Switch It Up
If you're a card-carrying member of the "I Fuck Myself" club, you probably have a masturbation routine - just like everything else in our lives. Maybe you just pull out a vibrator in bed right before it's time to go to bed. Maybe you masturbate first thing in the morning to start your day on a good start. Maybe you end a rough workday with a good masturbation session on the couch with your phone.
Whatever the case is, you can instantly add more intensity to your pleasure purely by switching up your regular routine. It's as simple as that. Masturbate somewhere new - or at a different time than usual - or with a different method than usual. It might be more "challenging" to achieve orgasm - but remember you can always go back to your tried-and-true favorites next time.
Make Up a Sexual Challenge
Do you know what's fun? Challenging yourself to try new things - and feeling pretty awesome when you meet those "sex challenges" head-on. Almost all of us can do something for seven days - or 30 days - no matter how busy we are. Meeting challenges and "goals" activates some of the pleasure centers in our brains - which can be a lovely bonus on top of all of the self-exploration and pleasure you're going to get in the process of achieving your challenge!
Some challenges I might recommend:
- Masturbate every day for a time period
- Masturbate in a new place every day for a time period
- Masturbate every day for a time period - but no orgasms are allowed until the last day
- Use insertable toys with your masturbation every day for a time period
- Only use clitoral toys for masturbation for a time period
- Use anal toys with your masturbation every day for a time period
- Achieve orgasm as quickly as possible (time yourself) every day for a time period to find your "fastest"
- Require yourself to masturbate for a prolonged time period every day for a time period
- Use a new sex toy every day for a time period
Washers Aren't Just for Washing Clothes
I know you've seen the jokes about washing machines and sexual pleasure - but they're jokes because they're true. There are actually a lot of things around your home that can be used for sexual pleasure - if you so choose.
There's the washer - especially on the spin cycle. Position yourself over one of its corners, lean onto the machine with the clitoris on top of the corner, and enjoy the ride. The sensations won't likely work for every body out there (so if yours isn't having it, don't sweat it!), but a lot of people swear by this masturbation method.
Don't forget about other household items too. The clitoris can respond really well to grinding - on virtually any surface, really. Bunched up pillows or clothes are always a favorite - and some people love the arms of their couch with a towel on it.
Aquatic Pleasure
There are lots of ways to orgasm around water; turns out, water pressure can be a great "sex toy" to take advantage of.
During a bath, turn the faucet on, and slide yourself under the spigot. The running water on top of the clitoris can be orgasmic for a lot of people! (If you can't pretzel yourself under the spigot, some people can find the same success laying on the floor of the shower with their shower-head on some of the pulsing settings.)
If you have a handheld shower-head, even better! A handheld shower-head just essentially became a fun, new clitoral toy that can be directed exactly where you need it.
When using your shower and bath water to masturbate, consider messing around with the water pressure, the shower-head water pressure settings, and temperature. They can all make a difference - and help you push towards orgasm at a moment's notice. (Just be careful not to burn yourself!)
Of course, if you're one of the lucky few who have access to a hot tub, we all know that hot tub jets can be fantastic clitoral pleasurers. Just keep it outside the body. Especially if you don't own the hot tub, I don't recommend using insertable toys (due to bacterial concerns in the water that can cause infections), but you can get away with clitoral pleasure all day. If you want to use your favorite dildo, I recommend a quick shower before you start playing, but if you can't wait, at least hopping to the side of the hot tub and using some cleansing wipes should help reduce the risk of infections.
(I don't recommend making water pleasure your primary way of orgasm - if only because it might take quite a bit of water to accomplish what you're looking for. But as a great way to switch things up and/or help you discover new methods of pleasure, I'm all for water-based orgasms!)
Take It Out of the House
Almost all of the masturbation out there takes place in your own home - which, y'know, makes sense. But if you're looking to up the ante on your foreplay, might I recommend taking some of your sexual pleasure outside of the home?
Depending on the effort level and comfort level, you make this as simple - or as complicated - as you like. Pull up - and read - an erotic story while at the park - or on the bus. You can wear kegel exerciser balls to the grocery store for added sensations. You can try some naughty texting - and naughty sexting from the bathroom - with someone you're into while you're out shopping. You can wear a panty vibrator while out for the evening - or even just wear it out to a busy restaurant.
It's up to you and how far you want to take it, but just switching up your foreplay locations can make your masturbation sessions feel even hotter when you make it back home.
Experiment with the Booty
If you've primarily focused on the clitoris and vagina at this point, you probably know exactly how much pleasure these areas can bring - and guess what? There's another erogenous zone that can be just as pleasurable: the butt!
With the explosion of low-priced, anal-safe beginner's anal toys, getting a cheap anal toy is just a click away. Pair it with some lube, go slow, and you have an entirely new erogenous zone just waiting to be explored. (And don't worry! We're here to help you begin your anal journey too!)
Just Keep Exploring!
The biggest tip I can offer you? Never stop exploring. Even when you find the things that are ultra-orgasmic for you, don't get "stuck" in a rut where it's the only type of sexual stimulation you seek out.
Be willing to try new sensations, new toys, new locations, new porn, and new times of day - that's what keeps everything about masturbation from feeling too monotonous. (And, of course, you get to take the "data" with you for even more pleasure next time you slide open your legs to masturbate!)