Having problems with the Aneros HELIX SYN

The Helix Syn is my favorite I have to say, it certainly works for me with great sensations, Im not sure that bigger is better to be honest in my experience, I have used a wide variety but love the Helix Syn.

Don't get too hung up on whether you're really pressing on your prostate. I was utterly unable to locate mine before making significant progress toward hands-free orgasm. Even now, my major indicator that I'm hitting it is when shit really starts feeling good.


The helix isn't so much small as it's just crazy comfortable. Once it's settled in, It frequently feels to me like it's not even there.


The maximus is a good one. Lots of fans here. I have held onto how @braveneworld described it: hugs you inside and out in the most delicious way. The experience is dramatically different from the helix syn. Maybe too different. Consider the MGX before stepping up to the Maximus. The MGX has a greater fullness than the helix, but isn't overstuffed.


The model that taught me the most gave me insight on how my body moved the instrument without me flexing or squeezing anything. It had the right combination of mobility and fullness to allow me to detect that very subtle, very slow cycle of my involuntary contractions. I believe the Maximus would have been exactly the wrong choice for me before I'd tuned in on that.


The increased heart rate is a good sign that you're doing something right. I encourage you to resist the urge to flex anything. It's not as useful as you or I hope it will be. At least avoid the expectation that flexing will stimulate anything.


If you haven't already, do consider the "do nothing" approach. It has removed obstacles for myself and many others here. You don't even need to believe it could be effective before you try it. Take some time to observe what your body does while you make no effort to control it.


Try to stay on a schedule. Every day, every second day, whatever you're comfortable with. This is very much a learning and training exercise, and benefits from regular study and practice.

Hi PSLabs,

thanks for your well written answer, I guess I got to sidetracked with all posts of people having instant orgasms as soon as they put the thing in. I'll continue trying and I'll try your tip to not flex at all and just focus on my breathing, being relaxed and as I've seen many write here, have no exopectations at all.

Sadly these things cost a lot for me so I'll stick with the helix syn and hopefully it will yeild some results.
I will probably post here in the future if I ever succeed. 🙂

@wiloh95: I'm sure that your choice of the Helix Syn was a good one, and I believe you can have great results from it, so I wouldn't get concerned about whether it's right for you. It's just that this is a practice that often requires patience, and the ability and desire to pay close attention to the slightest feelings or tingling sensations anywhere in your body. Relax and pay attention to those.

As others have suggested, try the "do nothing" approach. Once you've got it inside, don't flex, don't squeeze, don't do anything except relax and enjoy some arousing fantasy. It's just quality "me" time, enjoy it, luxuriate in sensuous experience. Tell yourself it's a "spa day" and it's all about just hedonistically enjoying the pleasures your body is capable of.

"Listen" quietly to your body, just focus on being able to perceive every good feeling. Open yourself up as much as you can, figuratively and literally. Be open to what happens. Imagine what can happen. Feel all those thousands of nerve endings come alive, as they work with your mind to interpret the sensations as pleasure. Listen to relaxation or meditation music if you like that kind of thing. Try some nipple touching -- if you haven't already, you may learn to love it more than just about anything you've ever felt. Relax your lower belly, very lightly stroke it if you want. Muscular tension, for me, seems to inhibit the pleasure.

Many who begin with an Aneros toy, and many who take other routes on this journey, have powerful orgasmic pleasure sessions without the toy. So it can't be the toy, (and its length, and its position relative to your prostate, and the material it is made of, etc. ) which determines or creates the pleasure. I agree with @PSLabs: that it's the consistent training and the regular study and practice which brings success here.

Post if you have only partial success. Or none. Forum members openly talk about their unique difficulties. Even when useful advice is scarce, sympathy and encouragement are abundant.

The helix syn is a solid choice. Unless it's causing discomfort, a different model is unlikely to bring quicker or greater reward.

Stick with it. Don't get frustrated. You can make this happen.