I Tried Semen Retention for 90 Days: Unexplainable “Aura”, Attraction, & Other Hidden Benefits Revealed…

Yes, “semen retention” is exactly what it sounds like. An extended period of time with no ejaculation (no masturbation, no physical intimacy).

What could this possibly have to do with anything? Turns out, more than I expected…

I know how laughable this sounds. Trust me.

It’s a practice surrounded by bold, almost ethereal claims.

And over the past 5–10 years, buried in obscure forums, whispered about on podcasts, rooted in centuries-old spiritual traditions – one weird but persuasive idea keeps resurfacing…

… that “semen retention”, or in other words – abstaining from ejaculation – can dramatically increase ones ability to attract women, accelerate success, and create unexplainable “aura”.

But this is just the tip of the iceberg.

The true “shift” isn’t surface-level, or only about sex, dating, or female attraction.

It fundamentally changes you from within.

I touched on this practice briefly in the Dark Aura Blackbook as an amazing, powerful catalyst for personal transformation.

But sometimes, an idea isn’t “compelling”, or easily brushed off without a proper understanding on the topic.

In fact, I did the same.

Initially, the idea of “semen retention” didn’t really catch my attention for a variety of reasons.

As the years went by, I noticed myself feeling like I hadn’t reached my full potential, or wasn’t capable of achieving the things I really wanted.

I felt “stuck” in life… unable to pick a direction, progress, and stay motivated long enough to succeed.

Whether it was building a great physique, sticking to my business & education goals, or other tasks at hand.

I would make a little progress, and then some how, some way end up self-sabotaging myself.

I always thought the solutions would be in some expensive self help book, course, or coaching…

In reality, LUST had become one of the biggest blocks to my success.

Every time things got a bit too difficult… PMO (porn, masturbation, orgasm)
If I was stressed… PMO
If I was bored, unmotivated, or in a shitty mood… PMO

You might assume that because I write about self-help, attraction, pheromones – that I would have long mastered this side of myself.

That I’m somehow above it…

I’m not.

To put it bluntly, lust, until the past 2-3 years, lust had been a constant undercurrent in my life for as long as I can remember.

I was exposed to porn young, ever since dial up internet and LimeWire existed.

Since adolescence, I don’t think I went more than a couple of weeks without some form of release…

And if I tried, there was always this low-grade agitation beneath the surface.

A restless energy. An itch that demanded to be scratched.

It became “normal”.

Automatic.

And that’s what started to bother me.

Because if something controls you quietly, consistently, predictably… is it really a choice?

That question is what led me to the first 90-day experiment, and subsequently, one of my longest streaks ever of 180 days.

To clarify, I’ve been “aware” of the practice of semen retention for maybe 10-15 years at this point.

I first discovered it in the Reddit trenches, where it went by various names – NoFap, NoPMO, even meme-driven movements like “No Nut November.”

But I’m not sure I fully understood the implications back then, or even until recently.

I was too young – or too undisciplined – to recognize what constant lust, porn, masturbation, and casual sex were doing to my focus, drive, confidence, motivation, and sense of control.

In this article, I’m going to separate fact from fiction, and detail exactly what happened when I committed to 90 days of semen retention myself.

And after living it firsthand, I firmly believe this is one of the most potent practices a man can use to elevate every area of his life…

… from physical health, wealth, attraction, emotional stability, and mental clarity.

But to truly reap the benefits of this practice, it’s important that you – the reader – are clear on what this actually means.

• Elimination of porn, masturbation, & orgasm
• No “edging” (watching porn / masturbating but not “releasing”)
• No sex (ideal), OR sex without release only.

Earlier on in my journey, I attempted to cheat the system by watching adult content and touching myself, or still engaging with women, but not releasing…

In my head, I justified it as “circulating” or “cultivating” the sexual energy, even though deep down I knew this was the first step before completely failing.

I’d constantly lose my “streak”, feel bad about it, spiral, and then attempt it again weeks or months later.

My advice is to completely avoid adult content, and if possible, try to avoid sex for atleast the first 90 days. If avoiding real sex is not possible, minimize your encounters, control your ejaculation, and RETAIN your semen.

