Male Performance Anxiety and Erectile DysfunctionWhat is Performance Anxiety?Performance anxiety is a vicious cycle of worrying excessively about your sexual performance. This can lead to erectile dysfunction, and the more you worry, the worse your erectile dysfunction becomes. The anxiety over not getting an erection or losing your erection, as well as the feeling of sexual failure that accompanies these fears, increases your level of anxiety.Once the anxiety has taken root, it often leads to withdrawal and avoidance of sex. In fact, it is quite common for men who experience sexual anxiety to stop all forms of affection towards their partners, which places stress on the relationship. It also leads to high levels of frustration, shame and general dissatisfaction that affects the quality of their intimate relationships. Men who struggle with male performance anxiety and erectile dysfunction often have low self-esteem and lose their confidence in their own masculinity. In extreme cases, erectile dysfunction can lead to depression and suicidal thoughts due to feeling overwhelmed by the condition. Overcoming Performance AnxietyThe first thing to keep in mind is that there is a lot of misunderstanding out there about normal male sexual functioning, as well as good sex. Men who have watched a lot of porn over the years typically believe that they should be ready to go all the time, penis as hard as steel, and be able to last all night.This kind of hype leads to men worrying about ‘doing it right’ and the act of making love is taken away from what sex really should be about: being intimate and relaxed, and giving and receiving pleasure. When sex becomes nothing else but a ‘performance’ based on a rock-hard erection and orgasm, your self-esteem is going to suffer, simply because your penis is not always going to perform on demand. Nobody’s does! Many men lose their erection when putting on a condom. Having to interrupt nature’s passion to search for and then tear open stubborn condom plastic packets can be the equivalent of ‘hitting the penis on the head with a cold spoon’. The secret is not to worry about it… if you lose your erection, just resume kissing, touching and stroking until you’re ready for penetration, no matter how long it takes. There is also something else you can try… Practise putting a condom on during solo sex until you can do it quickly and easily without losing your erection. Then try it with your partner. 
Better Sex RecommendationThere have been various exercises and techniques developed over the years to treat male performance anxiety successfully. If you are struggling with this issue, you can contact Dr. Mia for confidential online therapy.Related Posts* Overcoming Sexual Performance Anxiety* Sudden Erectile Dysfunction * Causes of Erectile Dysfunction * Fixing Erectile Dysfunction (From Male Performance Anxiety back to For Men Only) (From Male Performance Anxiety back to Better Sex for Women Home Page) |
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