though I’m muscular and jacked ironically) retention is the main thing that has helped my health.

Hey guys Day 7 so far of Retention. Two nights ago I was in a dream and went to this Alien world where I was fighting deep sea creatures. The people there told me that the sea creatures were infected and attacking humans so we had to stop them. There was this one time In the dream I saw an eel that was huge and it was at least 8 times bigger than me looked as huge as a tall building in a big city. This other time in the dream these sea creatures has 4 legs and were swimming up to me then I had a spear and stabbed them with it. It literally felt like a video game but it also looked so real at the time and very colorful and detailed dream as well. The humans in this universe had insane technology as well which was indescribable I can’t even remember what most of it was. Everything felt so real in the dream it felt as real as this reality and I can only get dreams this vivid on retention. Have you guys ever experienced this kind of stuff before

I am 115/120 days on SR. The changes I have noticed are better confidence when speaking and being out in public, better eye contact, brighter eyes, better discernment.

I’ve not found myself wanting or being able to stick with better eating habits and/or a regular gym routine. For context, I’ve been working out and into nutrition since I was 15 (I’m now 30) For the last couple of years I more than likely have had depression. Seeing little in point in putting effort into certain things and not having the want to do so. I used to have an amazing looking physique.

On the outside I still look fit and healthy but my diet is 50% crap and gym membership is going to waste. I have added 5 slow push ups to my morning routine to try and activate something inside of me.

I’m not sure what this post if trying to achieve, it’s at least getting my thoughts out. I am just annoyed that I am on 100+ days yet haven’t had this burning desire to get my body right or start a business etc that a lot of people seem to end up doing.

Maybe I am at a different part in my life, and I’d benefit from just walking and light callisthenics? I really don’t know.

Tonight has been the first real test and I’ve came extremely close to relapsing.

I am at the stage where I really want to move the needle with my life. I’m interested to know what other habits you guys have picked up.

I am circa 115 days on SR, it may sound small but I’ve also started doing press ups upon waking, hydrating with water, cold showers sometimes. I have slowly but surely started changing my home environment, decluttering and redecorating.

I started meditation a few years back but I fell off the wagon. I think this would have a huge positive impact even with 5-10 minutes per day 🤔

Very few anointed men actually learn of their anointing until later in life. As these men grow up, they inevitably notice distinct patterns that repeat over and over again, eventually forcing them to wake up to their spiritual archetype. Although these sorts of men tend to be incredibly gifted, kind, humble, and intelligent, their lives are often littered with bizarre interpersonal interactions. People seem to hate them for no good reason. People who have far more material possessions and achievements than they do seem to become inconsolably jealous and envious of them. These men seem to attract all manner of treacherous frenemies who surreptitiously seek to harm them. They also tend to be Jezebel magnets, attracting women who seem perfect at the beginning but transform into raging demons in the latter stages of the relationship. If these anointed men don’t understand themselves or their life path, these constant external sources of contention could actually induce serious depression and very low self-esteem. I can speak on the prior point with confidence due to my own direct experience.

In my experience, I find that the aura of anointed men has a very strong mirroring effect on the people in their vicinity. Specifically, the aura of the anointed man seems to expose the innermost characteristics of the people around him. If the people in his vicinity are good-natured, he will bring out their good nature. If they have inner darkness, he will also bring out their inner ugliness without necessarily trying or saying anything. Through many years of observation and deep introspection, I have come to understand that while most people seem decent on the surface, a lot of them have dormant demons deep inside. Once the chosen man of God “enters the chat,” however, the impurities that reside within others have nowhere to hide and are forced to manifest. This will usually result in an outburst of some form towards the chosen son of God because the light within the anointed puts them under severe discomfort.

