I was reading these posts about the Maxwell method the other day and I wasn’t sure if it coincided with the Mantak Chia stuff I was reading about several years ago. There are several methods there that deal with squeezing the PC muscle and or tensing to avoid ejaculation, which isn’t bad if you are going for a more instant gratification, ejaculatory stimulation method. It occurred to me to mention that I’d become accustomed to using PC and full body tension to draw energy/blood away from the genitals at the PONR in order to allow the orgasm to occur but avoid ejaculation, and I even had a dry wet dream once by, in my sleep, using this tensing method to avoid the ejaculation I would have otherwise experienced at orgasm.

Now that I’ve read the posts over again, I’m thinking this is NOT the total tension to stop ejaculation method Chia was talking about in his book, but something else. I did try this ‘few squeezes of the PC muscle at the PONR the other day, and it just resulted in pushing me over the PONR and causing ejaculation, because squeezing the PC muscle when I’m already near the edge simply acts as more stimulation. Maybe I wasn’t timing it right. Have had what I call “pre-orgasms” before that involve pulsating of the penis and a sort of orgasmic feel (but VERY mild), but that still keep me near the edge. I might have to work on this some more to see if I can go anywhere with it.

However, having been reminded of the full tension method, I tried it this morning for the first time in years and was reminded of how useful it can be. It’s more or less a “forced” dry orgasm. I’ve been fasting from direct stimulation lately in order to better explore the KSMO feelings in my body, and I just wanted a little release. This gave me that chance, but without any noticeable loss of energy, sexual or otherwise, since I didn’t ejaculate.

I’d be interested to hear if anyone else had used this full tension method, or the “pinching off just under the scrotum” method…this is something I’ve used quite a lot over the years, partially because it allows convenient full stimulation but without the mess, and also because pressing down just below the base of the penis is actually a hot spot as well, so optimally it stops full ejaculation and is very stimulating to boot. Though there is still energy loss, because eve though full ejaculation does not happen, it’s not quite a dry orgasm. I’m not sure what the difference is, but I feel there is one. I prefer the dry orgasms.

Just to be clear, I don’t consider these a viable alternative to KSMO, just a possible alternative on those non-practice days or times when one needs a little change of pace. Thoughts? . . .