If this is really a problem in your life, you’ll soon discover just how much control these vices have over you…

Most men fail repeatedly (including me) before “breaking through”, because its harder than giving up drugs, its free, and its available at the click of a button.

But there is also good news:

That doesn’t mean you start from zero each time you relapse…

During these extended streaks, there are still personal changes, successes, and physical, mental, and emotional health benefits that last long after a release.

Eventually, you reach a point where semen retention benefits far outweigh the urge to watch porn, masturbate, or “release.”

Something to keep in mind:

My experiences here are a general semen retention timeline.

Depending on how entrenched habits like porn, masturbation, orgasm, and casual sex are for you, you may find it takes more or less time to notice the same levels of benefits, and the intensity of those benefits to amplify.

All I can promise is that they are real, and very within reach if you commit to this practice seriously.

I highly recommend attempting 90 days of abstinence – this is a very good baseline for the vast majority of men to learn self control over lustful desire.

That doesn’t mean at the end of 90 days, you can start jacking off uncontrollably.

The point is you won’t feel the need to entertain this in the first place, once you experience the benefits for yourself.

You’ll still have urges, but instead of “releasing”, you’ll realize how much more control you have over these primal needs…

This is the state you must acquire to reach new heights of success in your life.

Paradoxically, once you reach this “state” of not reacting to lust & desire, you automatically become significantly more attractive to women. Your ability to hyper-focus on an outcome increases massively too, as you gain the ability to transmute that energy into other parts of your life.

There’s a whole host of reasons for this, and I’ll attempt to explain throughout this article.

Let’s dive in to the semen retention benefits timeline…

Days 0-21: Initial withdrawal & friction

This initial period of semen retention is probably the easiest part of the journey. Some men are in so deep into their habits though, even this may be a struggle.

Its very important you persevere at this early stage.

While there are some noticeable benefits once you reach 7-14 days, it is just the beginning of transformative upgrades happening under the surface (whether you realize it or not).

Some of the early benefits up to 2 weeks you may notice:

• Increase in energy, less fatigue
• Mental clarity, mind becoming more organized internally
• Increased attraction from women (noticeable IOI’s)
• Easier time being social, less “in your head”.

This is barely scratching the surface, and there’s a comprehensive list of benefits further down.

But the important thing to remember here is that temptations can get crazy.

And from experience, whenever I had given in, it was never as “rewarding” as my brain made it seem.

That was the first realization (something I realized when I quit smoking too):

It wasn’t about sex… it was about escape.

Just as it is for any addiction, or addictive behavior.

-> When stress surfaced, I felt the urge.
-> When boredom hit, I felt the urge.
-> When I avoided something difficult, the urge showed up again.

Without the “release valve”, everything I had been numbing was suddenly being exposed.

Desire was intensifying massively, but I tried to redirect that energy elsewhere as best I could.

Every time I refused to act on an urge, my will to overcome this pointless, destructive habit became stronger.

Avoiding PMO and sexual activity was training and testing my discipline and willpower in real time.

Automatically, I started noticing small, but powerful personal changes too.

Its hard to describe how it feels – but its almost like a sense of genuine contentment and confidence come over you.

Maybe its from “trusting” yourself more.

You don’t just succumb to your urges like most men.

Instead, you gain a sense of control you may have been missing for a long time in your life.

That’s why I believe semen retention can serve as a practical foundation for significant self improvement.

And if you have no “purpose” in life, make this your temporary sole focus.

The longer you retain, the more your mind and body focuses to transfer that energy into something powerful…

… and more than likely, into outlets like your health, wealth, relationships, and self improvement.

Days 21-30: Automatic focus, motivation returns, attraction intensifies

Whenever I’ve had a breakthrough in my life, it was always during periods where things were getting difficult – and something had to change.

It was the same when I first discovered pheromones.

I wanted more success with women, and I got tired of fearing rejection.

Instead of avoiding it, pheromones helped shift my focus by treating pickup attempts as “experiments”.

Gradually, I overcame my fear of approaching beautiful women.

