Quote Originally Posted by eyeoneblack View Post
Like you, I swore myself to abstinence - an oath not to release sexual tension by self-satisfaction.

It drove me nuts crazy. The mere glimpse of a girl's knee drove me wild. Eventually I couldn't stand it any longer
That pretty much supports what I said (or what I thought I said, anyway). It's about focus. In this case, abstinence made the focus that much sharper and it drew a lot more energy and attention than it would have otherwise.