Just discovered this thread and didn’t realise it was something others had. I was circumcised as an adult a few years ago due to phimosis (non-retracting foreskin). I masturbate through a layer but when I use my bare hand I have to withdraw it from the head at point of orgasm because the sensation is acutely, painfully sensitive, that kind of gasping shock others have described. Not quite up there with the post-circumcision pain (ouch) as I can control it, but comparable.

This has put me off sex mostly, but I want to get used to it in order to build relationships. Has anyone else found that repeated efforts to rub the head while masturbating cause desensitisation, in the way repeated exposure post circumcision eventually alleviated the pain?

This post I’m replying to gives me hope! Otherwise, I’m not sure what to do. There’s little info online about this specific problem.