performance anxiety
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Hi iam a 22 year old male i get very bad anxiety seems be worse when i meet a new girl and i can not seem to perform cant get an errection my aniexty seems to kick in and i shake and heat beats really fast ? i have started sertraline for aniexty will this help with this problem also ?
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boing333 jakeyb2014
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The thing is, it's something that a lot of men experience. Some men are nervous around girls; others aren't. Less confident men need an understanding woman to help them rather than make them feel guilty about it.
A lot of what it comes down to with sexual dysfunctionality is lack of compatibility - you may have your interests; she may have hers. What's important is to be able to communicate with each other about it and feel relaxed. Explain your concerns (if you have any), work out what it is that concerns you - be it your experience compared to hers is a prime example - and learn to develop confidence through actually performing the act itself.
Sex shouldn't need to be difficult but our minds tend to make it so. Hope that helps.
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Both could be discussed with your GP.
I also have to commend you for your honesty in mentioning this as a lot of men out there who experience the same may feel threatened by it.
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For instance, I could go to a therapist and explain a situation/environment (say, an argument with my fiancee). I could explain how the argument made me feel, what it did to me physically, what sort of thoughts I had and how it made me behave.
The problem is, if an argument is brewing in the future, there is nothing I can do to prevent it. I'll react differently to it, yes, but my fiancee will react the same as she always has. In any event, no future progress is made and the environment still exists.
Something like sexual dysfunction is something you should first analyse to see if the problem is you, then analyse if it is something your partner is doing wrong. If it's you, work out why with counselling and then do the CBT to analyse how you could think differently. If it's your partner, discuss it with her and see if she's open-minded to discussion. If it's both of you, seek relationship advice and one-to-one counselling for both of you.
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So I'm assuming now it's happened in previous relationships and you're trying to say that you fear it happening again, and that's what stops you meeting other women?
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The best advice is to seek out therapy for something like that. If you have trepidation or fear forming new relationships with people due to the anxiety you have over sexually underperforming then it's affecting your quality of life and can't go on.
I don't really think there's any point advising you on what to do in future relationships without knowing your past history of relationships and experiences with different partners, and also examining if you have had any childhood sexual trauma.
The reality seems to be that you don't even get to the stage of meeting new girls because your anxieties stop you, so there's not even any point discussing new partners, how to treat them, how to deal with sexual dysfunction, what to discuss with them or whatever, because unless you counter your mood and anxieties, you won't meet them at all.
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