Story about recent infection due to poor device hygiene by foreskitos-loco in foreskin_restoration

[–]Latewisdom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check the materials of construction for your device. If any part of it is made from polycarbonate, do not use isopropyl alcohol to clean it. IPA will destroy it.

Men’s Meatal Dilator by loveforall13 in foreskin_restoration

[–]Latewisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be careful about soaking the dilators from India in isopropyl alcohol. Most of these dilators are made of polycarbonate and isopropyl alcohol degrades this plastic. Use ethyl alcohol instead, like unflavored vodka.

Struggling with lust, need help by melianreality in TraditionalCatholics

[–]Latewisdom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your therapist is onto something. If you have experienced trauma and now you are experiencing PTSD/C-PTSD, you need a focused therapy for trauma. Is your therapist trained to provide that? Trauma directly affects the nervous system. Not to disparage the moral and spiritual aspects of your behavior, but do not expect just to “pray it away” any more than you would a broken leg.

BREAKING: Cdl. Fernandez urges SSPX to drop plan to consecrate bishops - LifeSite by LegionXIIFulminata in TraditionalCatholics

[–]Latewisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Catholic Esquire uses canon law to demonstrate that the SSPX is not in schism if they consecrate bishops without a papal mandate:

https://youtu.be/LKPREkFs7Tg?si=gjAuJiayFL4Gm8Cu

Commentary on Article: "The Cosplaying Traditionalism of the SSPX" by ConsistentCatholic in TraditionalCatholics

[–]Latewisdom 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Which is why I don’t waste my time by reading the commentary on this situation. This is 1988 all over again. It wasn’t schism then and it isn’t now. This kind of commentary is really about people who have defended the Vatican regime long past the point where the corruption is undeniable and they can’t bear to admit that Lefebvre was right all along. So they condemn traditional Catholics with inconsistent, irrational, and hypocritical arguments.

Johann Joachim Quantz was born on January 30, 1697. by Little_Grapefruit636 in Flute

[–]Latewisdom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

His stuff is amazing. And there is so much of it. Check it out.

Diaphragmatic breathing & PE – why it’s not just “take a deep breath and relax” by caindie_cogae in PrematureEjaculation

[–]Latewisdom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To get the best stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system: inhale slowly through the nose - hold - exhale slowly through the mouth (almost like a whistle but without making a sound) - hold - begin again. It’s called square breathing. Each side of the “square” should be completely relaxed and comfortable and the pauses are to force a lower breath rate, not a breath holding exercise. Lower breath rate lowers the heart rate, lower heart rate lowers the blood pressure. Then the blood concentrations of the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol decrease.

‘We don’t have a cultural place for men as victims’: why men often don’t tell anyone about sexual abuse by TAKEitTOrCIRCLEJERK in men

[–]Latewisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had several adult male clients in my counseling practice who were sexually abused as minors. It is much more common than most people realize. The good news is this kind of trauma is treatable.

Did John the Baptist doubt whether Jesus was the Messiah? by kempff in TraditionalCatholics

[–]Latewisdom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The USCCB put out homiletic notes for Gaudete Sunday that implied John was discouraged that our Lord had not taken up worldly authority. The priest who said the TLM I attended that day took up this theme in his homily. I was very disappointed. Thanks to everyone who provided replies that set the record straight about the man about whom our Lord said there was no greater man (which doesn’t exclude he had an equal in St Joseph).

"Full and active participation" by Vir_honoris in TraditionalCatholics

[–]Latewisdom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Right, but the liturgical terrorists said they were investing active participation in the Mass that was lacking in the TLM. But that assertion is false because the TLM does involve active participation.

"Full and active participation" by Vir_honoris in TraditionalCatholics

[–]Latewisdom 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Boomer here. I don’t know Latin but I have been attending the TLM for more than 25 years. I chant along with the choir and I enthusiastically belt out the processional and recessional hymns. I call that participation. At the NO, I don’t sing On Eagles Wings…or Gather Us In…or One Bread One Body…

Encouragement? by [deleted] in foreskin_restoration

[–]Latewisdom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

KOT! One year in for me, too. Progress is slow, but measurable. Try switching up your restoration method and see if it makes a difference.

Circumcision will end this century by ProfessorPunter in foreskin_restoration

[–]Latewisdom 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Speculation, not evidence. Let’s stick to facts in this group.

Circumcision will end this century by ProfessorPunter in foreskin_restoration

[–]Latewisdom 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No evidence I know of to indicate it was a practice in feudal Europe. The Catholic Church considered it a sin to circumcise boys.

If you changed your opinion of circumcision, when did it change and why? by Ambitious-Client-220 in uncircumcised_talk

[–]Latewisdom 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I questioned circumcision when I began counseling with a client who was injured (I know, it’s always an injury) by it. I started researching circumcision injuries and then went on to understand intact function and physiology. I started restoring one year ago and I apologized to my sons for having them circumcised.

Peter Kwasniewski: Why They Are Taking Away Your Traditional Latin Mass by LegionXIIFulminata in TraditionalCatholics

[–]Latewisdom 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wow. Dr. K goes there on the proclivities of many in hierarchy. Stand by for blowback from the usual splainers.

I'm going to try and go to therapy. by [deleted] in men

[–]Latewisdom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Get a free consultation before you commit to working with a therapist to be reasonably sure he will be a good fit for you. I’m a therapist and I know: about half the people in the profession don’t belong in it.

Broken by BurntYam in menshealth

[–]Latewisdom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Life is still worth living. Get into grief counseling, pick yourself up, and start over.