How do you 'calm' yourself down when writing a story?

[John988]

[This content has been removed due to a copyright violation.]

 

[Hypoxia]

How do you 'calm' yourself down when writing a story?

Icy showers. Hot jalapeños. Political newscasts.

 

[storyteller19]

Write in public, where you can’t instantly relive yourself

I have this problem too sometimes, but I get most of my writing done on my train ride to work or on my lunch break, I usually save the sex scenes for when I get home but not being able to be easily “distracted” helps me be productive.

 

[Athalia]

I keep both hands on the keyboard.

 

[jehoram]

I put both hands on the keyboard.

^^^^

Best answer yet.

 

[agedmac]

I totally agree. for me, though, the trouble is that when I write when I'm really aroused, I think that the writing is a lot hotter than it really is. I look at it later and wonder, "What was I thinking?"

Not sure I can relate very well. Mostly I get excited when I'm sketching out the idea before I add dialogue, etc. And after the story is over and published 'here' on Lit....well, I get aroused when women write me and say something about hitting the right button (SMILE).

A few years back, I spent the weekend alone writing naked.....kept the little guy hard most of the weekend.

Then more recently a couple of mature women have written in PM in more detail about how my stories 'got them off'......>>THAT got to me! SMILE

 

[MeredithEighty8]

If it gets really intense I'll stop and masturbate. Afterward, I'm usually able to refocus and get back to writing.

It's funny, but sometimes when I'm writing it's very clinical and I can sit down and write a story from beginning to end in one or two sessions. Other times there seems to be some personal connection, importance attached to the story (whether I realize it or not) and I become emotionally and/or sexually aroused and have to relieve the tension. This could happen multiple times during a writing session, and it usually takes me forever to get the story written and finished.

Have also noticed that when I go back and re-read the story months, years later I often experience that same physical/sexual tension that I had when I first wrote the story.