Hey guys, I'm starting to believe maybe ejaculation plays an important role in the rewiring process. If you ejaculate at the end of your session the rewiring process seems to stop or slow down in my view, but if you don't ejaculate the rewiring process seems to continue without hesitation. If you come to think about it you are confusing the rewiring process with a traditional orgasm. What are your guys thoughts on the subject and view? If you choose to ejaculate that's up to you, but I believe without ejaculation rewiring process is much better.
For the fist year or so, I would ejaculate after every session. (I was used to doing so 3-5+ times a week). I read on the forums that semen retention could increase arousal and benefit your forward rewiring progress. I started to limit my ejaculations to every 2-3 weeks. This helped me tremendously and my sessions really started to take off.I really didn't like the refractory period. I look at it more like an event now and a special treat every few weeks.
It was different at first, but once every 2-3 weeks is the new norm for me. I don't count days, but I do try to keep up with the number of weeks. Sometimes I just have a need to clear the pipes and reset and do so.
If you ejaculate at the end of your session the rewiring process seems to stop or slow down in my view, but if you don't ejaculate the rewiring process seems to continue without hesitation.What are your guys thoughts on the subject and view?...but I believe without ejaculation rewiring process is much better.
I have to agree with you, I have long been an advocate for reducing ejaculations as aid to building arousal (see Aneros, Arousal & Abstinence), which is an essential aspect to prostate based orgasms. I believe this is more than just a psychological effect. We know that ejaculations trigger certain hormonal releases such as prolactin and oxytocin, these are neural transmitters which act on the synapses and may be partially responsible for influencing/retarding the development of new neural connections (i.e. 'rewiring') in our brains. We also know that dopamine (the feel good hormone) can act as a motivating factor to engage in various activities, including sexual practices, which can lead us into learning (i.e. 'rewiring') new skills. Dopamine gets neutralized by prolactin, this is primarily responsible for the male refractory period and the marked decrease in libido following an ejaculatory orgasm. This effect is largely avoided when one has non-ejaculatory orgasms, thus allowing for multiple orgasm sessions. It just makes sense to me that reducing the frequency of ejaculations would enhance the development of the alternate neural pathways to orgasm in the brain. Please don't get me wrong, I am not advocating for total abstinence, but I do see the wisdom of reducing ejaculations in accord with ancient Taoist teachings. Please see this article and my post on ejaculation frequency in accord with Taoist teachings.
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This post/query has given me the impetus to ask about something related that's been on my mind awhile during my journey. My concern is the concept of arousal, and its effects on my Aneros sessions and ejaculations. My Aneros sessions constantly get better; I do them twice a week, give or take, and although I've yet to reach the super-o, I'm not concerned. The p-waves continue to get better and last longer, they've been stretching to pretty much every part of my body, and I continue to improve in the areas of relaxation, the concept of no expectations, and I've become more successful at resisting the (really strong most times) urge to masturbate and cum at the end of a session. What I'm finding, however, is that my state of arousal is getting stronger and stronger, and more frequent. The result of this is that I have been masturbating more on the days when I don't use the Aneros, and when I'm finished, I feel like I've just had an Aneros session--I don't really get a refractory period at the end, I feel satisfied and calm, and I sleep like a corpse! These are wonderful things, but I get the feeling that it's impeding my rewiring progress. Can anyone comment on this? Have any of you had similar experiences? I should mention that I'm a married gay man; my husband is physically disabled to a point where, for several reasons, our sex life is pretty much nonexistent, so masturbation is my only outlet. Anyway, thanks for your observations!
@Orgasmic19 To me, now, ejaculations are just another "stepping stone" on the Aneros path. I need them to forestall the "blue-balls" but I don't need them for pleasure. I practice male chastity all the time now and regularly go 8-10 days between releases. That keeps my arousal level high. I have never felt better!
But what about sex? Does this count as a ejaculation.
Sex as in intercourse leading to ejaculation certainly is an ejaculation, although there may be other hormones in play when you care deeply about your partner. Keep in mind that intercourse does not have to end in ejaculation. The few times per year my wife and I have intercourse [average of 4] it is always coitus reservatus or one sided karezza - she gets to have her desired number of orgasms but I do not ejaculate. She gets sore fairly quickly, I take forever to ejaculate [DE = delayed ejaculation] and this works well for us. I feel awesome afterwards, connected, in love, energized. At some later point I'll either give myself a prostate milking, or if I'm patient enjoy a lovely wet dream.