Absolutely wonderful post DLD. I really took alot from this post! You are so right, I have struggled to gain so far, but I definately suffer from the FEAR you talk about, of injury, but also that it just wont work for ME!! I loved what you said about...see all penis's as the same. I have similar issues with natural body building, sometimes I get into such a rut that I just plain cant make my arms any bigger, and then you get really down and start to doubt and all the negative crap floods in! Hope is paramount, hope and belief! Thank you for helping strengthen my own!
Also, I agree about what you say about the difficulty to plain rip off and injure your penis...there is a show here in the UK called mind body kick ass moves which shows guys doing incredible things with their bodies. I saw a guy lift 150 KG (Yes Kilos) from his penis, and a guy pull a truck from his penis! The penis isnt a delicate flower, more like an Armour plated tank!!! :D
Cheers DLD