Introduction
Of course, I am referring to the “down-time” following a male ejaculation, either through sexual intercourse, edging, or masturbation. This non-sexual time is generally caused by a release of hormones, namely prolactin and oxytocin. There are various ways of coping with the refractory period (available online) and I suppose that some of them will work to shorten that time. But it is an inevitable reality for most of us males. For young guys, that time period is rather short, but for older men like myself, it could stretch-out to a full 20-24 hours!
Feelings
Simply put, I feel like **** during this period of time, which lately for me seems to last an entire day. Getting an erection and a ready-to-ejaculate feeling is the farthest thing from my mind during this time. I wish it could be different—it is amazing how I can go from super-sexed-up to feeling like a wet sponge just from an ejaculation. It is like a roller-coaster: the highs and the lows. My recent edging session proved that reality.
How to Maintain That Sexy ‘Feeling’
For me, it is just a matter of doing things that energize and revitalize me sexually. I usually swim every day; that activity naturally accentuates my maleness and gives me a mental awareness of my sexual apparatus. Some nights, I sleep in a “chastity cup” and that activity is naturally arousing. It helps too when I experience the night-time erections (NPTs). My diet is good and I eat a lot of nuts, which are supposed to help counter-act the refractory period. And best of all, I look forward to my Aneros sessions, which are the best way to revitalize my prostate. They keep me ‘sexed-up’ , leaking precum and ready for another ejaculation!
My practice of semen retention and the resulting build-up of testosterone insures that my refractory periods are kept to a minimum. I don’t know what an ejaculation every other day would do to the way I feel. I don’t think I want to find-out right now! I do like a lot the ‘even-keel’ feeling from retaining my semen (SR) and I wish that I could maintain that feeling indefinitely. I can try for a longer SR ‘run’ but in my case, the almost-inevitable blue-balls will make me feel even worse that the obligatory refractory period. Touche’.
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PS Yes, Male sexual performance seems to come at a price. We “endure” a lifetime of NPTs (night-time erections), embarrassing spontaneous erections and refractory periods following our ejaculations. Not to mention ‘blue-balls’ and wet dreams! But the flip-side: penile and prostate orgasms, penile copulatory penetration and ejaculation euphoria and the knowledge that our cocks ‘make-the-world-go-round’ seem to make it all worthwhile!
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Source: https://www.aneros.com/blogs/oh-the-dreaded-refractory-period/