What is Gooning?

You may have recently heard of gooning, but what exactly is involved in this mastubatory method? Victoria Blisse discusses this trending topic and explores gooning vs edging. 

Living in the modern world is hectic: we have so many things to think about and so many responsibilities that life can often feel like a real grind. Work, chores, visiting friends andgoo family; even partying, enjoying hobbies and fun activities take up energy, time, and bring stress and expectations with them. So, how can you escape from this burden and cares of everyday life?
 

You might have heard of meditation, mindfulness, or even tantra, but what about gooning? This term relates to a masturbational practice that might lead to an experience that is out of this world!

What is gooning exactly?

Gooning was first listed on Urban Dictionary in 2005 and there are several definitions of it there now, but all pointing to a dedication to masturbatory edging that leads to meditative levels of self-pleasure. Gooning basically means being fully focused on wanking so much and so intently that your body is completely consumed by the action.

Mostly, people describe edging over and over and not coming as the key to gooning but some people find the overstimulation of orgasming multiple times produces the same ecstatic state. The whole purpose of gooning is to get to a point where you are all-consumed by the physical stimulation, either on the edge of orgasm or past it. It’s a whole body experience that focuses the mind on the genitals and sexual pleasure.

Livin' on the edge: gooning to 'gasm!

Gooning is more often seen as a pastime for men specifically. Indeed, there'is a whole genre of porn that is similar to JOI (Jerk Off Instruction) in that it is instructions on achieving gooning. These mostly focus on the penis and the physical actions used to masturbate a cock and are usually women. These Dommes talk through the process of gooning and the watcher is expected to follow her instructions precisely.

“The whole purpose of gooning is to get to a point where you are all-consumed by the physical stimulation, either on the edge of orgasm or past it.”

Gooning is something that people of all genders can try, it doesn’t matter if you have a penis or a vulva but if you are looking for porn to help you, you may find it difficult to find any that doesn’t assume the watcher has a penis.

How is gooning different to edging?

Edging is often a part of sexual or kink play that involves other acts, maybe sex or spanking, bondage or wax play. Edging is about control either of the self or by a partner. It Isn’t often the end of play. Edging often ends with orgasm. With gooning the state of arousal from masturbating is what is aimed for and can be experienced for hours on end.

There is a focus on porn and overstimulation with porn to help in gooning. The making of so called goon caves (like a man cave but focused on porn) as a dedicated space to wank in, being surrounded by what turns you on such as porn on various screens, posters and virtual reality as well as having masturbators and vibrators to hand to add variety to how a person wanks. There is a dedication to self pleasure and achieving a trance like state where the person is completely consumed with their own sexual pleasure.

“Gooning basically means being fully focused on wanking so much and so intently that your body is completely consumed by the action.”

Gooning can be a wonderfully empowering experience, finding time to luxuriate in sexual pleasure and connecting with your own body can be powerfully positive for a person’s mental and physical health. Problems can come from not seeing the people in the porn you’re watching as real people or becoming addicted to the ecstatic feeling from gooning. It’s good to find your ecstasy but there are other things you have to do in life too. If you feel that you’re not balanced in your life, contact a medical professional.

How to practise gooning

Fancy trying it out? So, here are three simple steps to get you started on your gooning journey:.
 

1. Get comfortable You might not create your very own goon cave, but make yourself comfortable. Have all your favourite sex toys to hand, bring up your favourite porn as well as enjoying some sexy images you really enjoy.

2. Put aside time Make sure you’re not going to be pulled away from your masturbation. Switch off your phone, ignore the door bell if it rings, and focus entirely on spending time with your body. You need to dedicate yourself to your pleasure for this to work.

3. Practise Don't expect to experience the buzz of gooning on your first attempt. It takes time to learn how to focus and edge yourself over and over to gain the trance-like state of repetitive ecstasy. Don’t give up! There are other gooning fans out there so use them for hints and tips of how to achieve the meditative masturbation state.

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• Edging & Orgasm Denial
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• Mindful Masturbation: 7 Benefits

Some people use weed or poppers to enhance the experience; be sure to do your research before trying these out and be aware of the risks, just like you would for a BDSM scene. It's important to practice Risk Aware Consensual Kink (RACK).

The final FET: Gooning

Spending time to really, deeply know yourself and your sexual desires is important; getting in touch with what turns you on opens up a whole new world of possibilities. With gooning this experience becomes an ongoing, rolling euphoria that releases the stresses and pressures of life.

Edge your way to sexual revelations. Fancy trying it out but want to know more? Start a thread on the forum and ask others for their experiences and maybe find someone to learn to goon with. However you do it, you'rre the one in control of your gooning pleasure. •
 

Victoria Blisse was an erotic author and sex-positive Reverend. She helped shape fetish.com and FET from the very beginning and we're eternally grateful for her passion and creativity. Sadly, she passed away in January 2024. We hope that whenever her articles are read, she'll be honoured.
 

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