You’re finding it hard to get motivated in the morning. You don’t feel any desire to see your friends. You really want to be alone. If you’re feeling like this, it’s possible that you’re suffering from depression. Depression can make you feel as if nothing is worth doing, and can put a serious damper on your life. If your depression is severe enough, you may even find your erection suffering, too.
Studies have found that 35 to 47 percent of people who reported suffering from depression also encountered problems in their sex life, while a whopping 61 of severely depressed men polled reported having sexual problems.
When you’re depressed, it can be hard to get sexually aroused. This is because your erection depends upon signals from chemicals in your brain. Depression causes these chemicals get out of balance, causing the signal for sexual desire to get jumbled.
To fight depression-induced erectile dysfunction, talk to a mental health expert about possibly taking antidepressants. Therapy may also prove helpful in helping you to overcome your depression. If you can defeat your depression, you should see your erection return to normal, too.