How exactly do you perform an anal contraction?

Hi Innerwalker and welcome to the forum and the wonderful world of Aneros prostate massagers!

The anal sphincter muscles are the ones you are trying to control/contract/relax.
Imagine you have a need to defecate or fart/break wind but, let's say, it's not exactly convenient. So you tighten up your anal sphincter to control that urge. That is what you contract to drive your Helix. You can experiment by putting a lubed finger in your anus, then tighten up on it. You will find that not only does your sphincter grip your finger but also draws it in slightly. The other muscles that comes into play are the ones that controls an urge to pee and twitch/ raise the erect penis. You may find that an anal contraction also contracts these other muscles but isolating one from the other will come with practice.

So, back to your Aneros. Insert as before, after following your preparation routine. Lie still and get used to it. Deep breathing isn't essential but try and breathe from your abdomen rather than your chest. When you have got used to the Helix being there start on the contractions just as you did with your finger in your anus. You don't need to 'push out', the Helix will move back when you relax your sphincter. I'm not going to go over the ground that has already been covered so well here on the forum, B's Best of the BEE-Line and B's Keys to the Backdoor give peerless advice and will set you on the right road.

Feel free to ask for more advice and guidance but in the meantime,

Have fun!

Old Wolf

Thanx for the advice Old Wolf I will try the finger thing you mentioned to get a better feel of what an anal contraction is like. Thanx for the links as well although I haven't finished reading them all I did read a few posts from the first think. Good stuff I imagine this is going to take a lot of mental discipline & concentration on my part. Also I think after having read one of his posts that I was performing more of a rectal contraction than anal. Also my contractions are hard to control not in the sense that they are involuntary (which is what we are aiming for correct?) but in the fact that they are quick, & hard to perform slowly? Is this due to a "weak anus/rectum"? Will the muscles that perform these contractions become stronger with the use of the Aneros? Eventually reaching the point where I can control them more slowly?

Thanx again Old Wolf I appreciate your advice on these matters 🙂

Innerwalker,

As you progress along your journey of learning and keep practicing, you will find that your pelvic muscles do indeed become stronger and you will be able to exert more and more control over them. Additionally, you will become more adept at isolating the various muscle groups (P.C., anal sphincter, rectal, etc.) and exercising them independently, which can feel pretty good just doing that.

While mental discipline and concentration are important factors in developing your technique to achieving successful progress, it is equally important for you to listen to your body speak to you in a somewhat passive state of mind, as it whispers with P-waves to your mind. After all, you are pursuing Aneros usage for the pleasure aren't you ? This is an activity that should be fun, there is no need to pressure youself to accomplish any particular 'milestone' in any particular time frame.

True I am persuing this for the pleasure. Just unsure if I am on the right track & its often hard to tell if I am making any progress although I am not rushing it would be nice to see some small signs of progress. I.E So new sensations, etc. I will keep at it though & try new things as well as practice old methods. This thing is truly unique & I bet the experience is completely different for everyone since no 2 of us are exactly alike. Thus I would have to agree with you & say that each of us just have to listen to our own bodies & use what works for us. One thing I am confused about is whether or not I should have an erection or get an erection during the use of the Aneros is this normal? I also thought that having an erection would decrease the stumuli you are supposed to be feeling.

Innerwalker,

I inferred from your initial post that you are a newbie to the Aneros experience, as such the advice offered by 'Old Wolf' to read the 'B. Mayfield' posts is quite correct. The new sensations that you will be looking for can be quite subtle and can easily be overlooked/ignored, leading to the conclusion that nothing is happening or that one is not encountering "...signs of progress". One of the early lessons one needs to learn is patience, you are beginning a learning journey dealing with unique phenomena, without the advantages of a scientific process or a formulaic guidebook. You are correct that no two users will experience the process the same way, but the experiences are not completely different, as the posts on this forum can attest. There is quite a wide variety of experiences that users have reported, but as you progress in your path you will find your own experiences will be similar to others', while you may also find some others' experiences completely non-congruent with your own. That is why it is very difficult for others to tell you if you are on "... the right track" or not, I think the best that we (Forum members) can do for each other is share our experiences which either aided or hindered our journey, this enables us all to try new options/techniques which we might not have discovered by ourselves.

Your question about the normality of having an erection during Aneros use is one that has been discussed/mentioned in numerous previous posts, from what I've read, I would say it is normal for some users to have erections and it is normal for some users not to have erections. Some users have reported gaining and then losing their erections during an Aneros session. In any case, having an erection or not is not an issue you should worry or be concerned about. If you do have an erection during a session, it is likely that the penis will be more sensitive to stimulation and thus a potential distraction away from the inner sensations that develop into pleasure waves that lead to the super-O, but in and of itself the erection shouldn't hinder or aid your ability to achieve a super-O. I personally rarely become erect while using my Aneros, unless I am going for a super-T masturbatory session. Your question is quite timely, as 'ohmy06' has just posted a Poll titled "Erection frequency" that may yield some interesting data, we'll just have to wait and see.

I have read several posts from this forum & I am still reading more especially from the 2 links that Old Wolf posted in his reply. I wanted to share one experience & my thoughts on it. As those of you know I am very new to the Aneros & seem to be somwhat confused although not discouraged. After my 1st session with the Aneros I decided that I would take a break & try again the next morning thinking that perhaps I may have been too excited after during my 1st trial & perhaps not relaxed enough. So I went to bed without setting the alarm & got a good nights rest. When I woke up I rolled over applied lube to the Aneros & myself & began with some contractions. What followed was interesting although I am not sure if the Aneros caused it. During the contractions almost immediately upon beginning them my whole body began to quiver & shake but it didn't feel orgasmic my breathing was also shallow. Has anyone experienced anything like this? I have no idea what caused it whether i was cold & shivering or actually experiencing something new I had no idea. I also have not had this happen again.

Innerwalker,

From your description, it sounds to me that you may be dismissing a very real reaction to your Aneros as some other phenomena, it is important to acknowledge all sensations as potential inner body language feedback to your Aneros usage, such acknowledgement is likely to enhance your future progress. It seems to me I recall having had a similar quiver/shake episode in one of my earliest sessions and it too did not feel orgasmic. I attributed it to the presense of my MGX and as an indication that I was actually getting some new sensual feedback, so for me this was a positive sign. I haven't experienced the same effect again but I have certainly gone on to experience some much more profound sensations.
In the begining things are a bit confusing, you may question every little sensation asking yourself is this normal? Should I be feeling this or something else? Was that little spasm caused by my Aneros? Where are the full body convulsions? Why can't I get there? Etc. Etc. Etc.
Most of that is just mental noise, which will just distract you from focusing upon learning to read your unique interior body language. As has so often been mentioned here, relaxation is important to quiet not only the body but the mind so you can start to perceive the subtle little whispers your body will generate.
You will be feeling new sensations for quite some time on your journey, just try to accept them all and the pleasures you derive from them. Every session has the potential to yield new information, some sessions will be duds but others may be quite pleasant. Don't expect every session to yield significant results, as most will not, meaningful advances often occur very unexpectedly, that is part of the mystery of this whole "re-wiring" process. Don't you enjoy a good mystery? (especially one in which your are the primary charachter) Enjoy! Have fun with your new toy and refrain from over analyzing the experience while you are playing with it.