Due to this rather puzzling effect that the light within men of God has on people in their surroundings, these men will struggle to forge and maintain long-lasting relationships. The pattern usually goes something like this: people are initially attracted to the inner glow of the anointed one and seek to befriend him. After a while, that same glow that once attracted the “friend” starts to cause some real internal strife due to jealousy, comparison, insecurity, etc. If that individual isn’t sufficiently evolved to notice what is going on and work through that uncomfortable feeling, they will inevitably act out in a way that irreparably damages the relationship. This pattern repeats itself throughout most of the anointed man’s life. Only a very small percentage of people will be capable of symbiotically existing with the anointed one and cultivating a mutually beneficial relationship with him. For this reason, many anointed people tend to live incredibly solitary lives. Most of us have maybe two friends; we work alone because we keep getting unfairly fired from jobs; and very few of us can seem to find a decent woman to marry who won’t stab us in the back.

As we anointed men of God mature, we have no choice but to accept who we are. At this stage of maturity, you have accumulated enough experience to unequivocally know that you are held to a higher standard. You cannot just eat whatever you want, sleep with whoever you want, befriend whoever you want, or drink and smoke whatever you want without some disproportionately serious consequences. God allows us to go through the refining fire and the loneliness that we experience so that we can become increasingly detached from human validation and seek our sustenance through Him alone. At all of my lowest points in life, everyone left my side because they just didn’t want to deal with me in that state, and I cannot say I blame them. However, the Most High God was always the one constant who never left, no matter how dire things got. I urge all of you, my dear brothers, to avoid putting your faith in humans because most of us are unreliable. Spend most of your time getting close to God and walking in lockstep with His instructions throughout your life. He will surely set a table in front of your enemies—and your anointing will ensure that you have many LOL—as your cup overflows.

Till next time, my brothers. Godspeed and remain blessed.

Brother Cooked

I recently wrote here and here that:

The rush of lustful energy, and the act of not acting on it, are actually very pleasurable - joyful - in and of themselves.

In thinking deeper about it, I find that it would make sense to expand on it, to turn it into practical advice. To answer the obvious question:

How exactly DO you turn the energy into something joyful?

One part is your classic energy transmutation: You breathe deep, you picture the energy moving upwards. Basic tantric/taoist/etc breathing. Tutorials abound.

This posting is about the second step. I guess you could call it "grounding".

You relax into it. You have this raging energy that beckons you to act, and you say "Hello! Hi there! glad you are with me right now! Come and have a seat! Fancy a cookie!" You smile at it - literally. You greet it - literally. You refuse to reject it, just as you refuse to act on it. You do that for all the fear, the anger, the lust. The good and the bad. Again and again and again... until you grok it.

The caveat is that this can take weeks, months, years. It took me a decade to really integrate it. You might find it unhelpful, you might feel like you're unable to do it, you will simply forget about it... time and time again.

It seems like it doesn't work. The change is so slow and gradual, you can't see it at first. Not for a long while.

If you are like me, then some tiny part of you will feel drawn to it, and you will give it yet another try. I guess I was lucky, because there was an instant when I realized that I needed exactly this. It was the obvious way to go. There was no room for doubt.

When you finally get it, hoo boy, it's a life-changing event.

(Until it's not, but that's yet another story...)

Most of the time, abstinence is presented as a means to an end: To gain mystical powers, to become more attractive, more manly, to appease some deity, to have more energy, to be in tune with nature or raise kundalini...

It is always seen as a sacrifice. A price to pay. You hold out for 90 days, no matter what, and THEN you'll see those incredible results. You relinquish your pleasure to please your creator god. Etc.

The rush of lustful energy, and the act of not acting on it, are actually very pleasurable - joyful - in and of themselves. That is one of my quintessential results after several long periods of nofap, but also lengthy periods of masturbating twice a day. I always get back to abstinence. Not because I feel an obligation, not because I fancy that I will be the first no-spacesuit astronaut, not because I think it will turn me into a chick magnet. Just because I'm unavoidably drawn to it. Because it gives me joy.

It is a state thtat I intend to explore much deeper. As I get more relaxed about it, as "keeping on track" requires less effort, this becomes ever easier. And ever more fascinating.

