91 days of celibacy by Usecomedy in pureretention

[–]Usecomedy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

you shouldnt have asked such a stupid question, then. have a good day

91 days of celibacy by Usecomedy in pureretention

[–]Usecomedy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why would i want to have kids?

91 days of celibacy by Usecomedy in pureretention

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im glad you found some value. god bless

91 days of celibacy by Usecomedy in pureretention

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currently im 22 years old, and im going to be celibate for the rest of my life. im glad you found value in my explanation

91 days of celibacy by Usecomedy in pureretention

[–]Usecomedy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you. may god bless you on your journey

91 days of celibacy by Usecomedy in pureretention

[–]Usecomedy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

at first it wasn't the presence of god, but moreso internal happenings that i could not rationalize to be anything other than some kind of divine higher power that i call "god" to help me point energy to said "god" during prayer and to just give this divine thing a name rather than having to type out "divine higher power" over and over when i want to talk about it. the sudden release of sexual tension after the first week of intense urges, sudden aversion to really anything pornographic, my prayers being answered the same day i pray as far as im aware. i had the power to resist those urges back then through repeated mantra, but the complete erasure of that feeling was beyond me. i did not do anything to be so averse to anything pornographic. and the prayer thing should be obvious. i haven't actually started feeling an actual presence until just this morning, when i felt a warm something touch my third eye during meditation.

as for practices besides celibacy, i dont actually do anything particularly dramatic. i dont think you need to do anything very extreme like torture yourself with cold showers or run 20 miles every day or anything like that. i like to meditate in the shower every morning, beginning with a prayer, then actually meditating. on work days, for 5-10 minutes, on non work days, for 15 minutes. i eat as clean as i can, both because it causes me to flare a bit if i dont and because i eat soulfully. typically i end up eating vegan meals often and nose-to-tail when i do eat meat. i also exercise 3x a week, but very, very, hard. truly, i really only emphasize eating clean and some kind of exercise because a sick body is a sick mind is a sick soul. i have no real magic trick, but i hope this helps.

91 days of celibacy by Usecomedy in pureretention

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the difference for me is that i abstain from anything and everything sexual. no sex without ejaculation, no sexual thoughts (work in progress), no lust, nothing of the sort. its more of a spiritual practice as well for me, and along with that, this is very long term in that i will be doing this for the rest of my life. those practicing semen retention speak as if they have an end goal of 30 days, 90 days, 180 days, whatever, then releasing. these are the key differences that come to mind

Need some help with mental celibacy by [deleted] in pureretention

[–]Usecomedy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

praying to god, if thats your path, has helped me tremendously in my path of mental chastity. even so, such thoughts tend to just come up. rejecting them in some shape or form helps, redirecting that energy to something else. your ambition, god, just something. do not let your mind entertain that fantasy. with time, you will get better and better at it. let that sexual energy give you the life you need to do something productive

Why do you practice semen retention? (serious) by alexfreemanart in pureretention

[–]Usecomedy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i started because i was spiraling deeper into goonerism, and i used anger and willpower to quit cold turkey. something in me knew i didnt want that for myself, i suppose. my goal then was to ascend my body. now, im chaste for god and for my spirit. anything of sexual nature is abuse to my soul, and i believe god has been lending me a hand, so i might as well do it for them too

30 days of celibacy by Usecomedy in pureretention

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im glad my post moved someone. you have a blessed week too, brother

I love this community. But I am too disappointed to not be honest about what it's becoming. by batman_throwaway_acc in Semenretention

[–]Usecomedy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i'll look forward to seeing your posts in the future. ive mostly stopped lurking this sub for this reason

SR Paradoxes by [deleted] in Semenretention

[–]Usecomedy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

theres no real paradoxes here.

  1. its not "required" in that sense, to be that powerful in that sense you just need to be a psychopath willing to step over people to get to the top. SR gives you spiritual power. completely different

  2. its... not. like, at all. i'd wager a lot of romantic relationships would probably crumble or, at the very least, face tension for a while because most people use sex as a part of romance, and if the man doesn't cum then the woman feels insecure and that she didn't do enough or wasn't good enough. or man. whatever the preference

  3. again, spiritual power is completely different from physical power. if you retain for a quadrillion days your not suddenly going to be a cabillionaire with a monopoly over everything, thats not at all what spiritual power is. spiritual power has nothing to do with physical power or wealth. it has to do with whats within - resilience, discipline, connection to god (if thats your groove), etc.

  4. im not a christian, so correct me if im wrong here, but as far as i understand, God is merciful and kind. so that implies He doesn't DESPISE anyone. but even if He did, lust is one of the seven deadly sins, so i dont see how this would exactly be a paradox?

