How the aneros saved my life.... Confessions from a grateful teen!

I do indeed remember you @wonderboy95. I'm so glad to hear you're getting on better...with life and the aneros. You reminded some of us of ourseves at your age, uncertain, pessimistic. The aneros experience and my connections with men here has given me confidence to try new things and get out of a rut. Most of all it's changed my self image, I'm able to show who I really am more confidently. Sounds like you're had a similar experience. Keep on going.

The privacy issue is a tough one. I have that one right now. Does your roommate ever take off for a day or weekend? I assume you're ruled out telling him about aneros. The peridise set is very small and discrete and gives me great sessions, but is more a anal stimulator. You could try sleeping with any device as long as it lets you sleep and you don't thrash around or moan. You could always say you're having a wet dream LOL. "Naps" during the day are also an opportunity if you have time as a busy student 🙂

Let us know how you're doing.

Glad to hear you are doing much better. Many people go through high school with bad experiences (myself included). I think you now realize that it gets better as you get older. Please continue to hang in there. See all the opportunities that college has and embrace as many as you can.
Continue to let us know how you are doing.

I'm glad things worked out for you. Thank you for letting us know and sharing 🙂 Having a roomate is going to make things tough. Maybe use this as an opportunity to focus more on your aneroless sessions. Treat them the same as a regular session and you might be surprised how well things go.

How great to hear things are going better for you now, and at the same time to think on how little it takes to change lives 🙂 Just incredible.

The privacy issue is certainly a problem, but there must be some way to sneak in some sessions once in a while, I hope for your sake 😉

Good luck to you, man!

That's nice to read. Someone very close to me wasn't so lucky.Go & have a nice long soak in the bath. Maybe put a bit of music on too! 🙂

@Wounderboy95 I remember you also and am very happy for you. I was impressed with your writting skills and your 4.0 average confirms you to be very smart. Congrats to you in the many ways your are finding and creating success! You do have a great life ahead if you keep looking for it.

Thanks for your words @euphemistic I did at the time feel very alone and very isolated. Hearing the experiences that you all shared with me helped me to realize that I was not alone and that life eventually would get better. I am very appreciative for the time you all took to respond.

And about the privacy, I'm glad you feel my pain lol. My roommate does leave occasionally but not on a consistent enough basis to confidently have a session. There is no way I could have one with him in the room. I'm not loud or anything but I usually have an erection the whole time I'm having a session. I definitely couldn't hide that. I'm looking for other toys that have a quicker amount of time. And he does know about the aneros believe it or not but I'm not comfortable using it while he's around. Sort of weirds me out ya know.

@Mattp Thanks for the encouragement man. I'm also realizing that the longer I'm away from high school and the people that were there that life gets a lot better. Thanks for reaching out to me.

Hi @Wonderboy95 Glad to hear things have improved, I do indeed remember you.Glad to see you took our advice and mine personal advice.
I had been through the same thing and i suggested if you were allowed to get a pet to help you through.
Hey you got a room mate as a pet! LOL :-))
Its so great to hear things have improved, fantastic news.
To tell you the truth since your original post I have had a breakdown and had too go back on my anti depression drugs, so its all fresh in my mind again too.
Maybe during holidays around Christmas you might think about seeing a doctor about your depression.
You will find the depression goes in waves good then bad and as long as those waves are not large things are ok, but it can get out of hand real quick.
I say during the holidays only because if you go on medication it can really mess you up for a little bit, a month or two actually. After that the waves are flat. BUT if things get bad again dont wait go see a doctor straight away.
It took me 30 odd years before I saw a doctor about it and before one took me seriously/ Now days they are quick to act and depression is well known about and understood.
Sounds like you have got through the worst time in your life though, but just keep it in check.
Well done for reaching out at the time and for fighting the depression rather than giving in and becoming one more of the statistics.


Having the room mate will be good for you as long as hes not hostile towards you. You wont feel so alone.
Privacy is a problem. Maybe put it in while in the toilet then goto bed for a few hours with it then goto the toilet again. Clean it with toilet paper. Wash it in the hand basin when you get a chance.
The hard plastic aneroses are quicker and easier to clean than the silicone ones. Dry it with your shirt.


Its also good to hear that the aneros works well for you at 18 years old. Wish i could go back in time and give a aneros to my 18 year old self.
I think you will find aneros will become a life long friend for you. I am 42 now and can not do without at least one or two of my plastic friends.
Nice to see you back on the forum too.
Kindest regards
Braveneworld

@Wonderboy95. Your update has made my day and the last year's conversation and this thread should be required reading. not just for the Aneros community, but probably for every parent who cares about his kids. Wishing you the best that these college years can offer. And wishing for you to be able to find the privacy to enjoy your new experience. I don't think you need to be told this, but putting on my "mother hen" hat: Having friends will be what carries you thru life's down and outs. Make them now. I have friends from college (class of 1971) that i am close with today. All the best and keep us posted.

Hi @Wonderboy95,

I too was extremely depressed in my senior year in high school. While I loved living in my hometown in Connecticut, I found high school to be very oppressive my senior year. I found going to college a 500 miles away from home to be very liberating. I too excelled in my college studies.

It was 1963 when I began to pass through adolescence. My parents were prudish on sexual topics. Discussion of such then was taboo. Plus the physician assigned to me refused to answer my questions on sex, especially masturbation! Fortunately in our town library there was a factual book on sexual matters for teenagers which I found very helpful.

You are very fortunate to come of age when you did. Aneros came into being about 1997, a good 35 years after my coming of age. I wish you good luck in your Aneros journey and your general course in life!

Hiya Wonderboy95..
I wasn't around in the aneros world when you did your first post a year ago. I went back and read through it after reading this post.
I am so glad you made it through that horrible time. Like so many others, I can relate to what you went through. High school was hell for me .... for that matter so was public school. I spent most of my free time 'hiding' in my room because that's the only place I felt truly safe from people.
I don't know if what I felt through all that would have been classed as depression...we're talking back in the 70's and there was nothing around then to help me. I only remember that it was horrible.
However, things do get better, as you're already finding out. Hang in there. There will be good times and bad times. Just remember that everything happens for a reason. Years from now you'll look back at specific events in your life and realize that they were essential to making you the man you are.
The only other piece of advice I can give you is to try to avoid being bitter. It only serves to isolate you again. I've found that out as well...and I'm trying to correct it. At 55 it's engrained down pretty deep, but I'm working at it.
Take care

Oh and by the way ...congrats on the aneros! I'm glad it's doing well for you!
:)>-

@ineverknew Yeah I'm taking everything one day at a time. But I can say it's 100 percent better then it use to be. And having a roommate makes using the aneros nearly impossible. With all the preparation and all clean up involved it makes it very hard. Not to mention it would be very hard to cover up me using it. My aless orgasms have only happened after using the device. I haven't been able to bring them on unless I've had a session the night before. Maybe I'll try to practice.

@Andy It is wonderful to know that something so small to some, can be so important to others. It just proves that we are all important and I will forever be grateful. Yeah privacy is a huge issue I don't know if I can sneak one in lol, not for a while but I'm taking all ideas and suggestions.

@Jazzer Sorry to hear about your loss and I'm glad that some great guys here reached out to me in time. As far as the bath goes....lol not really my thing man. Plus there aren't bathtubs in dorms but I appreciate the suggestion man.