I know this topic has been written about many times and there are as many opinions about it as Carter’s got pills so here goes.
Before my Aneros and back door discoveries, porn was my good reliable friend to achieve my pleasurable moments. I reflect on the fact that, probably due to age, my sex drive was forever low. I could always rely on porn to give me back a little of the spark I needed to achieve positive and, what was at the time, my ultimate (but elusive) pleasure.
Along comes Aneros and all the pro & con advises that comes with the Wiki and Forum. The correct answer to this is ‘to each his own’. Now, having said all that, I will outline my own experience.
In my early Aneros sessions, I continued to rely on my crutch and the toy helped expand my pleasures. With limited progress, I eventually realized (referring to forum’s expert opinions for advice) that porn was in fact preventing me from appreciating all the feelings and sensations happening in my lower innards. Pleasure was plentiful but it was mostly externally penile. Eventually, while practicing pornless (is this a word?) sessions, I feel I progressed by encountering feelings I never had before and for me, the proof was evident that my old friend should remain in the past and to be re-invited only periodically for a good masturbate session.