“Bating is a ritual… the more you respect the ritual, the bigger the reward.”
Coolb8trr podcast
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Two Doors Into the Same House
Bating (short for “masturbating”) is a ritualised self-sex practice: you get ready, choose porn or music, edge deliberately, and, usually, finish drenched in cum. We previously explained it as “a form of deep self-love and soothing, mental relaxation” that’s enhanced by toys, lube, mirrors, and, yes, a huff of poppers.
Gooning is what can happen when that ritual melts and the body takes over. Men’s Health frames it as a “blissful, trance-like goon state” where thought and time blur. Yet this trance is personal: there’s no stopwatch, no script, and no rule that you must drool for six hours straight, or even drool for that matter.
Bating 101 – The Grounded Ritual
| Element | What it looks like |
| Intent | Mindful exploration; I’m running the show. |
| Tempo | Edge ➞ pause ➞ edge. |
| Tools | Porn playlists, strokers, prostate massagers, poppers. |
| Finish | Usually a spectacular orgasm. |
Gooning 101 – The Primal Drift
| Element | What it feels like |
| Intent | Lose intention; let the stroke run me. |
| Tempo | Hypnotic, often steady; minutes or hours. |
| Tools | Looping porn, dumb mantras, poppers. |
| Finish | Orgasm optional; the trance is the payoff. |
Time is Not Depth: Busting the “Hours-Long” Myth
“Like every other valuable skill, learning how to goon takes practice … achieving the goon state can take time at first.”
Grindr sex-ed guide.
With repetition, your body recognises the sensory beat that triggers dissociation. Many veterans report slipping into goon space within a few minutes of bating, sometimes before the porno’s opening credits finish. The difference isn’t duration, it’s depth: a familiar neural pathway lights up faster each time you take the gooning path.
Side-By-Side Anatomy
| Bating | Gooning | |
| Definition | Structured masturbation ritual | Personal trance state |
| Focus | Mindful—watching yourself | Immersive—being the stroke |
| Porn | Optional | Often central, looped |
| Duration | 5 min to… whatever | Seconds to hours; flexible |
| Goal | Orgasm + afterglow | The state itself; orgasm optional |
| Key | Edging discipline | Surrender of labels & thought |
How Poppers Open Doors
Poppers widen blood vessels, spike heart rate, and blow social inhibitions to dust within seconds. For bators, one huff can lengthen an edge, making the final nut explosive. For would-be gooners, poppers are rocket fuel: less thinking, more raw sensation. The deeper the huffs, the quicker language fades, and the primal you begins to take over.
“When I’m feeling that way—the stimulus, the porn, the poppers—whatever—I revert to this animalistic state.”
Kade Linkin, online creator who goons in chastity (from Men’s Health)
From Mindful Strokes to Mind-Gone Goon: A Roadmap
- Warm-up bate
Lube, toy(s), playlist. Run a normal bate cycle to prime nerves. - Intentional fork
Pause. Decide: Do I cum, or do I want the keep going? Choice maintains the distinction between the two practices, even when the setup is identical. - Goon cue
- Switch porn to a loop.
- Repeat a dumb mantra (“poppers…bator…poppers…”).
- Huff poppers.
- Keep the stroke steady—too much variation brings you back into thinking.
- Ride or bail
The moment you feel time blur, jaw slack, eyes soft, you’re in. Stay for minutes or hours; pull back whenever you need to. - Aftercare
Water, Gatorade, rinse your armour, and maybe a reality-check text to your partner.
“After three hours on the same loop, my face melts, my words slur, and that’s when I know I’m finally gooning.”
Anonymous from The Gooner’s Handbook
Quick-Trigger Gooning: Training Drills
| Drill | What to do | Why it works |
| Edge reps | Edge three times, no climax. | Teaches nerves the “on–almost off” zig-zag that precedes the trance. |
| Porn swaps | Cycle five clips, 15 s each. | Overloads visual cortex, encourages dissociative focus. |
| Find a Mantra | Chant a stroke word aloud, then mouth only, then think only. | Gradually replaces verbal brain with body rhythm. |
| Pulse Huffs | One short sniff every 60 s rather than random huffs. | Keeps the chemical wave steady without dizziness. |
Do these weekly, and your nervous system will treat “lube + first edge” like a Pavlovian bell: ding… slip… goon.
Myths Busted
- “If you’re not edging for hours you’re not gooning.”
False. Speed varies; depth matters more than the clock. - “Gooning is just loud masturbation.”
Edging is a technique; gooning is the neurological end-state it can induce. - “Poppers are mandatory.”
Plenty of gooners chase the trance with breathwork or nipple play; poppers are a matter of personal choice.
Final Stroke
Think of bating as the grammar of self-sex: deliberate, articulate, lovingly structured. Gooning is the ecstatic speaking in tongues that erupts once the grammar is second nature, whether for five sweet minutes or an afternoon lost to lube and loops. Poppers can flip the switch, but the real catalyst is permission: shrug off labels, follow the tingle, and let the goon teach you how deep—or how fast—you can fall.
Explore boldly, trust your nerves, and remember: in the parliament of pleasure, you write the rules, modify them at will, and forget about them whenever the following sexual experiment calls.