Later on, I discovered how useful nootropics (like Mind Lab Pro) could be when the mental demands were intense.

I still use them during periods where I know I’ll be extremely busy with creative work, training, learning, and everything else on my plate.

The point is, a solution always appeared when I genuinely needed one.

Semen retention worked on something different.

Discipline.

At first glance, discipline doesn’t seem “exciting” – its not a “quick fix” like pheromones or nootropics.

But over time, I started realizing something:

Discipline isn’t the key to happiness… but it’s often the gateway to it.

Most men confuse happiness with stimulation – pleasure, novelty, dopamine.

It feels good, and it feels “normal,” but it doesn’t last.

It always demands another hit, another scroll, another release, another distraction…

That’s why addictions don’t start as tragedies – they start as habits that work a little too well.

Discipline pulls you out of that loop because it restores one thing most men quietly lose: self-trust.

And self-trust changes how you move through life.

You stop making promises you can’t keep, and stop “bargaining” with yourself.

You start feeling like your word actually means something again.

That was the shift I started noticing around days 21–30.

Because the entire point of semen retention isn’t just “not releasing” …

It’s about practicing control in the exact place most men have none.

And just when that control starts to feel solid… that’s usually when the next phase arrives.

Days 30-40: The dreaded semen retention “flatline” – loss of motivation, anxiety, brain fog

The first few weeks of semen retention can feel almost unfair.

You’re sharper, more switched on, socially smoother. Women start noticing you in a quite unnerving way – extra glances, hovering a little closer, “accidental” touches that don’t feel accidental. Your mind and spirit feels lighter, your body feels stronger and more capable.

And for the first time in a long time you get a rare sensation that life is actually moving forward instead of dragging you.

It’s intoxicating…

Not in a cheap dopamine way, but in a “finally I’m back” way – think about times in life where you were young, happy, healthy, optimistic, and had a spring in your step. The weight of the world lifts.

And then it happens.

Somewhere around days 30-40, the floor can drop out.

Motivation evaporates. The mental clarity dulls. Anxiety creeps in for no obvious reason.

You feel flat, foggy, weirdly disconnected, like someone swapped your upgraded version out for the old one overnight.

For me, it lasted about 9-10 uncomfortable days, and it genuinely felt like I’d been dragged backward to the person I was before any SR benefits kicked in.

And if you’re not expecting it, this is where most men fold:

Not because they’re weak, but because the flatline doesn’t just feel bad… it feels personal.

It makes you feel like the improvements weren’t real, or just temporary – and now the old version of you is back to collect.

That’s when the self-bargaining starts…

“Maybe this isn’t working.”
“Maybe I already got what I needed from it.”
“One release won’t undo everything.”

The semen retention flatline is your brain trying to lead you back to old patterns, because that’s what’s “comfortable”.

It’s the same ingrained pattern your brain reaches for whenever boredom, stress, discomfort, loneliness, or pressure show up.

It’s the part of you that wants the easy way out, rather than attain power later.

Here’s what I believe is actually happening beneath the surface.

When you’ve spent years flooding your reward system with artificial spikes – porn, casual release, constant novelty – your baseline becomes distorted.

You stop responding normally to normal life…

Mere focus requires “force”, motivation feels inconsistent, and pleasure becomes “dull” unless it’s extreme.

Avoiding porn, masturbation, and casual sex removes the stimulus, and you often get an initial surge – part psychological, part physiological, maybe part spiritual – because you’ve finally stopped pressing the dopamine button every time you feel uncomfortable.

But after that surge, your nervous system has to recalibrate…

This often feels like boredom, emptiness, restlessness – the exact sensations you trained yourself to escape.

Your system is finding a new baseline that isn’t built on constant stimulation.

If you can tolerate that temporary emptiness without running back to the old sedative, the semen retention benefits don’t vanish – they harden, and then come back with a vengeance.

Self-trust, confidence, motivation, discipline, clarity…

They stop feeling like a temporary “high” and start becoming your “new normal”.

The only rule that matters during the flatline is simple:

Do. Not. Negotiate.

Because this phase is temporary… the version of you that comes after is not.

