Warrior's Journal (My POIS Solution, Experiments, & Theories)

[not_enot]

Read about NAC and CBS gene. This gene is often responsible for bad response to NAC.

[Warrior]

I have proven time & time again red meat & eggs make me feel amazing - especially during my POIS recovery period.

The CVD risk of eating red meat frequently over a long-term period is a cause for concern, so I will opt for leaner cuts & see if I still feel as good as I do -- I believe I am feeling good from the nutrients found in the actual meat rather than fat, but we will see.

My stools are a lot better on a lower-fat diet as well - I seem to have some kind of issue with fatty stools / absorbing fats. Taking schisandra does seem to help, but I don't think it has actually fixed the root of the issue.

[Warrior]

For a long time I assumed my condition was autoimmune related given that I feel such an enormous improvement by being gluten-free. It is hands down the most important ingredient in my POIS solution. If I am not gluten-free, my POIS solution does not work at all! I will experience full blown POIS symptoms (last time I checked).

But from speaking with a functional medicine herbalist who works with people with all kinds of strange & weird illnesses, he believes that it's actually not that simple. Gluten & the subsequent leaky gut can effect many conditions including histamine & viral -- two common POIS hypothesis. So just because one has a gluten sensitivity in regards to POIS does not definitively mean it's autoimmune related.

The lesson is not to assume stuff. At the end of the day, we are all just guessing in the dark. Which is a lot better than nothing. The name of the game here is definitely self-experimentation. All POISERS should experiment with EVERYTHING, and do not assume ANYTHING is safe, but equally do not self diagnose root causes. It's impossible to know unless you have a strong medical background, knowledge, experience, etc. The wrong self-diagnoses can send you down a road of neuroticism over a root cause you don't actually have.

Just some thoughts I wanted to add. Hope everyone has been well. Forever grateful for this community & hope all of you find solutions to your POIS.

[Warrior]

I've noticed lately that I have been experiencing more anhedonia than usual.

I have just recently begun including corn. I am also having more figments of soy than usual. Will dial this back and play around with gluten, soy, & corn free wholefoods diet seeing as these are known inflammatory agents.

I also have a history of feeling bad after eating thai food (which would use corn & soy quite often). I doubt its the soy - the amount of soy I eat would be negligible. It's more likely the corn that is eliciting a response.

[Warrior]

Diarrhoea and appetite suppression are two additional symptoms of my POIS. Over the past year, I have noticed my body's inability to absorb fats it seems. Well, recently have started doing semen retention again and it seems like both of these symptoms have basically disappeared.

I think because, in the past, I would only abide in a 3-day POIS state every so often because of how bad my symptoms were. Diarrhoea during this short time period wasn't really recognised as a symptom given how mild it is compared to debilitating anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, etc. Because I've improved all of these symptoms so substantially through my POIS solution, and abide in that light POIS state much more often, I am only now realising that diarrhoea and appetite suppression are additional symptoms.

So currently my POIS solution significantly improves energy and psychology symptoms, especially with the addition of red meat and eggs. However, I can still feel like my body is operating at a far less than optimal level. My energy still sucks compared to when I abstain, my mood is generally more inconsistent, foggier in general, more sensitive to foods, dopamine is more screwed up, etc. Keep in mind, my symptoms at their worst were horrendous. This is nothing compared to the severe anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, etc I used to experience before discovering my solution.

So currently, it isn't a big deal if I release frequently, but it's still not optimal by any means. Long-term I do not believe it would be very good for my health either. Thats why on top of my POIS solution, I have recently decided to opt for a lifestyle of semen retention, non-ejaculatory sex & orgasms, transmutation practices, etc - it simply allows me to perform at my best overall and experience life at deeper levels.

[Warrior]

Coffee / green tea is great on post o days.

Want to try niacin + green tea / coffee combo to see if it helps improve any symptoms, particularly energy levels in the days following release. A non urgent experiment I will do sometime in the future, putting here to remind myself.

[Warrior]

Often times in the POIS community and the semen retention community people choose sides.

I have gotten to a point now where I believe both worlds are useful. When I say worlds, I am talking about worldviews and tools.

POIS is obviously physiological in nature. It's useful to see it as a medical condition so you can try lots of different things to see what helps it i.e., diet, supplements, etc. When people become ideological about semen retention, they are unable to seek out possible medical solutions and improvements. This is obviously bad.

In my experience, I've only been able to "fix" the most severe symptoms of my POIS - which I am super grateful for. This seems to be a common thing around people who have luck in improving their symptoms here. This is still amazing, as it allows you to not sink so low when you ejaculate. I can still function as a normal human being, I just won't be operating at an "optimal" level - there are obviously physiological reasons that we don't presently know causing this.

It's only when I do semen retention do I realize the self and deep experience of life that I am missing out on when ejaculating frequently. My energy levels, clarity and state of mind, groundedness, social charisma, ability to tackle multiple goals at once, and general health improve substantially. It really is the difference between living a mediocre life and a life constantly embodying your deepest highest self.

The idea of semen retention can be depressing because we've learnt that orgasm = ejaculating. But these are actually two distinct events, and there is something called a "non-ejaculatory orgasm" one can learn. They're definitely different from a regular ejaculatory orgasm, but apparently, provide incredibly rich and pleasurable orgasmic experiences without triggering ejaculation. Ejaculation is what seems to cause most people's symptoms around here.

So at the moment with the way my life is going, I am going to utilize both worlds - at least that's what I am feeling at the moment. If I ejaculate it's not too much of a big deal like it was many years ago before discovering my POIS solution, but I will certainly embrace the semen retention lifestyle (which includes learning how to experience non-ejaculatory orgasms, energy transmutation practices, non-ejaculatory sex, etc.) To me, it seems that the paradigms of sexual energy cultivation ring true in my experience, giving birth to a much deeper level of consciousness that is psychedelic and dream-like. The physiology in one's body directly influences the state of consciousness and health one abides in - ejaculation is obviously changing our physiology in some kind of negative way (which is what POIS is.)

In the future when I am making more money, I plan on doing a rigorous and holistic investigation into my own health leaving no stone unturned.

I also personally believe that AI is probably the best shot the POIS community have at making long strides in medical understanding in a relatively short period of time.