Same story here, only that I switched LB for Primal because I have one slot filled with my Custom.
LB was great. It changed a lot in me. But it made me also understand that I’m missing that masculine freedom. That’s why I switched on Primal. On Primal I realised, that I’m missing an alpha foundation for it to properly work. So I switched to Ascension (While keeping my Custom and KB4).
Funnily, Ascension is so good, that my urge to pmo (thanks to KB now without the p) vanished almost completely. So I think pmo might also be related to missing alpha qualities. So I dropped KB4 to focus just on Ascension and my Custom.
I too, made the mistake (?) to jump ahead. I considered Ascension at the beginning but I finally decided to run emperor (because it has so much to offer). I didn’t understand that it can take a year to get the results you want with such a broad title, compared to the focused Ascension.
I have a custom cooking in the pipeline with LB and Primal for masculinity and emotional healing. Atm, I’m considering changing Primal to Ascension and later on the journey make another iteration with Primal.
Because I know, that LB, Ascension and to a degree Primal as well are foundational subs. Saint confirmed it recently that Primal is rather a Alpha Sub than a seduction sub. But I think to free your self from the shackles of society, you need a solid base of masculinity underneath.