Every man has to deal with the occasional missed erection. Whether it’s due to one drink too many or plain old nerves, it’s something that happens. But if it begins to happen consistently, it can graduate from a nuisance to a full-blown problem. But just because you’re missing erections doesn’t mean you should invest in a bottle of Viagra just yet. It’s possible that your erectile issues could be simply be related to performance anxiety.
Even the most sexually confident men will occasionally encounter performance anxiety. Signals in the brain get crisscrossed, leading to sexual excitement getting lost in the ether, preventing your brain from communicating to your penis that it’s time to wake up and get to work. This could be related to nervousness from laying with a new partner, or from feelings of inadequacy.
What’s important to remember is that it happens. But how can you determine if you’re suffering from performance issues or erectile dysfunction? It’s simple: test it. Men who suffer from erectile dysfunction are consistently unable to achieve an erection, no matter the situation. As such, test your erectile health when not with your partner. If you find you can coax an erection out with self-stimulation, this means you are suffering from performance anxiety. If you can’t achieve an erection on your own, this could mean you’re dealing with ED.
Whatever the result of your little test, don’t get disheartened. Many men deal with performance issues, and they can be easily overcome by speaking to a mental health expert about what could be causing your problem. Alternatively, if you determine that ED is the root of your issue, speak to a doctor about it and work together to figure out what is causing your erectile woes.