I've done 40 days! Below is the official history of my abstinence record fetish.
I started masturbating at age 12. Nobody had told me that it was normal, so I suffered guilt and occsionally tried to stop. Only one time did I make it to seven days at age 15. At 16 I finally learned (from Kinsey at the library) that masturbation was normal. I rejoiced! At age 17, I didn't cum for 13 days while on a trip with a youth group. That was hard!
Through college, I ejaculated frequently. Afterward, usually once per year, I'd try to go for a new abstinence record--just to prove that I had the self control. It was tough, but in a strange way I really grooved on getting super horny and even looked forward to the annual attempts. I'd start my abstinence on the first day of a month, so that I could easily count the days. It was a few years before I ever broke the two-week barrier. I remember making it to 16 days one year and then 23 days, but that's when I hit a wall.
It was a few more years before I was able to get even that far again, but when I did, I was determined to go for the whole month. I did it, but it was only by masturbating almost to orgasm every few days to dull the intense desire. It was February in a non-leap year. I was happy with that, but only for a while. It kept bugging me that I'd only done a short month, so I had to prove myself by going for 31 days. I also decided that no stimulation whatsoever would be allowed. After a few failures, I finally achieved it. It was agnony, and I promised myself never to try that again.
Then, they just had to go and make that movie "Forty Days and Forty Nights"! The gauntlet had been cast, but I hesitated to accept the challenge. Then, due to a period of intense overwork, I suddenly realized one day that it had been six days since I'd done anything. On the spur of the moment, I decided to take that head start and go for the legendary 40 days. Again, I would allow myself no stimulation at all. I accomplished it, but the last few weeks were sheer hell.
After doing 40 days, I don't think I have anything else to prove. I know that I'll never try to set another record. Still, occasionally, I'll abstain for about a week--just enough to enjoy an elevated level of horniness. Call it my peculiar masochism.
I remember at the end of that 13-day trip at age 17, I had to jack for about an hour before I got any result. I wondered if the nerves in my reproductive system had forgotten how to respond. Later, I always ended my record-setting attempts by solo masturbation, usually with me being so horny that I'd finally give in and say "To hell with this, I've GOT to cum!" I'd get off very quickly and easily, with super intense orgasms and much semen. My final 40-day triumph ended with a weak, unsatisfying orgasm and a dully aching ejaculation of odd-smelling fluid. It was a bit scary! Fortunately, though, things quickly returned to normal.
There you have it. It's a bit of a paradox. I love orgasm and ejaculation tremendously, and I enjoy them frequently, but I also feel the desire to abstain occasionally. Some self-appointed "expert" once told me that I haven't resolved my adolescent guilt and was still trying to stop, but that's crap. I just believe that a man who hasn't done an extended abstinence has missed out on one of the most powerful sexual experiences available to him. It's something that everybody ought to try at least once. You might even find some strange pleasure in self-denial, as I do. I would not recommend 40 days, however!
