Omitting Nocturnal Emissions - The 40 Day Challenge
You might need to watch that sap Josh Harnet horribly attempt to act in 40 Days and 40 Nights to pick up the whole scope of what I'm going to be talking about.
However, I'll give you a quick synopsis of the film. The pseodu-stud Harnett plays a role in where he's a guy that's swearing off sex for Lent. He just had a bad break up and all he can do is just have sex, sex, sex with all these various women and it's tearing him apart. So for 40 day he cannot have sex of any kind.
Now I was fine up until the point where his roommate performed a bed check with an ultraviolet light to check for any fluids. Now that's where my gripe stands.
For a guy that was non-stop sexual active who stops, I don't think it's even humanly possible for him to stand the 40 days without some type of ejaculation. Sure he might not have sex, or might not even masturbate, but this crappy excuse for a film forget one other method of ejaculation. The kind that is involuntary. We know it best as a "wet dream". Though the cordial term (if it's even possible for it to be cordial) is "nocturnal emission".
Now I've been reading various theories from "credible sources" all over the Net and there seems to be a confliction. Some people say that nocturnal emissions only happen when there is a sperm build up, while others contest that the body will reabsorb the built up semen. So how am I to believe?
I can't speak for every guy out there, but I can speak for myself. Since the age of 14, the most I probably ever spent without an ejaculation was 2-3 weeks. And that was only because I was in the military for basic training and the first few weeks were surreal. Take note, I was gone 6 months in all for training, so it's apparent at some point I cracked. But as the drill sargeants told us when we got there, "Just remember privates, you can't get your socks pregnant." Kinda puts a whole new meaning to the term, "sock puppet" eh?
Now, I do believe that one can who is not frequently sexually active can go for lenghty periods of time without ejaculation. But for those of us guys that are frequently active, I just can't buy the concept that is even possible. I think the body gets in a habit of such things. But who knows I could be wrong.
So I am putting myself to the test. For the next 40 days I am not going to engage in any sexual activity that would result in ejaculation. Now I doubt I can completely turn myself off, but what I will do is stray from anyone or anything that could possibly arose me to increase the my build up of sperm. So for safe measures I'm sleeping on the couch till the challenge is over.
Of course, there needs to be some type of wager on this bet. And I already know what you're thinking. Well Shawn, you can just as easily cheat to win the bet. So to overcome that temptation, I'm going to reverse the bets. If I have a any type of ejaculation within 40 days, I lose. If I don't, I win.
What's the wager you ask?
If I lose, I will make a $75 donation to Fenway Community Health.
And if I win, I will make a $25 donation to the same charity.
Fenway is a nonprofit organization that teaches folks about safe sex and AID/HIV awareness. Seeing the nature of this challenge, I figure that's the type of organization I should give funds too.
7:30 AM CST on August 12, 2004 is the date and time to beat. Here goes nothing.
However, I'll give you a quick synopsis of the film. The pseodu-stud Harnett plays a role in where he's a guy that's swearing off sex for Lent. He just had a bad break up and all he can do is just have sex, sex, sex with all these various women and it's tearing him apart. So for 40 day he cannot have sex of any kind.
Now I was fine up until the point where his roommate performed a bed check with an ultraviolet light to check for any fluids. Now that's where my gripe stands.
For a guy that was non-stop sexual active who stops, I don't think it's even humanly possible for him to stand the 40 days without some type of ejaculation. Sure he might not have sex, or might not even masturbate, but this crappy excuse for a film forget one other method of ejaculation. The kind that is involuntary. We know it best as a "wet dream". Though the cordial term (if it's even possible for it to be cordial) is "nocturnal emission".
Now I've been reading various theories from "credible sources" all over the Net and there seems to be a confliction. Some people say that nocturnal emissions only happen when there is a sperm build up, while others contest that the body will reabsorb the built up semen. So how am I to believe?
I can't speak for every guy out there, but I can speak for myself. Since the age of 14, the most I probably ever spent without an ejaculation was 2-3 weeks. And that was only because I was in the military for basic training and the first few weeks were surreal. Take note, I was gone 6 months in all for training, so it's apparent at some point I cracked. But as the drill sargeants told us when we got there, "Just remember privates, you can't get your socks pregnant." Kinda puts a whole new meaning to the term, "sock puppet" eh?
Now, I do believe that one can who is not frequently sexually active can go for lenghty periods of time without ejaculation. But for those of us guys that are frequently active, I just can't buy the concept that is even possible. I think the body gets in a habit of such things. But who knows I could be wrong.
So I am putting myself to the test. For the next 40 days I am not going to engage in any sexual activity that would result in ejaculation. Now I doubt I can completely turn myself off, but what I will do is stray from anyone or anything that could possibly arose me to increase the my build up of sperm. So for safe measures I'm sleeping on the couch till the challenge is over.
