Semen Retention and Low Libido

Last Updated on August 24, 2026 by Wechuli.B

Many retainers report experiencing low libido, especially when on a long streak. They report completely losing interest in sexual activity, and some even say that they don’t feel horny at all. This experience usually causes worry among retainers as they start thinking that semen retention will eventually cause impotence.

This worry arises mainly because today, low libido is associated with negative factors such as diabetes, endocrine disorders, high blood pressure, chronic depression, and drug addiction.

What many retainers do not know is that low libido on semen retention is a good sign because it indicates that an individual is transcending the sexual urge. When one transcends the sexual urge, non-sexual content dominates the mind, and for this reason, the sexual urge loses its power over the mind and the body. As a result, one stops being excited by sexual content as they lose interest in sex.

The desire to pursue sexual pleasure becomes weaker, and one may go for long periods without thinking about sex or feeling the need to satisfy the urge. At this stage, sex may no longer feel as important as it once did. The individual has stopped looking for opportunities to experience sexual pleasure as the sexual urge becomes something that can be observed without immediately acting on it.

This is not impotence. It shows that one is effectively transmuting sexual energy by focusing on other things.  It shows that the sexual energy is rising from the lower chakras to the higher chakras.

When stuck in the lower chakras, specifically, the sacral and root chakras, sexual energy manifests itself as an intense feeling of lust or a compulsive drive for sensory gratification. As it rises to the higher chakras, because it is not fed by sexual thoughts or images, it manifests as strong willpower, creativity, magnetism, and a strong desire for spiritual growth.

The higher it rises up the chakras, the more it feels as if one’s sexual drive has disappeared as the energy transforms from a dense physical energy to a light spiritual energy. The intense desire for sexual gratification becomes weaker as the individual begins to experience a greater interest in things that are not related to sex. What once appeared as lust is experienced as a strong desire to create, learn, explore, meditate, or pursue spiritual growth.

By the way, I also experience low libido while retaining my seed. There are times when I experience zero sex drive and completely lose interest in women. I used to worry about this experience, thinking that it would eventually lead to erectile dysfunction.

I had to study semen retention books to see what experts say about low libido on semen retention, and I discovered that low sex drive on semen retention is seen as a sign of massive progress because it indicates that one has gained control over the life-force or sexual energy.

Moreover, while studying some of the best semen retention books, I discovered that some traditions consider low libido as the natural state of man, while the high libido we experience today is seen as artificial because it is a result of too much exposure to sexual content.

Man was not designed to have a high libido that makes him constantly think about sex. Instead, we were designed with a moderate and manageable libido because, unlike animals, we have many other things to focus on.

By the way, in the ancient world, having a low libido was seen as a sign of divinity or spiritual growth because it indicated that one had risen above the strongest earthly or animalistic desire: sexual intercourse.

Therefore, do not worry if you experience an unusually low libido while practicing semen retention. Understand that you have reached a stage where you don’t sexually objectify women anymore because you are not overly focused on women as you were when you were masturbating and watching pornography.

Besides this, understand that a man can become aroused and engage in sexual activity while going through periods when he does not feel interested in sex. The absence of a strong urge does not automatically mean that the urge is dead: it just means that you have dominated it.

Don’t try to boost your libido while on the semen retention journey, as this will prevent you from fully experiencing the magic of semen retention. It is when the libido is very low that you will experience the magical and spiritual power of semen retention because the low libido is a sign that your earthly self is losing its grip on – you –  the spiritual self, which will ensure that you experience first-hand how semen retention causes astral projection, prophetic dreams, and other strange spiritual experiences.

Most importantly, don’t worry because your libido will increase on its own and intensify later on the semen retention journey. Therefore, there is no need to constantly test yourself or look for ways to become sexually aroused just because your sex drive has temporarily become weaker.

Experiencing low libido does not necessarily mean that your future sex life will be negatively affected. In fact, many retainers report that sex after semen retention is amazing and satisfying. See this period of low libido as another stage of the semen retention journey rather than something that needs to be feared.

Instead of worrying about the temporary absence of sexual desire, embrace the experience and allow it to unfold naturally. Do not constantly check whether you are still attracted to women or whether your libido has returned. Give your mind and body time to go through the changes. When you resume sexual activity, you will find that you can have sex without the same compulsive need for it that you experienced before.