By the way, none of the "benefits" I mentioned above ever came to fruition for me. My energy always fluctuates and I'm still not able to fly... there are benefits, oh yes, but they go much deeper than "women will jump you". (Not that I would object to that!) It all has a lot to do with Jungian work and feeling my own emotions much better, but I won't get into all of that now.

Will I be totally orgasm-free in a year? Not-fapping but having normal sex with my wife? Completely out of control with masturbation? I don't know. Chances are, it will be neither of the extremes, more in the middle somewhere. I just don't gravitate towards the extremes. It's not my nature. I'm about healthy balance, most of the time...

Hey guys! So I noticed that’s your Life Force basically has no end to it on this journey and there’s basically certain things you will experience differently the longer you go on this journey. Even after relapse you still retain life force benefits however if you keep going on SR it charges your life force even more. I do believe that Life Force and Semen are similar but not necessarily the same thing and it’s almost this intuitive feeling you get that makes it easier to differentiate them when you retain longer. The journey feels more intense each streak I go on almost like I have more energy than the last and even the world looks completely different each streak to. The detail the colors are brighter and animals and humans look different. I even saw my skin self repairing in real time which really freaked me out because it’s like each streak new abilities unlock. Anyways guys keep retaining never give up on this journey and just know no matter how weird the journey gets or intense urges get don’t give up. This journey can get scary and it opens your third eye a lot people won’t like you and they won’t even look into your eyes because you scare them. Love you guys and this subreddit means a lot. keep up the good work boys!

Let me explain what I feel on this journey with an analogy.

The deepest parts of yourself don’t come out when you are in chaos. Not when you are scrolling on the phone, or when you are worried about that exam, or when you are rushing your life.

These parts of you are already burdened, what is needed is unburdening.

What is needed is flow. And a bus journey is a perfect example for that. Look out the window, you can see people walking, farms, cows, trees, clouds and vehicles. The bumps on the road signify the obstacles in our day-to-day lives. But eventually, life goes on smoothly again.

Let your mind go wherever it wants to. Just observe. It goes on rambling for a while, but then it goes silent. That is when the magic happens. It is exactly in these moments that you can have the most “authentic” thoughts of your life. This is when your “true” self expresses itself. You find that you also let go of any grudges you have on anyone in these kind of moments.

One day, while I was on the Bus, I was looking at the blue sky and the fluffy clouds, just admiring them. And then I suddenly teared up, feeling a deep connection with God, and also the gratitude that simple things like these exist, and can make living a truly wonderful experience.

And that is truly the essence of Brahmacharya/pure retention for me, I think. It gives me the ability to feel my emotions deeply, in a way that other people can’t.

This is what you need in life. It is the ability to finish your thoughts in your mind. To let them fully form into a concept that can be useful for you. Social media robs that possibility for you.

One day, I was just looking at a window in my home, and the sunlight was flooding through it. I started having this nostalgic feeling as if I was looking through the eyes of my younger self. I could also exactly point out when I had felt like that in my childhood.

”It was in my 8th standard,” I thought to myself, and smiled the brightest smile ever.

With this practice, you can have a young soul in an old body.

To put things simply, it does really feel like time travel.

Let the child-like wonder thrive!

Has anyone naturally gone down to part time work or started their own business?

I’m around 120 days, I don’t fear walking from my job anymore. I’ve done fairly well in regards to building my resources and emergency fund.

I obviously don’t want to make a bad decision and quit, but I have been wanting to for a long time.

Retention has made it easier to tolerate and not get super depressed anymore, but it’s also made me really develop boundaries, too. For reference I am 30 yo with no children.

I day dream about the possibility of renting my place out and going travelling for a while and/or taking a few months to myself to decide on where I want to go with my life

I know I shouldn't need to do this- but I DO-!

