PREMATURE EJACULATION – ANXIETY AND DISTRESS
It is not too far-fetched to compare premature ejaculation to bed-wetting. A small infant has no control over its bladder. When the urine stretches the bladder, a reflex occurs which makes the bladder contract and the infant urinates. As the infant grows it learns to suppress the reflex, and delays urination until an appropriate time. In some ways, a man with premature ejaculation is like the infant; he has not learned to delay his ejaculation until a more appropriate time
Premature ejaculation is not only frustrating to a man’s sexual partner, but also reduces his full sexual enjoyment. Men who have been cured of premature ejaculation report that when they had the sexual problem, their orgasms were less pleasurable. Some men have said that it was as if their penises were anaesthetized.
In addition to reducing a man’s sexual pleasure, premature ejaculation can cause anxiety and distress to both partners. The man feels guilty about his inadequate sexual performance, the woman feels perplexed, rejected, and perhaps hostile to the man who seems to be ignoring her sexual needs.
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