By the way: A mild frustration you may experience is getting “blue balls” – soreness, pressure, irritation – and the internet will tell you the only cure is to release. Relax – it will pass and it’s not dangerous. If you are really concerned, see a health professional.

Days 40-60: Semen retention “aura” returns… more attractive physically & mentally, magnetic energy

After days of feeling muted, the flatline eventually breaks – and when it does, it’s almost unsettling.

The benefits don’t simply return; they come back sharper, denser, more aggressive.

Whatever you experienced in the first few weeks starts showing up again, but with more power, solidity and momentum behind it.

However, do not get complacent.

Days 40–60 is where the danger changes shape. The flatline is gone, the benefits are back, and your brain starts getting lazy about it…

“Maybe I can loosen up now… maybe I’ve earned a little release… maybe I can play around and still keep the streak”.

That’s usually how it starts.

You’ll still deal with possible wet dreams and random spikes of horniness that hit at inconvenient times.

The difference now is you’ve actually built enough control to catch yourself before the urge turns into a conscious decision.

This is when your “willpower muscle” you’ve been training finally starts paying dividends…

Because most of what people think are “sexual needs” are actually habit. And habits weaken when you stop feeding them.

One clever way to redirect strong waves of horniness, is by reading the r/semenretention sub.

People are regularly posting accounts of the benefits and motivating eachother. Although I find it slightly fanatical and idealistic, I still think its worth it to distract yourself and keep yourself motivated.

Normally, waves of horniness will fly by quickly, even if they are intense.

The next step is to transmute that energy into creative ideas and productivity in business, more motivation in the gym, excelling at your crafts and hobbies, sports/fitness performance, ability to learn, and much more…

The first time I saw this idea framed properly was in Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich.

He basically says sexual energy is one of the most powerful fuels a man has – and the men who learn to convert it into purpose, drive, and ambition tend to separate themselves from the ones who constantly drain it off.

After living through semen retention, I can tell you he wasn’t exaggerating.

For every man, lust is insatiable urge that can waste your time, money, and energy.

This is the force that slowly consumes otherwise strong men, keeping them distracted, depleted, and forever short of who they were meant to become.

And while I know plenty of readers are here for the “female attraction” side of this…

… by now, it should be obvious semen retention is bigger than women.

Attraction is merely a side effect.

The real value is the internal authority, and the type of person you become when you refuse to be controlled.

Lets talk about the final stretch of this challenge.

Days 60-90: Semen retention benefits amplify, willpower & self trust/confidence skyrockets

Before we go any deeper into aura, magnetism, and deep dive into some of the more “mystifying” benefits of semen retention, we need to ground this in something real.

Spermatogenesis.

It’s the biological cycle of sperm production – roughly 64 to 74 days from start to finish. What you release today began forming over two months ago.

Two months…

It should go without saying, but every release costs something. Zinc, magnesium, amino acids, enzymes, electrolytes…

Your body had to allocate time and energy to create it… yet, most men treat it like it’s nothing.

When you don’t ejaculate, sperm cells and semen don’t just sit there forever.

It’s broken down and reabsorbed back into your system, revitalizing you from the inside out.

It seems like no coincidence that the recommended 70–90 day window can feel like a full mind and body “reset” – it lines up perfectly with the physiology.

The point is, reproduction is not a “hobby” for the body.

It’s survival priority.

Now consider the “signal” ejaculation sends.

Biologically, an orgasm communicates completion. Mission accomplished – you succeeded.

Your nervous system doesn’t care whether that “success” happened with a partner… or alone in a dark room in front of a screen.

The signal is the same.

For years, I had been telling my biology that I was winning – while in reality I was still restless, distracted, and not where I wanted to be.

That disconnect isn’t harmless – it rewards illusion, conditions complacency, and keeps you operating beneath your real capacity.

If spermatogenesis takes roughly 74 days, and you reach 90 without interruption, you’ve allowed a full biological cycle to complete without constantly firing the artificial completion signal.

For many men, that hasn’t happened since adolescence.

Combine that with removing constant dopamine flooding from porn and compulsive release, and the shift goes deeper than motivation.