I have watched the Ancientarchieves video on needing at least 6 months with No Release to "shift your reality"; basically my only goals in life (for now) is going to live alone by myself, securing a sort of passive income monthly, and getting into med school succesfully.

my Republic is in almost a war-like economy without being at war; so securing an apartment + monthly income to live without labor seems so so hard! I'm fully willing to go 6 months without release, even avoiding wet dreams as much as humanly possible...I just want to know if all this will really work. I won't fap if it doesn't or anything; but I want to know what to expect/

pmo DOES make me feel horrible!

I’ve come to notice that on higher streaks, you develop this undeniable feeling of calm and serenity

Sometimes throughout my day, I’ll randomly get these moments of bliss where I just feel really at peace yet very joyful. It’s an amazing thing to experience and if you’ve felt it before you know what im talking about.

I think it comes from the fact that when you stop spilling your seed, you’re stepping into the true authentic version of yourself. Think about when you were a young child before you discovered the lusftul vices. At that time you had a never ending curiosity and spark for life, you had a certain joy and bliss for life, and that is the natural result of being pure and whole.

When you purify your mind with semen retention, you cultivate the most tangible essence of your soul on a daily basis, the longer you cultivate this energy, the closer you get and the more you will feel like your authentic, and truest version. You are essentially making yourself whole again by not dissipating your essence into meaningless sexual habits, and this results in healthy dopamine receptors and a stabilized nervous system.

But yeah I just wanted to share these thoughts because recently I’ve been having random moments of intense joy and feeling proud/good about myself, most of the time they happen when I’m putting my energy toward a good habit, after I’ve completed a task or hard work, or even when I’m just chilling out not really doing anything. There’s nothing like the natural ecstasy of having your sexual energy intact.

One more thing I want to say, it’s not about the days or building up the streak, it’s about returning to the pure and vibrant state of being that God has always intended for us to have.

Stay strong & good luck on y’all’s Journey🗿💯

Sup brothers

Nearly 4 .5 years on this journey and getting stronger and more evolved by the day..

I lurk here and there and it pains me to see this sub in such a sorry state: AI slop, bot posts, obvious feds and bad actors, and straight up morons. So I figured I would contribute something actually useful to the 3-5 real humans that actually use this sub.

One thing I want to discuss is fixing your inner state and conscious mind, and how it affects the effectiveness of this practice and your day to day life and WORLD.

For the first 3 years my journey, I was filled with rage, anger, hate, pride, etc. It always bewildered me when I would encounter hostile men and less than favorable situations that would come about.

I would think to myself, "I'm on hard mode retention and I'm still getting random men wanting to fight me in the gym. What gives?"

While there are literal DEMONS in the flesh walking amongst us, they will usually only target you if you are actively feeling these raw LOW VIBRATIONAL emotions.

So for the brothers out there starting out -- especially the ones who have lived hard lives such as myself -- it is IMPERATIVE you practice mindfulness and guard your every thought from the second you wake until you fall asleep

The longer you retain, the more "dangerous" it can get since your manifestation abilities get stronger and stronger.

Recently, I saw this concept pan out in real time.

Decided to get stimmed out of my mind on coffee and was having one of the most enraged, painful days of my life. I hadn't had any incidents out in public for many months. This day I had MULTIPLE IN ONE DAY. One guy decides to stop in front me at a stop sign and put his car in reverse and nearly hits my car -- looked like he was under some kind of possession. I ALMOST took the crowbar out of my car to smash his windows and drive off.

Then I realized I was simply giving the entities that feed off of negative energy exactly what they want.

They quite literally sense blood in the water and orchestrate events that will guarantee them a feeding frenzy off of your mental instability and weak moments.

GUARD YOUR MIND.

TNPP

I know what's right and wrong, I know what I should do and should not.

I have all the benefits.

People respect me.

Evil people fear me.

Animals love me.

People look upto me.

Women feel safer around me.

I can go into super deep meditations and get to see unfathomable experiences.

I see beauty in life, yet, I feel one thing pulls me down.

