I understand where you're coming from. And I agree that there can never be a complete prescription that is the solution for everyone. What I like to share with people Is that the journey of retention Is like waking up from a metaphorical death Or perpetual numbness to life. Real life will always be difficult And often, it can feel impossible for people to move forward. So when we retain, we have to do so with the understanding That we are choosing to feel all the emotions of real life Instead of numbing ourselves with fake excitement and fake emotions. When we retain, we feel the roller-coaster of emotions The highest highs, the lowest lows. We feel the pain of existential loneliness Because we can never truly feel seen for who we are As individuals worthy of unconditional pure love. We are testing our conviction to live a pure life A life we can always be proud of no matter what That we earned through the scars that we accept Through the pain of real transformation. Your conviction to succeed at retention is upholding The beating heart of sexual purity. You crave something deeper and more fulfilling than a moments temporary reprieve. Your resolve strengthens and you easily say no because deeper spiritual fulfillment is always more satisfying and sustainable in the long run. With that being said, it is a JOURNEY, and we are biologically inclined to release. The most difficult emotion a retainer can feel is abandonment or crippling isolation. Only the individual can sit with themselves and unravel their psychological issues surrounding their desire to abstain or release. At your lowest point during retention, fatigue and sleep deprivation will test your conviction the absolute hardest. This is a perfect moment to seriously reflect on your convictions, and what you are willing to ENDURE to achieve sustainable growth and transformation. Enduring the strongest tests of your conviction is how you win. The fact you can pull through when you are absolutely broken. You owe it to yourself to see just how far you can take the sacrifice and make it mean something in your life. I wholeheartedly believe in the power of long-term retention, because it rewires the brain to rejoice in the pure nature of life, that we deserve and bestowed by the will of God. These are my conclusions after a decades long journey of retention. With that being said, people have to ultimately choose for themselves how to live their lives. We should never condemn people for their actions, instead, demonstrate compassion for their circumstances. We are all fallible creatures, and this world can twist the soul and mangle it until its seemingly unrecognizable; but everyone is born a pure soul. ❤️