Among the psychological causes of erectile dysfunction, stress and the fatigue induced by stress rank somewhere near the top. Whether caused by marital or money problems or work-related worries, stress can make it difficult to get and keep an erection. In fact, stress can also put a damper on sexual desire, making the ability to get an erection pretty much a moot point.
As part of the body’s reaction to acute stress, the adrenal glands release increased amounts of cortisol, the so-called stress hormone. This cortisol can upset your body’s delicate balance of hormones, among which testosterone is the most important in terms of erectile function.
While it is clearly impossible to remove all of life’s many stressors, you should try to avoid those that you can and adopt a more laid-back attitude when it comes to dealing with those stresses that are unavoidable. If you can act quickly to resolve the issue causing your stress, by all means do it. If not, relax in the sure and certain knowledge that this too shall pass.