**Introduction:**
Hi everyone – I would like to share a little bit about myself and my experience of an unexpected journey of healing and personal transformation from this little piece of plastic we call the Aneros. As a fair warning, this is going to be a lengthy write-up and I will attempt to keep it to the point, however I feel that an understanding of my journey can help beginners and intermediate users understand some of the deeper intricacies of Aneros to assist in their development.
I am a straight, 25 year old male with a long-term relationship and stable professional career as a Management Consultant in a major US city. Although I have known about the mysticism/potential of prostate pleasure since I was very young (thank you 4chan shitposts), I never experienced or experimented with this potential until recent years. I did not begin serious practice with the Aneros tool until late 2020. Like most of you, my day-to-day experience was deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. I am still recovering from what was the darkest period of my life, consumed by addictions and a desire to escape from the horrors we were seeing unwind on the news and in our personal lives. These addictions were in the form of marijuana, porn, food and internet consumption, and at my lowest point they were very close to taking everything away from me that I had built and loved. Prior to the pandemic, I was a very motivated, fit, successful 23 year old who had zero worries and a promising future. When lockdowns started and the world changed forever seemingly over night, I fell into a dark spiral that would make that 23 year old a very distant memory.