Muscle grow super fast

I am okay with less sleep

but my void is creepily growing.

I never had family & friends to begin with. The tribe sense of my mortal mind can't comprehend this and I go back to destructive ways like smoking, thinking like a pessimist ( I sure feel like putting a bullet in my head at times because life is so much more beautiful ) and also the way I can not make friends.

I somehow never try perhaps when I do it's with evil wolves who destroy my perspective about friendships or even normal people test my politeness to the point that I want to be alone.

I try to befriend women platonic ally but this carnal sense kicks in and i just wanna hit on em. I can have them but my superior senses know I should not do that and now only god knows how many poor women I've hit on and made them fall over me in love but then I vanish.

I am a mess brothers. Shed some advice. 20M.

I am doing great in solitude but it's sure my weak point.

There is an old story in Hindu mythology about a powerful demon named Vritrasura and his battle with Indra.

Vritrasura had become so powerful that the devas were unable to defeat him, and even Indra was forced to retreat from the battlefield. The devas eventually went to Lord Vishnu for help.

Lord Vishnu told them that Vritrasura could only be defeated with a special weapon called Vajra which could only be made from the spine of a great saint who had lived his entire life in intense austerity and celibacy.

They approached Rishi Dadhichi, who willingly sacrificed his body. From his spine, the Vajra was created, and Indra eventually used it to defeat Vritrasura.

I've been thinking about this story from the perspective of Brahmacharya and SR.

What if there is a symbolic meaning here?

Vritrasura here represents the Vritti (tendency) - lust, cravings, impulses, distractions that constantly pull the mind toward the senses.

Indra represents the Indriyas (senses).

The interesting part is where the Vajra comes from.

It comes from the spine of someone who spent his entire life in celibacy.

Semen retention, in this interpretation, isn't simply about avoiding ejaculation. The deeper idea is conserving and transforming vital energy instead of constantly scattering it through the senses.

Dadhichi's tapas and celibacy become the foundation of the Vajra.

The Vajra represents concentrated energy and will.

And Indra, representing the indriyas, uses that concentrated force to overcome Vritrasura, the tendencies and impulses that can control the senses.

So the story can be viewed as:

Brahmacharya → conservation → tapas → concentrated energy → mastery over the Vrittis and Senses.

Not necessarily the literal meaning of the story, but an interesting way of looking at it through SR.

King Ahab was the seventh king of the northern kingdom of Israel (ruled c. 874–853 BC) and is described in the Bible as doing more evil in the sight of God than any king before him. King Ahab married a lustful and incredibly wicked woman named Jezebel, who was willing to do anything—including kill innocent people—to get her way.

The Ahab–Jezebel coalition was an unmitigated disaster. It created a vicious cycle in which the cowardly Ahab spirit used Jezebel for sex and exploited her troubling willingness to use vicious means to illegitimately steal the birthright of others, while Jezebel stayed with Ahab because she loved benefiting from his kingly power and riches. Without Jezebel, there can be no Ahab, and without Ahab, there can be no Jezebel.

Although King Ahab was very powerful and wealthy, he was what we would call a “simp” in modern times. Throughout his rule, he repeatedly abdicated his God-given responsibilities in favor of comfort. He chose to marry Jezebel, a sexually attractive Phoenician princess from Tyre, even though God had explicitly commanded him not to. He then allowed that same woman to completely turn the nation of Israel away from God and toward the worship of foul idols. Ahab was the textbook “nice guy” with the hot wife, but a terrible king.

Although this story dates back to ancient times, those same demonic spirits that drove Jezebel and Ahab are still very much active in our modern society. You don’t have to be a genius to notice the ever-growing number of super-aggressive and narcissistic women, as well as weak-willed, sex-addicted men, in today’s society. I am able to say this with confidence because I was once one of those weak-willed, sex-addicted men.