Of course, there needs to be some type of wager on this bet. And I already know what you're thinking. Well Shawn, you can just as easily cheat to win the bet. So to overcome that temptation, I'm going to reverse the bets. If I have a any type of ejaculation within 40 days, I lose. If I don't, I win.
What's the wager you ask?
If I lose, I will make a $75 donation to Fenway Community Health.
And if I win, I will make a $25 donation to the same charity.
Fenway is a nonprofit organization that teaches folks about safe sex and AID/HIV awareness. Seeing the nature of this challenge, I figure that's the type of organization I should give funds too.
7:30 AM CST on August 12, 2004 is the date and time to beat. Here goes nothing.
37 Comments:
Someone has to do it. There are so many arguing theories from self proclaimed experts. I find it incredibly silly that no one took a group of guys to just put it to the test.
I'm sure a group of 100 sexually active guys who would do what I'm doing now would be able to produce better results than what is just speculated by these experts. I'm sure the only reason this hasn't occured is because the world doesn't have 100 sexually active guys that would put themselves through this challenge.
So my results might vary from the next guy, but at least it's going down as evidence one way or another.
And who knows, I might just end up cracking myself and running to find the nearest fiancee or sock.
It'll be an interesting 40 days to say the least.
You should get people to pledge various amounts based on how long you make it. Like a "walk-a-thon" or whatever they call those things.
I thought about it, but I didn't care to really create a huge thing of it. If people want to do it on their own that's fine. Or if they want to create a pool or whatever, that's cool
But it's nothing that I care to organize. I have to focus my attention on not getting myself into certain situations.
I'm considering throwing out all my socks.
Someone put some porn links up in the comment section? ha-ha
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so just like the movie is someone gonna create a betting pool for this?
you're just doing that to get a bunch of girls to try to make it lose your bet huh? BRILLIANT!
Anyway. Keep us posted on how you're doing.
And whatever you do ... don't go see Halle Berry in "Catwoman". Or Keira Knightley in "King Arthur". Don't think about Catherine Zeta-Jones slithering her feline body thru laser beams in "Entrapment".
Good luck 8)
We're all excited for you, and happy that it's not one of us. Good luck. Keep us posted.
hehehe....August 12 is my birthday.
I thought of a million sicko things to say in response to your birthday and the conclusion of my challenge, but it was far too easy.
Happy Early Birthday.
Hey there,
I too am trying to quit masturbation for as long as I can, I am doing it because I've managed to prove that I get acne breakouts from ejaculation.
Here are my results:
three months ago, I was consumed by stress, I couldn't even be turned on at all, I managed to stay for 30 days without ejaculating at all! at day 30 I decided to release it and I did.
About a month ago, I decided to go again for as long as I can.
Anyway I lasted for about 20 days then I had a nocturnal emission. the difference between the second case and the first case was that during my second case my brain was empty, I used to watch porno nightly, sometimes I'd 'play' with it but without ejaculating.
Currently I am on my 9th day, been fighting urges, and everything else that would arouse me and well, not gonna watch porno nor will I touch it. I even am sleeping on my back all the time to avoid any bed-penis friction.
I hear that one can last 2 months without having nocturnal emissions if he is not aroused or is not stimulated by anything.
we'll see what happens in the next couple of days. goodluck!
hey, u still holdin'up big guy?
Hi my name is Nauman and I live in Pakistan. I am a guy of 33 and unmarried. Naturally, I rely most of the time on masturbation for sexual release. However, I have tried complete abstinence in my early 20's and managed it for 30 days, without nocturnal emission. So, there goes the theory of sexually active people having more frequent nocturnal emissions. I am trying once again these days to see how much longer I can hold on without a nocturnal emission. This has been my 30th day. To tell you the truth, I have never experienced a nocturnal emission all my life! and I want to find out how it feels like and how long is it going to be without any form of voluntary seminal discharge. I will let you guys know of my findings!
Still maintaining Chris. Surprisingly it's easier now than ever. My body is just used to not getting aroused.
5 days to go!
Shoot!! 2 days!
Trust me buddy, you'll feel really guilty after you ejaculate, if you're thinking about what you will do in 2 days, you'll end up masturbating and afterwards feeling really guilty.
I've done it before!
Why would I feel guilty?
And I don't plan to celebrate alone, if you get what I mean. I do have a fiancee who can share in my victory.
Oh ok, well that's a different story.
I'd like to ask you something, what exactly did you do to avoid nocturnal emissions during your sleep? I am doing a 30 days challenge too.
I wonder what happened to the semen build up in your body. could it be possibly absorbed?
The first week or so was probably the hardest to adjust. I never realized how much I would allow myself to be turned on. So it was just a matter of getting used to the restraint of such things.