Semen retention stops feeling like a challenge you’re “doing”, and starts feeling like a baseline you don’t want to fall below.

That’s when the practice shifts from experiment… to a higher, permanent standard.

By day 90, you look, feel, think, and behave like a whole new person.

Below, I’ll try to list all the main benefits I experienced – first internally, then externally.

These showed up consistently across longer streaks, not just once on a ‘good week.’:

Part I: The INTERNAL benefits of semen retention

Mental Benefits: Focus, Cognition & Dopamine Stability

• Longer attention span… you stop “needing” a hit every few minutes. When you remove porn + constant release, you’re not yanking your reward system up and down all day, so your brain isn’t begging for novelty to feel normal. Sitting with one task stops feeling like an uphill struggle.

• Less mental clutter… fewer stray sexual & intrusive thought loops, fewer “tabs” open in your head. A lot of “brain fog” is a subconscious pull toward easy dopamine releases. Once those “urges” are not an option anymore, your thinking becomes clearer and more organized.

• Reduced procrastination… tasks that once felt overwhelming or “boring” lose their emotional weight, and you simply begin instead of negotiating with yourself. With the clearer thinking benefits, making progress feels exciting instead of daunting or overwhelming.

• Greater tolerance for necessary discomfort… studying, building, training, planning – the unglamorous work becomes easier to endure without wanting to escape into stimulation.

• More creativity & execution ability… not “inspiration” – execution. With fewer dopamine drains, you get more mental bandwidth to come up with creative ideas, but also gain the drive and ability to execute on them faster.

• More strategic thinking… instead of reacting impulsively, you pause, assess, and make decisions with a longer-term frame in mind. You start thinking about what matters next week, next month – and your decision making gets better because they’re not being made under a constant fog of craving.

• Improved working memory… you stop dropping threads mid-task. Less tab-hopping, less “what was I doing again?” because attention isn’t constantly being yanked toward novelty.

Emotional Benefits: Stability, Self-Trust & Nervous System Regulation

• Reduced shame… the low-grade guilt fades because you’re no longer living with a hidden secret. You stop “resetting” your self-image every few days. You feel cleaner, more honest in your own skin – not because you became perfect, but because you’re not disappointing yourself on repeat.

• Lower social anxiety… conversations stop feeling like you’re trying to win approval or manage perception. You don’t overthink everything you’re saying, facial expressions etc. You are more comfortable in your own skin and genuinely don’t really care what others think – this comes off supremely confident from the inside out.

• Less emotional volatility… fewer mood spikes and crashes. You don’t swing between overstimulation and depletion as dramatically. Your mood becomes stable at a much higher quality baseline than before.

• More resilience in the boring stretch… you stop needing constant stimulation to function. You can grind through delays, rejection, boredom, high-tension parts without looking for an escape hatch. You absorb the friction and keep going – steady, deliberate, inevitable.

• Greater stress tolerance… because you’re no longer using release as a coping mechanism, you build the capacity to sit with pressure instead of escaping it. Hard tasks don’t automatically trigger avoidance. You stop needing life to feel easy in order to function.

• Better impulse control… more space between urge and action. You still get impulses, but you’re not auto-obeying them, which bleeds into spending, eating, scrolling, procrastination, etc. You start acting like your future matters more than your current mood.

Identity-Level Changes: Self-Respect, Congruence & Internal Authority

• Increased self-respect… follow-through stops being a “sometimes” trait and turns into who you are as a person. When you say you’ll do something, there’s less doubt behind it, because you’ve already proven you can hold the line when it’s inconvenient.

• Reduced self-deception… you stop making “exceptions” that quietly turn into a lifestyle. The excuses get harder to believe, and you catch yourself mid-rationalization instead of after the damage.

• Internal congruence… you stop living in that split state where your standards sound impressive but your actions constantly let you down. Less hypocrisy, internal arguing, and “I’ll start tomorrow.” You feel cleaner because you’re not secretly betraying your priorities.

• Less validation-seeking… approval stops feeling like oxygen. You’re not performing, over-explaining, or subtly trying to win people over. You can be quiet without feeling invisible, and direct without feeling guilty. That shift makes you come off higher-value without trying to, which is a highly magnetic quality to acquire.

