@Sarvesh Pathak like I said in the video I was just there to workout and wasn't forcing any interaction or nothing. I know that a lot of people say not to do SR for the female attention but it's a positive consequence of retaining anyway and not in my control

@Yosef H. yeah I wouldn't say I disliked it but it did make me more conscious about her lol

@Keith H fair enough mate. It reminds me of the argument of the what came first? The chicken or the egg? Because obviously retaining will definitely make you feel mentally and physically better but then that only happens with a longer streak. I'm making a solid commitment to retaining for longer now. As much as I don't think obsessing over going on a long streak helps beginner retainers, I've started to do more digging and found this guy called Rin and he is a hardcore retainer and started to learn a lot from him https://www.youtube.com/@rinposted/videos

@Keith H mate he is fucking shredded as fuck. His YT banner looks photoshopped but I believe that's what he actually looks like because he is a hardcore retainer

@Keith H I've decided to stick to SR content on this current channel for now and I've made a different channel where I can freely talk about whatever. Haven't posted anything to it yet. But I've been planning videos for it. I get what you mean about saying what day you're on and yes it could help me get more views but there's zero context behind the day that you are on. I might have just relapsed with a real woman and that technically means I am back on day 1. And lets say I voluntarily relapsed after say 95 days without porn, do I suddenly lose credibility? I don't want guys to get overly obsessed over streaks, especially early on because it creates the illusion that you reset completely when you relapse one time but I understand you're trying to help mate

@Sarvesh Pathak I plan to keep it as a secret for the time being but it's more related to entrepreneurship stuff. It will be more of a side project and my main focus will be on the SR channel don't worry

Well done mate. You had enough leverage to not give in by saying you didn't want to lose what you had built up which is great. Now that you have beaten this urge, you'll have further proof that you can overcome urges that arise in the future

@Sarvesh Pathak how did guys manage before porn didn't exist? Retaining was just a natural thing for many guys decades ago. If you are experiencing something that you think is wrong whilst retaining, there's nothing wrong with speaking to a professional about it. I only know so much and like you said, everyone's bodies are different but I haven't heard of a medical condition guys get from abstaining for relapsing before