Psychological causes that can lead to erectile dysfunction
If you engage in sexual activity simply because you and your partner want to, you can have a good time ahead. But if you engage in it half-heartedly, out of compulsion, peer pressure or just to please your partner, you might have a bit of a problem getting 'it' up. Even if you are perfectly healthy and have no medical conditions that might inhibit your ability to get an erection, psychological factors can prevent you from getting it erect. Some most common psychological causes leading to erectile dysfunction are:
Anxiety
Anxiety is one of the psychological causes that can lead to Erectile dysfunction. The reasons of anxiety might differ from person to person, but the end result could be the same, Erectile dysfunction. Some of the noted causes of anxiety-induced Erectile dysfunction are:
- Fear of being caught
- Fear of causing unwanted pregnancy
- Anxiousness in teenagers who are doing 'it' for the first time
- Pressure to perform; mostly seen in men who suffer from premature ejaculation
- Peer pressure
Depression
The second most common cause of Erectile dysfunction is depression. This mental state can be brought about by the state of affairs an individual is in or as a side effect of certain medications. Whatever the reason, depression can make a man gloomy and certainly sex is the last thing on the mind when one is sad. Depression-induced Erectile dysfunction can lead to following complications:
- Men suffering from depression face difficulties in achieving erection, which causes more depression until it becomes a vicious cycle
- They look upon their condition as a loss of their manhood
- They lose confidence and self-esteem
When your worries bog you down in the bedroom
When you are stressed about work, credit card bills, car insurance and mortgage, it wouldn't be surprising if you are having troubles in the bedroom to get 'it' up. Stress is the greatest sex buster. Even if nothing is wrong with you physically and emotionally, you can fail to get an erection just because you are worried about something. While it's not possible to tell your boss to give you less stricter deadlines or coax your bank to be lenient with you, you can always leave behind your worries and then enter the bedroom.
Yet another stressor that might affect your ability to get an erection is – guilt. If you are having sex with someone else's wife, out of the knowledge of your wife or simply having a relationship in which you shouldn't be, problems are bound to occur. Feeling guilty about sex can lead to stress; and when you are stressed, it will be difficult for you to relax, which is important to get an erection.
 
Relieving stress
If you can leave your worries behind to even some extent, it can help you by a long way and keep your sex life problem-free. So how do you do that? For starters, you can take a long, warm bath in the bathtub. Massage is also a very good idea to unwind. Meditation and Yoga are two other relaxation techniques that can alleviate stress. If your stress levels are too high to be sorted out with these methods, your last resort should be counselling or taking stress management medications. |