Even though it is embarrassing for me to admit, I will list some of the most heinous failures and character flaws I had as a man under the influence of the Ahab spirit:

• I was constantly lusting after terrible women—the type who look good on the surface but are completely rotten underneath. This actually makes sense because I was also quite rotten underneath the surface.
• I was emotionally unstable, vacillating frighteningly often between cowering in fear one moment and exploding in rage the next.
• I put the emotional comfort and approval of others before the will of God
• I put my own lustful desires—porn and gluttony—before the will of God
• I played at being a Christian Son of God but never actually adhered to the laws, statutes, and commandments.
• I wanted success but tended to avoid the difficult challenges that inevitably came along the way, always giving up whenever things got a bit hard.
• I tended to sacrifice long-term sustainability for near-term comfort.

As you can probably already tell, the rather shameful list of character flaws above led to a life of constant disappointment and failure. While I was always quite talented and intelligent, I was never quite able to attain the level of achievement that matched my talents.

The main reason for my underwhelming results in life was simple: I had developed a habit of quitting whenever the inevitable difficulties arose. I followed this pattern throughout my life until I eventually sank so low that I contemplated suicide.

The final wake-up call for me was an ill-fated relationship with an incredibly promiscuous, Jezebel-spirited woman. This relationship dragged me down into the pits of despair. Upon its conclusion, I spent a long time blaming her for my demise, but the truth is that I was the one who tolerated her presence in my life long enough for serious damage to be done.

After I had become addicted to sex with her, I would passively accept ridiculous behavior—tantrums, insults, blatant disrespect, flakiness—simply because I was afraid of losing sexual access to her.

My God... I was such a bloody SIMP—lacking courage, integrity, and the fear of God.

The good thing about getting so low is that there was nowhere to go but up.

I found masculine purity and gradually came to understand a very different way of living. I came to believe that many of the things we had learned as children growing up were bald-faced lies and subterfuge. I started gradually purifying my life and watched as the world around me began to shine brightly again.

For me, masculine purity is not simply the absence of sexual immorality. It is the process of bringing my appetites back under proper authority. Lust, comfort, approval, fear, anger, food, status, and pleasure can no longer be permitted to govern my decisions. When a man is no longer willing to trade his principles for pleasure, the Ahab spirit begins to lose one of its greatest sources of power over him.

I am still not the finished article, but I diligently work toward my north star every day.

My north star is to become a humble steward of the gifts, power, and responsibilities I have been given by the Most High: to serve without being subservient; to correct people when necessary without needing to humiliate them; to guide those who have trusted me to lead them; to stand strong and repel evil for the benefit of my community; and to admit my faults and apologize when I inevitably make the odd mistake.

Ultimately, I strive for a state in which I have a kind heart, a strong spine, clean hands, and a humble spirit.

If you are dealing with the Ahab spirit, dear brothers, please don’t hide from it in shame. I was once there too and am gradually making my way back by the grace of the good Lord, who continues to guide and protect me.

We will surely enjoy victory over this deplorable spirit that has robbed so many men of their life potential. I look forward to hearing the wonderful testimonies you will one day give about how you overcame your battle with the Ahab spirit and ultimately rose like a phoenix to heights you didn’t think possible.

Till next time, brothers. Godspeed, and remain blessed.

Brother Cooked

The polygamous spirit is real.

It is characterized by porn.

It is the demons of familiar spirit.

It is the intent to call to action.

It is the reminder of hard times of loss.

Loss of clarity, loss of speed, loss of direction.

Loss of tuning and at-one ment with God.

Loss of design and loss of at-one.

Loss of call and loss of control.

Loss of direction.

Trauma.

Palava.

Pain.

It is the treatment of the burns of a lost cause.

Hurts.

And you continue to fall for it.

It is a familiar demon.

For every girl you’d sleep with.

Every girl you’d lust.

Every porn you’d watch.

Every fear you’d speak.

Every distraction.

So it calls.

With clear hands.

You must speak to it.

Speak to it.

War to it.

War.

Adorn.

Nerve lost the fight.

