Arousal - How necessary is it?

Hodgepodge, personally I'd say that relaxation is more important than arousal. Start you're session laying down, relax and get your breathing under control. When you feel relaxed and comfortable, then start light contractions while concentrating on the area and let your mind do the work. Porn is great if your about to 'knock one out', but for aneros sessions you want to be 'fucked', so allow yourself to be. Your mind is all you need here.

hodgepodge,

IMHO, arousal is an important pre-qualification to a Super-O session. Have you read the thread -> Aneros, Arousal & Abstinence? In that post there was a link to the drawbacks of watching pornography.I find that I'm not particularly aroused during my Aneros sessions, compared to the high arousal I get when watching porn (note: I need visual stimulation to masturbate normally)This sounds like you may have an addiction to porn. After around 45-60 minutes I usually get bored, and either masturbate normally (Aneros still inserted) or remove the Aneros and go to bed. I'm trying to temper my expectations and enjoy the 'journey,' but could this lack of arousal be limiting my potential?Yes, I think it could be and combining Aneros use with traditional masturbation may be rewiring you into a pattern of behavior which may preclude you from prostate based orgasms.Also, in an experiment to boost arousal before sessions, I've tried looking at porn beforehand (without touching my penis). Would that throw off my 'rewiring,' or would that kind of thing vary by person?If you are not addicted to visual pornography then this would not throw off your rewiring but if you are suffering from any level of porn addiction then this is likely to be affecting you by throwing off your ability to focus on the self generated sensations from your prostate.
Perhaps you'd consider taking on the 21 day challenge and forgo viewing porn during that interim. I suspect you will find your arousal level to be highly elevated by day 21 and that your Anerosession will be elevated to a new level as well.
Good Vibes to You !

Thanks for the help, guys. I'll focus more on relaxation, and avoid jerking it with the Aneros should the urge arise in the future.

I've never gone more than 5 days without masturbating since puberty (I'm 24), so I think I'll give the 21 day challenge a shot. Should be interesting...

@hodgepodge,

It's been my experience that my Aneros sessions have been cumulative in pleasure, even fun. So for a very long time, it is my aim to go into my sessions for fun and pleasure. As you go along in your Aneros journey, your body will develop "muscle memory" in the areas surround your prostate and will even look forward to sessions.

Another important spin off as your prostate awakens is that with P-waves you will enter into Anerosless or Aless states which are extremely pleasurable and to be savored! 😉

Any links to how to do prostate massage? I always get severe 'blue balls' after about 3 sessions and have to ejaculate or I can't even walk without pain so never manage to build up the arousal. I think I would need morphine by day 21 otherwise!

smudgefish,

😉 You are already at a site which specializes in prostate massage- Aneros.com! While the term prostate "massage” and prostate "milking” are often used interchangeably, I believe there is a distinct difference we can identify. Prostate “massage” is the act of stimulating/manipulating the prostate gland for pleasure or medical purposes, it may or may not lead to release of fluids or cause an orgasm. Prostate “milking” is the release of fluids as a direct result of prostate “massage”. The Aneros devices are prostate "massagers”, they may or may not be used as “milking” devices depending on the individuals involved.

Self “milking” with the Aneros via ‘hands free’ manipulation is difficult as one usually needs to be very relaxed for the ejaculatory ducts to open and allow the fluids to flow out of the prostate. The stronger, more vigorous, muscular contractions needed to effectively move the massager create a level of tension which is antithetical to the relaxation of the gland ducts. It is possible to train the various muscle groups to simultaneously relax and contract to accomplish a “milking” but it will take practice. It is unnecessary to employ strong muscle contractions with your Aneros use as a “massager” to generate orgasmic feelings, hence you can employ it for many hours without triggering a “milking” response.

'Milking' your prostate of seminal fluids can be learned. You can read a short paragraph about Prostate Milking in the “Your Body” chapter of the Aneros WIKI. You can read a longer treatise on prostate milking technique and issues from Lady Lubyanka. There is also a well written blog by Andr. titled HOW TO MILK A BULL which gives step by step descriptions of the process.

My own experience has revealed the conditions need to be 'right' to accomplish a true "milking" using your Aneros and without using your hand to manipulate the massager. Generally, you need to be highly aroused, your prostate needs to be full and engorged due to arousal (an erect penis from edging is helpful but not mandatory). You should be on the high excitement plateau just before reaching the PONR (Point of No Return), then using your sphincter and PC muscles start performing very strong, rhythmic, slow paced contractions with total relaxation between contractions. It is important to maintain your arousal level, through penile stimulation if necessary, but don't take yourself to the point of ejaculatory inevitability (PONR). This may take a long time and be somewhat strenuous but you will eventually get the ejaculatory ducts to open and the drip, drip, drip of prostatic fluid. The process may not yield much fluid nor be intensely pleasurable in relationship to the amount of energy expended, it can be done, but Aneros devices (regardless of model or size) may not be the best tools for this particular activity. The best tool I've found for performing a real self "milking" is the Njoy 'Pure Wand'. I suspect having a professional masseuse do this would be much more pleasant as you could really just relax into the pleasurable release to be had.
Good Vibes to You !

Thanks @rumel, that's what I was looking for, and yes I did mean prostate milking really.

@rumel, what's the relationship between milking and squirting? I've seen squirting and it looks like peeing. The fluid doesn't drip out. Is it the same fluid? Seems like there's so many different fluids down there! 🙂