As I go along in this journey, I can see this transformation from reading what other people do and trying to emulate that to figuring out how my body reacts to prostate play and tailoring it to work for me.
I haven’t been one of the lucky ones that inserts the Aneros as a beginner and pleasure abounds. For a lot of this journey, I haven’t felt much pleasure at all. When this happens, it is hard to simply lay there and be patient, waiting for pleasure, without getting bored.
Porn would be entertaining, and a lot of guys have success with it, but I have decided that I am not going to go down that road, due to my history. I have not been very good trying to fantasize...I can do it for a few minutes, but I find that my mind gets tired and it feels like more work than anything. I have tried to zone out to binaurals, but I eventually get bored of that too.
The thing I have had success with lately is listening to erotica. It doesn’t have to be anything particularly raunchy. Today, I listened to kind of a cheesy romance novel. The woman’s voice is soothing and playful, which adds to the arousal. Mostly, though, it is nice to listen to a story that keeps my mind engaged and stops me from thinking about how frustrated I am that I’m not feeling pleasure and I’m bored. And when my mind is distracted and not completely stressing about my prostate...I start to feel more pleasure! Also, when I’m done, I feel much better about my session knowing that I truly enjoyed the experience even if I didn’t even come close to an orgasm.
I think we all need to analyze our sessions from time to time and figure out which specific roadblocks each of us has in our unique journey. This forum has been priceless for the education I have received, but at some point, we have to make this journey our own, and that’s when the progress will be revealed to us.
The thing I have had success with lately is listening to erotica.
It sounds like you might have some more success/progress with some audio hypnosis files as they tend to keep you mentally engaged by providing you with continuous input and suggestions. From the thread Aneros Aural Accompaniment - WIKI listings? here are some suggestions from your fellow members.
"Audio hypnosis files have also been cropping up in discussions, I haven't listened to many of these but since members have mentioned them I've decide to add this category to the Aneros Aural Accompaniment group thread. In no particular order or orientation -> Pretty Little Toy MP3, Hands Free Orgasm, Hypnosis for Longer and Stronger Orgasms, Sensitive and Ready, Super-O Slut.
Member @Maximus1217 suggested sex-positive, male-positive erotic audio by Eve's Garden
Some mentioned authors/producers are Mistress Marisa, Nikki Fatale, Isabella Valentine, Mistress Samba, ShibbySays. Note: These artists offerings are distinctly Female Domination oriented so you have been warned.
Recent member @a-i-allie has created Mindgasm, a website with audio instruction sessions for developing orgasmic response with or without prostate massager use. There are a few free instructional sessions available, they are -> Lesson 1 - Introduction & First Steps, Lesson 2 - The Big Squeeze, Lesson 3 - The Eternal Wave. Further sessions must be obtained through Patreon membership, they are Lesson 4 - The Secret Muscle, Lesson 5 - Trinity & Lesson 6 - Eternal Flame with more to come."
Good Vibes to You!
P.S., here's a little self-serving, crass commercialism, I invite you to sample my "HypnAerosession" guided Anerosession. Just as you need lubrication for pleasurable use of your ANEROS massager, think of HypnAerosession as lube for the mind. This recording was produced in concert with other distinguished community members, and targets the unique needs of ANEROS users to get into a relaxed frame of mind necessary to achieve the Super-O. It just might help propel you forward in this wonderful journey.
P.P.S. Here's an erotic recording I just recently came across that might get your fantasy imagination cranked up a bit as well.
Thanks @rumel! I will have to try some of these out. I have enjoyed listening to some audio hypnosis, but have only done that a handful of times.
I listened to the Mindgasm audio and that was pretty good. Also, the erotic story I am listening to now is from Eve’s Garden.
If you get bored of everything,it might be advantageous to switch things in and out in cycles.
If something works one day,reading/watching/listening to the same thing next time might actually be counter productive. This could be the age old mistake of becoming reliant on a certain stimulus. I’ve seen some guys say if they over stim the nipples for example it ruins a session.
You could also practice sessions with zero stimulus,just nipples,using the sensations themselves as the fuel for arousal. I myself used to try to fantasise while practicing a-less. My mind would wander off it too.Thats ok too,it’s maybe quite normal,you can just go back to fantasy later in the session.
If your wife could work your nipples and massage your body during a session. That is the king of stimulation IMO.
To combat boredom/frustration you might try thinking of the session as meditation. So no matter if you get sexual pleasure or not, there's at least something else useful happening.