• Stronger boundaries… your time becomes much more valuable. You cut conversations shorter. You say “no” faster. You stop letting bored, needy, and chaotic people rent space in your head. Not out of arrogance – but because you realize the drain some people are, and you now have much higher standards.

• Higher personal standards… once you’ve controlled one of your strongest impulses, mediocrity starts feeling insulting. Weak routines, sloppy habits, half-commitments, low quality social circles – your tolerance for that drops. You start subconsciously upgrading everything in your life – your environment, habits, people, and whatever else needs work.

• Delayed gratification becomes instinct… you stop needing immediate relief to keep functioning. That shift bleeds into everything – work, training, money, relationships – because you’re no longer ruled by “now.”

• Stronger & more powerful identity… it feels like you finally “know who you are”, and stop waking up as different versions of yourself depending on mood. You’re more consistent and reliable, and feel more confident in who you are.

Part II: The EXTERNAL benefits of semen retention

Attraction & Social Effects: Presence, Polarity & Perception

• Strong but relaxed eye contact… the “please like me” scan shuts off, so you’re not darting around for reassurance or bracing for rejection; you hold eye contact the way a grounded man does – calm, present, unhurried – and people feel that you’re not trying to win anything, which makes you more persuasive & charismatic.

• Slower, more deliberate speech… your voice naturally drops into a calmer rhythm because you’re not chasing approval in real time; you let sentences finish fully, you let silence breathe, and your words carry more weight because you’re speaking like you expect to be heard.

• Sharper humor and banter… not louder or more performative, just better timing and instincts. This is likely because your mind isn’t cluttered and you’re not “trying” to be liked. Jokes and pauses hit more comfortably, and conversations feel smoother without you forcing energy.

• People open up faster… you’ll get strangers telling you personal shit out of nowhere, friends dropping guards, women confessing things earlier than usual, because your presence feels contained and safe – like you’re not going to flinch, gossip, or collapse under emotion.

• Less neediness… you’re not subtly pulling for attention, approval, or sexual tension, so interactions stop having that hungry undertone that kills polarity; you can flirt without chasing, disagree without over-explaining, and walk away without that little internal panic that used to make you over-invest.

• Grounded body language & micro-expressions… less fidgeting, less nervous smiling, less jittery “explain myself” energy. you stop telegraphing anxiety through little movements and facial expressions. Women respond to it because it feels safe and high-status at the same time – nothing needy, nothing frantic, nothing to “handle”. This is likely because of internal -> external congruence.

• Genuine respect & deferment from other men … you give off more of a self-contained, confident energy, which changes how other men react to you. The decent ones tend to respect it and defer naturally, while insecure men can get weird – subtle competitiveness, jealousy, quiet hostility – because your presence may feel intimidating or commanding somehow.

• Increased female receptivity/attraction… more lingering looks and IOI’s, more “accidental” closeness, easier banter/rapport, more touch that doesn’t feel random. Not because you’re trying harder, but because you stopped chasing, and your whole vibe stops screaming “I need this to go well.”

• More natural flirtation and tension… teasing stops feeling like a technique and starts feeling like play, because you’re not using it to get an outcome; the result is that women feel the tension without feeling hunted, which is the sweet spot most guys can’t hold.

Productivity & Wealth Effects: Output, Consistency & Compounding Discipline

• Higher work consistency… you stop “waiting to feel like it” and start taking action on the tasks at hand more easily and consistently. Projects and work move from half-started ideas to finished assets – offers, content, outreach, product pages, portfolios – because you’re showing up even if it sucks.

• Deep work stops feeling like torture… you can sit in the uncomfortable middle of a task long enough for it to actually pay you. The kind of focus that makes money – writing, learning, building systems, closing details – requires staying in the room when it gets boring, and retention makes that easier to do without needing a relief button.

• You build pipelines instead of bursts… consistency starts creating a compounding loop: more reps, more feedback, more refinement, more results. Whether it’s gym + physique, business + leads, or skill + output, you’re stacking days like bricks – quietly – and the momentum becomes hard to disrupt.