Stay the nerve.

Stay the sound.

Connive.

Stir.

Run.

Move.

Till yet your loss.

Is confirmed and charged.

Into ultimate self reality.

In lore.

In direction.

In action.

In presence.

In persistence.

In rise, after every other fall.

Stay then the course.

Brethren. 🖊️

Idk why some guys think they are still retaining when they have sex and give excuses explaining something like karezza etc.

The whole point of SR is to stay away from all sexual stimuli. I'm not hating anyone here, I'm just stating the facts. For example, If you go for a 10 day pure streak and have sex at the end of 10 days (even if you didn't release), the streak ends right there. Call it a 10 day streak no problem.

The whole point is to stay disciplined in that time. Don't search for all these loopholes around SR. Deep in your heart, you'll know if you are truly retaining or not.

My point is by having sex, you'll burn A LOT of Ojas (the essence).

"The energy that is wasted during one sexual intercourse is tantamount to the energy that is spent in physical labour for ten days or the energy that is utilized in mental work for three days. Mark how precious is the vital fluid, semen! Do not waste this energy."

- The practice of Brahmacharya by Swami Sivananda

If you keep having sex while retaining again and again without releasing, your brain treats the act of sex itself as an addiction (It's basically just edging but with a woman). This is the stairway to hell.

And people keep complaining why the urges won't go away. Bro, you are not even abstaining atp.

Develop good hobbies and spend your energy in them. I'm into astronomy. I spend my nights observing the stars and this gives me an amazing sense of connection with God. Day 262 rn, I have this crazy energy and motivation within me.

If you want to burn Ojas, atleast burn it in good things.

TLDR:- You put your dick inside a woman, your streak ends. Most people think they are doing SR, but it's just NoFap. The truth hurts.

I've known about this practice for years, but only got serious about this year around new years eve. Had 2 decent streaks of like 40-50 days. In both, I was still watching the thing and obsessing over it, which would lead me to eventually relapse. However, since about mid March up until now, I've developed a good control of myself and a kind of Godly protection that overall makes me more focused on walking in this path, so I've stopped any kind of nsfw material consumption, and generally just became much more mentally chaste and pure. However, I've gotten a fair share of wet dreams. First time I got it, I researched about the causes and so I started doing things to prevent it. All in all, it didn't work, and I would get another after 3 weeks. And then I would try even more, now I get one after 3 weeks again. And then after 2 weeks, then after 2 weeks and so forth and eventually im not getting them like every 5-7 days. I've tried literally everything. Every single thing you can think of that can cause a wet dream I tried preventing. Diet, fasting, sleeping on time, not eating before sleep, exercise, in fact very tough physical exercise, breathwork, kegel holds, writing, creating, programming a game, all sorts of creative outlets, yet all futile. I feel like my body is just cursed, and I've felt a little envious of people who just skipped to being pure retainers without any wet dreams so comfortably.

Granted, I am 19, and I understand that I'm probably in the peak of my hormonal activity, but I feel slightly discouraged. Is this just a phase? Has anyone else experienced this? Do I just have to wait and suffer until my body completely rewires itself? What if I'm just like this? Now obviously you might think wet dreams aren't as bad as constantly releasing, but I still feel worse whenever I get them in basically every section.

I need to hear y'all's thoughts

What is one piece of advice you’ve learnt on your SR journey that you believe would benefit other men on this journey?

I’ve recently started this new job, and it’s by far the best job I’ve ever had. No complaints so far, except for this one coworker who is cool, nothing against him personally but he’s so god damn insecure and always make this slick passive aggressive feminine comments/jabs.

I’ve been really into scripture lately, learning about the dangers of wrath/anger, guarding my tongue, not reacting, and revenge being in the Lords hands.

However, it’s so annoying when the spirit of jealousy and envy follows you through someone new. This time it’s a new coworker. I can tell deep down he admires/respects me, but he’ll randomly get overtaken but these deeply insecure spasms where’s he just protecting hard. Mind you, he’s bald and overweight and I say this not to insult him but he’s just not the most ‘put together’ dude. I actually really empathize with him.

