In a lot of societies body shame is perpetuated from generation to generation and the same can be said for feelings of shame or embarrassment around wanting or having sex. In some cultures nudity is a part of life and sex is openly talked about; in others it’s a definite ‘no-no’ and that thing that nobody talks …
As if masturbation isn’t (for most people) private enough, compulsive masturbation is something that most men find hard to talk about or get help for (if they even know where to ask for help with something so personal.) There are different schools of thought on masturbation: some people view it as a natural part of being …
‘Erectile dysfunction’ is the modern term for ‘impotence’, which was deemed derogatory by some. Whichever term is used to describe it, if you struggle with it you know how badly it affects you! For men more so than woman, our self-esteem and sense of identity is easily affected by a lack of sexual performance. There are …
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A lot of men and their partners experience the anxiety, frustration, hopelessness and shame that goes with PE. What you may not know is that those feelings are part of the glue that keeps the PE in place! You’ll probably find it easy to imagine this common PE cycle: You come too quickly and you feel embarrassed …
Let’s understand the difference between ‘sex addiction’ and ‘hyper-sexuality’ first. ‘Hypersexuality’ usually refers to sexual urges, behaviors, or thoughts that appear very frequently or feel out of control; ‘Addiction’ is understood to be a result of the ‘reward circuitry in the brain’ going off-balance, causing intense cravings. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) only recently (in …
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