Beating performance anxiety

One of the biggest contributors to erectile dysfunction is known as 'performance anxiety'. Performance anxiety presents itself as small, nagging fears about whether a man can satisfy his partner or not. Slowly they start to develop into bigger and more consuming fears, until erectile dysfunction starts to present itself.

The most common sufferers of this condition are young, inexperienced men, or men who are heading into their later years. The former group of men will have a fear that they will not be able to measure up to their partner's expectations, often setting themselves unrealistic standards which are often based on what is portrayed in the media. The latter group of men have a fear that they will not perform as well as they did in their younger years. As the fear creeps in, an erection can prove difficult to achieve and impossible to maintain. This can then send men into despair and depression.

We like to project ourselves as macho beings, but erectile dysfunction has the power to wound this masculine pride and after a couple of failed erections, many men can clam up and fear trying sex again. It can lead to a total inability to maintain an erection if treatment is not sought.

For psychological issues such as this, the best treatment is a combination of a therapy, such as counselling, whilst using medications such as Viagra. Viagra can kick start your confidence in the bedroom. At internet chemist Pharmacy2U we have a range of drugs to treat erectile dysfunction, including Viagra, Cialis and Levitra.