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How Do I Stop Psychological ED and Performance Anxiety

Psychological problems can count for almost 25 % of erectile dysfunction cases in men under the age of 35. Usually, men in their twenties and thirties are in the prime sexual peak, but not if psychological factors and performance anxiety interfere.

Health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and depression can also cause erectile dysfunction, but in younger men this is not common and psychological problems are the main cause for younger men getting ED.

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Before we show you 3 ways of stopping psychological ED and performance anxiety, let’s explain what they really are and factors that cause them:

Performance Anxiety:

This is a fear of how you are going to perform. It is a common sexual problem and anxiety plays a huge role, causing you to feel fear before engaging in sexual intercourse. The fear of how you are going to perform and what your partner will think of you can lower your self esteem and cause ED to kick in.

How long will I last?
Will she think my penis is small?
Am I doing it right?
What if she tells her friends?
I hope I am getting hard enough!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Stop!!!!!!

Those are all common thoughts that performance anxiety can generate. An awareness of failing to please your partner or getting it up typically produces so much preoccupation and anxiety, that it causes men to loose their erections. This can happen in various episodes and if you do not treat performance anxiety, it can happen every time you want to have sex. You are training your mind to feel fear before intercourse and the key is to reverse this cycle.

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Balancing the mind and body can relieve Performance Anxiety:

Psychological Erectile Dysfunction:

Psychological ED can come from childhood experiences, death in your family, abuse, sexual trauma and many others causes. Here are the most common psychological ED causes in men:

Depression: This can affect a man both mentally and physically, it is a common cause of ED. Even if men are 100% confident, depression can cause weak erections.

Stress: Financial problems, family issues, complications related to your job, can all induce stress and contribute to Psychological ED

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3 Ways of Stopping Psychological ED and Performance Anxiety

1) Seeing a Psychologist or Performance Anxiety therapist:

This can be embarrassing for some men, but has to be the best solution for fixing and reversing performance anxiety. Psychologists and Sexual therapists have reported an increasing number of younger men visiting their offices asking for help. They are experienced and are well aware of the problems surrounding these conditions.

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2) Reduce Porn Habits:

Believe it or not, porn is another big factor in creating anxiety and psychological issues related to ED.

“Men are constantly browsing the web looking from harder and more extreme types of porn, something they have not seen before. Each time they are doing this they are causing brain chemistry desensitization, to the point where they have developed a dependency on porn and without it they cannot get aroused and therefore no erections.”

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3) Viagra, Cialis or Levitra:

This is an alternative that can only be prescribed by a doctor, even a sex therapist. They will not solve the root of the problem but will give you some assistance in getting erections again. The best solution is talking to a sex therapist, they will be able to get to the base of the problem and even prescribe these medications to help you along the way.

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