• Skill acquisition accelerates… because you’re practicing when you don’t feel like it. That’s the secret. Languages, sales, coding, music, studying, content creation – whatever you’re building – levels up faster when you stop “drifting” constantly keep your attention pointed in the same direction.

• Decisions carry more force… you pick an objective and it stops being theoretical. Less mental wandering, fewer “maybe later” loops – more execution. You’re not endlessly researching, optimizing, and fantasizing; you’re moving, testing, adjusting, and collecting real data. That alone separates action-takers from dabblers.

• Long-term thinking kicks in… short-term urges lose their grip, and you start acting like someone who expects bigger outcomes. Even your spending gets cleaner, time gets guarded, and you naturally gravitate toward moves that compound – learning, building, investing, training – because you can actually tolerate the delay between effort and payoff.

• You stop being one of the “almost” men… the world is full of guys with high potential who will never reach it, because they live on mood and relief. Semen retention doesn’t make you a genius – it just makes you way harder to knock off course, and that’s enough to separate you from the majority.

Physical Effects: Energy, Presence & Baseline Vitality

• More stable energy… it becomes easier to stay switched on without forcing it. You can lock in for hours, move into the gym, do your job, work on your business, socialize and do whatever else – without feeling like each transition is draining your soul. That consistency makes you look healthier and feel harder to throw off.

• Pheromones and sweat smells more attractive… women have repeatedly told me I smell “sweet” on long streaks. I have also noticed this myself and am aware of my natural body odor. Sounds funny, but to myself, it actually smells a bit like semen. I’ve only seen a handful of posts about this on discussion boards, and interestingly, came across this post on Reddit which briefly discusses pheromones (from almost 10 years ago in the NoFap sub).

• Pheromone profile shifts with your internal state… stress, sleep, diet, and hormone balance all show up in your scent. Semen retention tends to clean up these internal processes, and body odor often reflects it… improving the quality and quantity of your natural pheromones. I wrote an article about how to increase your natural pheromones here.

• Stronger workouts, increased muscle mass, reduced body fat… you train with more edge and less hesitation. It’s easier to push through the final sets, stay consistent week to week, and recover without feeling like you’re “dragging” yourself back into the gym. You naturally become more motivated and excited to stay healthier and stronger. You’ll also notice yourself gaining muscle and losing fat much quicker than normal.

• Leaner, less puffy look (lowered inflammation)… you may notice yourself looking tighter in the face and midsection – less water retention, less of that “soft” look. Puffiness is often just fluid + inflammation showing up externally, and when those calm down, your physique appears sharper – even before any major fat loss or muscle gain.

• A deeper, more resonant voice… your tone starts carrying a kind of resonance that’s hard to fake, like your words have a backbone; you don’t sound rushed or thin, you sound settled. It could be hormones, recovery, breathing, posture – whatever the mechanism, it makes your voice feel cleaner and more authoritative, which changes how people perceive you.

• Improved posture & body language… when you’re not depleted or mentally scattered, your body stops broadcasting it. You stand more open, move with more control, and lose a lot of the subtle nervous fidgeting that makes men look unsure of themselves.

• Higher sleep quality (and vivid dreams)… sleep gets noticeably deeper and dreams return – vivid, cinematic, almost nightly. That matters because dreaming tracks with REM + deep sleep, and REM is where your brain and nervous system actually recover. Better recovery means better mood, sharper thinking, stronger training sessions, and a calmer baseline during the day.

• Healthier overall appearance… the “drained” look fades. Eyes get clearer and whiter, your expression stops looking dulled out, and the tension in your face unwinds. You look better in photos (the way you thought you looked in your head). And it’s not just “better-looking” either. It’s that you look more “switched on” – more present and alive.

• Skin health noticeably improves… acne doesn’t re-occur as much, skin appears more youthful, brighter, and healthier overall. I’ve often received compliments about my “skin routine”, even though nothing changed other than semen retention. This is likely due to the physical effects of semen re-absorption – a potent concoction of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, electrolytes and other vitality-boosters.