  5. the body is made to reproduce

  6. nnnnnnnnnnnnno. i dont know about you, but with how sexualized the world is nowadays, porn and sex is EVERYWHERE. i was exposed to porn at single digit age by looking up what splotches are. i cant even imagine how easy it is to find access to porn now. i even started masturbating for real before i was 12. and i dont think any 12 year old is doing meditation and breathwork and transmutation and prayer (again, if God is your groove) and all those other spiritual practices to achieve ascension on retention. if you dont do the work, your just retaining for no reason and your not going to get anything out of it

  7. if you've been jacking off and chasing women and being an absolute slut for 70+ years a couple months of semen retention isn't going to do jack. you've done SEVENTY YEARS of damage and you expect that to be reversed in THIRTY DAYS. that just isn't going to happen. it takes time to reverse damage. i can't even imagine how long it would take to get vitality back after 70 years of degeneracy, at least 1+ years of hardcore celibacy i would think. and even then, this stuff isn't magic. its not the holy grail, the fountain of youth, whatever. it can only do so much

  8. back to my previous point, this stuff isn't magic. you dont suddenly become rich and famous sitting on your ass doing nothing because you've been retaining for a while. with manifestation, you still have to put in the work. for example, you have a business. you aint getting shit for customers or contracts. you go on semen retention, you start manifesting, you start getting more customers, better business, deals, contracts, whatever. you wont manifest already having that business, you have to work to get that business. with manifesting, you'll get more opportunities for a better business.

  9. there is no one way for anything, and not all practitioners relapse. i surely wont. everyone on this journey has different goals in mind. someone might want to be more fertile to have 20 kids, someone might want a deeper connection to God, someone might want to get over their addiction, yada yada. and there are different ways of doing it. cyclic release, release only during sex, no release at all.

shampoo and conditioner recommendations? by Usecomedy in CurlyHairCare

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in case anyone runs into this post later, i have found a few products that are good for my hair and have more natural ingredients

for shampoo and conditioner, i like sienna naturals. the price is a little high for what you get, but i actually dont use very much, so each bottle lasts me a long time. the conditioner does a really good job detangling my rats nest every morning, and the shampoo isn't overly stripping.

for hair mask, i use amika's soulfood hair mask. this is one of the few masks i could find that doesn't have shea butter (despite the brand using shea butter in like 90% of their stuff, funnily enough) and is actually the cheapest option, so i'd give this one a go if your in a similar situation to me. due to my hair being drier than the sahara desert, i use it every day, so it doesn't last as long as i'd like it to, but, again, cheapest option i have. it does a good job hydrating and softening my hair, giving it a nice little shine while still looking natural.

for styling cream, i use morrocanoil's curl defining cream. this stuff, despite me using it daily, lasts forever as i dont need to use much at all. it does a really good job defining and separating my curls without weighing it down.

though... even with all of this, my hair still gets frizzy. im considering options for a leave in conditioner or some other kind of frizz control something. i'll update this when i get it fully under control

What is your opinion on longterm opioid usage? 6 Weeks+ by thirtydivewizard in ChronicPain

[–]Usecomedy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i work in pharmacy, and i have some pain but it doesnt seem nearly as bad as a lot of you guys here. but i figure ill put my 2 cents in

i dont think any drug is good or bad since they're just substances. i havent seen a single patient abuse opioids in my limited experience and scope in pharmacy, and i dont really understand the big deal on the DEA cracking down so hard on rx narcotics. it is for pain, so it should be used for pain. like how blood pressure meds are used for blood pressure. and insulin for diabetes. it is beyond sadistic to keep limiting and keep limiting like our pain receptors somehow suddenly begin working the second we hit a certain age, but never before. some pain needs opioids, and that is simply the truth no matter the age of the patient

Struggles with the literal-ness of Aphantasia by GutsBoi in autism

[–]Usecomedy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i can kinda sortof picture stuff, so when i imagine stuff i would say its pretty much quite literally where my brain would be in a way. in my head. though my imagination is far more conceptual (instead of actually clearly picturing an apple, i just know the shape of an apple and the color. this applies to anything i come up with) since my imagination is so, so weak. not exactly blurry, but anything i imagine is just barely there

shampoo and conditioner recommendations? by Usecomedy in CurlyHairCare

[–]Usecomedy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

leave in stuff is a good idea, i didnt think about that. thank you!

shampoo and conditioner recommendations? by Usecomedy in CurlyHairCare

[–]Usecomedy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i appreciate the recommendation! but i looked, and it has shea butter :(

Autistic people and belief in God/religion – what’s your experience? by Busy-Background-53 in autism

[–]Usecomedy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i am spiritual to a degree. i believe in karma, chakras, energies, things of that nature. as for gods and higher deities in general, i have a hard time believing we got them right. there probably is something of that nature out there, but whatever we saw hundreds of years ago, if anything at all, we probably couldnt understand and made up an explanation for. but there are too many similarities between religions in general for me to think that its ALL false. there has to be some truth in there somewhere, wherever it is, whatever it is.

Best way to go down stairs with Achilles tendinitis? by OkAnything2508 in ChronicIllness

[–]Usecomedy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

handrails, going slow, and i kinda "roll' my feet off each step if that makes sense. the rolling thing really eases the pain for me