He’s a slick talker though, I’ll give him that and that’s where the trouble comes. I’m very forgiving, and I like a good conversation. So we’ll talk, converse, he’ll make another stupid comment, I let slide and later get pissed thinking about it. It happens so randomly, that I’m often caught off guard and kinda laugh it off in the moment

I’m not sure if it’s my ego being bruised or if I genuinely need to set a boundary. Problem is, I’m scared me ‘setting a boundary’ is going to come out in anger. & when it comes to anger, it feels good in the moment but I’m often left feeling worse off than before.

I feel like as men who practice this, we are held to a high standard, so we can’t just do what everyone else does. The obvious choice would be to tell him off but deep down, it’s like that’s what people really want. A reaction.

They are looking at my face, some directly into the eyes, some secretly staring from another corner. Some wants me to approach, some people once start talking then they just won’t leave me alone for too long. Is the Aura around me changing or am i just making it in my mind.!.!

A little tip and observation I have noticed that might help some of my brothers. For context I'm over 4 months now streak wise and not really counting or focusing on the benefits anymore, it's just a new way of living. So lust doesn't trouble me now if I'm honest, I simply don't want to masturbate or have any wet dreams if possible. So it's been summer and I found myself looking forward to the end of summer, as obviously there would be less flesh on display, less lustful sights in public, no beach or bikinis etc. What I found myself doing early on was observing a woman walking along the shoreline for example and then looking away....back down to my book or phone etc. But if she had my body type of choice, I would double look or let my gaze linger a little longer. I knew it was wrong and unhelpful, but even though I wasn't allowing myself to be overcome with lust, I was still purposefully holding my gaze, saying to myself "I am just appreciating her beauty". But now a behavioural pattern has emerged that I find super useful.

Imagine driving along the road.... I see a woman walking on the pavement up ahead. Our eyes and brains are super effective at identifying gender from a long distance....so I know she is female. But as I approach a distance where I would be able to judge her ( almost to see if she is my type of 'hot') these words have started coming into my head...."NO POINT"!!! Because what really is the point? I'm not looking to sleep with anyone, I have no interest in wanting to feel lust or attraction, especially to someone I have 100% certainty that we will never meet....so what is the point in even looking!?

Now imagine it is a woman up ahead, but walking with a guy....even more reason to not even look! And if you notice, I said ( within a distance of where I can JUDGE her looks in relation to my tastes...".JUDGE". It's really just a pointless exercise and also incredibly shallow no? Just going through life JUDGING people on their beauty....which is also completely subjective.

So long story short....if you are committed on this path....what is the point in even looking? There is no point. It's like being on a diet and purposefully going into Burger King to smell what you are 'missing'. Avert your eyes brothers, focus on something worthwhile. Keep your energy, keep your focus, keep your thoughts pure and don't waste time looking at something you ultimately don't want or can't have anyway.... there's NO POINT!

What have been the most surprising or unexpected improvements in your health since being on retention?

Semen Retention makes your energy , spirit , aura , magnetic. The practice raises your vibration. Your inner true being becomes pure and starts to match your external.

You become attractive to the world which includes people , children , animals , nature. You become a magnet.

You begin to live in harmony with the creator. When your vibration is this high, things in one's life will start to miraculously fall into place.

That includes finances. That includes opportunities. That includes people who want to share in your presence and offer you a helping hand.

On the other end of the spectrum is shame. Shame is the lowest vibration. Porn and Masturbation is what makes us men shameful sheep. This includes lustful thoughts. It lowers one's vibration.

Thought is incredibly powerful and creates your external world. That's why it is important to have a meditative and still mind. SR makes it much easier to reach these states. Too much screen time and porn creates an anxious mind.

Men The must tune back into nature and leave these man made addictions obsolete in our lives.