Spiritual / Existential Effects: Centeredness, Direction & Inner Coherence

• You start respecting reality again… goals stop being fantasies you consume for motivation and turn into obligations you either handle or you don’t. This is where discipline stops being “self-improvement” and becomes identity – execution feels non-negotiable, because your standards are real again.

• Life force / “charged aura” effect… after long streaks, there’s a rare sensation of internal voltage – like you’re carrying more pressure, more intensity, more gravitas. Call it nervous system regulation, or jing/ojas/chi, or whatever you want… the result is the same: you move more powerfully, and people clock it before you even say a word.

• To add onto the above bulletpoint… semen literally carries the blueprint for life – so it’s not crazy to suspect there’s a kind of energetic or spiritual cost to constantly spilling it, even if that cost doesn’t show up on a blood panel. Many people who take on this journey find a closer connection to God, the universe, or other spiritual pull.

• Reality stops feeling so heavy (remove existential dread)… not because life gets easier, but because you’re present enough to handle it. You stop buffering your days with distraction, and that removes the foggy “I’m wasting my life” feeling. The relief is simple: you’re here, you’re awake, and you’re moving.

• Stronger intuition & moral clarity… you get sharper about what’s beneath you – people, habits, environments, even conversations. You stop tolerating low-grade corruption and negative things in your daily life because you can actually feel what it does to you now.

• Purpose locks in (or appears)… when you stop numbing and distracting yourself, you can’t “float” anymore. If you don’t have a purpose, you’ll feel the pressure to find one. If you already do, your execution accelerates – less drifting, less internal resistance, more progress week after week.

• Luck tilts in your favor… the timing starts getting surgical. Misses turn into hits. The right person answers. The right door cracks open. Small “coincidences” stack so consistently it stops feeling random. Maybe its part perception, part momentum, part something harder to explain. But it’s real enough that you notice the pattern.

• Manifestation accelerates… what you hold in your mind’s eye stops feeling like a daydream and starts feeling real – vivid, charged, inevitable; you picture the outcome clearly, you keep it there, and reality starts echoing it back through synchronicities, chance encounters, sudden openings, and “how the hell did that happen?” timing…

In short, semen retention is a potent practice to shift & upgrade your entire identity…

And once you understand that, the whole thing stops being about semen retention “benefits” or aura.

It becomes about higher standards.

Not the standards you talk about publicly… the private ones.

The ones that show up at 1:13am when nobody’s watching, when stress is overwhelming, when the urge feels “harmless,” and your brain offers you the same bargain it’s offered a thousand times before.

Most men take the deal. Not because they’re evil, or weak, or doomed, but because they’ve been trained to.

Even “experts” will reassure you it’s fine. Healthy. Necessary. Meanwhile the pattern quietly conditions men into being distracted, pacified, and easy to manage.

That is, until “normal” becomes numbness, and ambition becomes something they romanticize instead of embody.

Semen retention flips that.

It removes the sedative and forces the real question: what happens when you stop taking the exit every time life gets uncomfortable?

And what you’re left with is raw material – the same energy that used to disappear into cheap pleasure, now sitting in your system looking for a direction.

That’s why most men fail. They treat this like a meme challenge, then act surprised when the pressure rises and their mind starts begging for an escape hatch.

The better framing is simple: you’re not “giving something up.” You’re reclaiming power.

So aim it.

Pick one objective you’ve been avoiding and make it your anchor for the next 90 days.

Physique, money, skill, business, education… whatever you’ve been bullshitting yourself about.

Give that pressure a direction.

Otherwise it will do what it’s always done: search for the easiest exit.

Because the whole point is to stop negotiating with yourself.

At the end of 90 days, you won’t be perfect. That’s not the goal.

The goal is authority – the kind that shows up everywhere: in your work, in your presence, in your relationships, in the way people respond to you before you’ve even said a word.

And once you’ve felt that version of yourself – the one operating with momentum and self-respect – it becomes hard to romanticize the old habits.

Why? Because you finally recognize the trade-off.

A few minutes of relief… in exchange for the man you could’ve been.

What will you choose?

Thanks for reading.

• PheroJoe