I didn't really do anything to avoid the wet dream, and I think I'll be able to go the remainder of the period without it.
As strange as it sounds, my body seems to have accepted the fact that I ain't "gettin' any good lovin'". So while I understand that semen always builds up, I don't think it built up at a level as to where it would need to be released. Maybe if I added on another 40 days it would be a different story. Maybe it all just got absorbed back into my body. Couldn't tell ya either way.
It was a cool little challenge either way, and I'll probably commemorate it by doing it annually or something like that.
Best of luck in your 30 days. Keep me posted.
13 hours to go according to the counter at this point. howz u doin? heh.
Anonymous -
Though your intentions were well in your post, it was scattered with passive insults. My fiancee is nothing in my mind to that of a paper towel. I don't use her, nor is she some toy of mine to play with. My relationship with her is special and unique and bound by love just as I would imagine your relationship to be with either any present or future relationship that you might have.
We have not gotten married, simply because the time isn't right for us yet. Our date is tentatively planned for May of 2006. And we're both comfortable with that date.
There is no disgrace of humanity in this relationship. You might see it that way, but you have not seen me for one day in my relationship. I would venture to say prejudgements and assumptions based on ignorance is the true disgrace of humanity.
Chris -
My 40 days is nearly up and it doesn't really feel like 40 days. This turned out to be a fun little experiment. Of course, now I put some credibility behind the belief that semen is reabsorbed back into the body. Which I might add is something that I didn't expect to happen.
However, part of me can understand how it might be different for the next guy. After all I was making a conscious effort to avoid arousals. However, I wonder what it would be like if I hadn't. Maybe next year. I think I owe myself a good ole' fashion fuckin' come tomorrow.
Disgrace humanity? Sure, why not.
Shawn, I apologize if my post sounded offensive to you, but I didn't mean to do that. However, I would like to ask you this question - If you think premarital relationships are okay, why bother entering the bond of marriage at all in 2006? After all, you can care for her and love her without that bond?
Anonymous -
Because I want to build a family. I would like to have a wife and children, and a house with a stupid white picket fence and all that jazz.
I'm not going to get married just for the sake of getting married for fear that I am disgracing humanity. That's foolishness in my eyes.
I have certain goals that I have set that I would like to accomplish prior to being married. Furthermore, we have a financial goal we are saving up for to have a kick ass wedding with all the bells and whistles.
Why be married? I'm a big man for promises. I would like to stand before all, and profess my vows to my fiancee.
Are you guys older than 20?
I am in the beginning of my 20s, I was on my 12th day and had a nocturnal emission, now I am restarting, yesterday I had a sexy dream but with no discharge thankfully.
A month ago I lasted until the 19th day and then got banged.
it seems to be pretty random for me.
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I'm 25. I am leaning to think that it might be something more random too. But I think it's primarly due to one's environment and how often they are allowing themselves to be aroused.
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heh. so u've scored huh? :) how's ur fiancee? heh.
This has been very interesting reading and I feel I might have someting of interest for all of you. When I was in my early 20's I had an opportunity to spend several years in prison without any women. I decided I was not going to be a jack-off all my life and as hard as it was (no pun intended) stopped masterbating. I would have a wet-dream about every 40-50 days. I'm now 50 years old. my wife (and mother of my 6 children) called it quits in July. that's been 12 weeks ago today and I'm still waiting for my night visitor. I started having dreams with interesting half dressed women in them about two weeks ago so I believe there is hope in sight but I do also believe it's an age factor. Good luck to all of you.
sperm is reabsorbed into the body since so much is made without being used. I am challenging myself for a year without masturbation but i have had a few nocturnal emissions so it just proves that emissions are a natural way of getting rid of dead sperm. http://www.vasectomy-information.com/moreinfo/reabsorb.htm
ok your 40 days are over, now i wanna know what your First Cum was like? How did it taste, and tell us about the tremendous gathering squelch of the cumming too.
I know this was YEARS ago!!!! but me and a few of my friends are TRYING. we keep effin cracking though. =/
Our excuse is being teenagers...in our senior year. sex is almost unavoidable.
So our final attempt starts 2009, April 14, at midnight tonite. tha last month of our senior year.
All i can say is if we make it, a few ladyfriends are getting graduation presents.
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I've beaten that record of the movie, you can almost double the days of the movie, but it wasnt fun at all. Its something to do with my life situation, it is possible, but i dont think a normal healthy person can do it, well maybe a shaolin munk or a very focused person with a clam mind.
I was on my day 20 and I had a nocturnal emission . I am 24 and used to masturbate 6 times a week till August 31 . Maybe it's gotta do with how much semen your body can hold . There was no crazy wild dream . I am trying to see how long and I can go without PMO. Nocturnal emissions don't count . You guys can visit nofap.org of you like .
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