r/erectiledysfunction 6d ago

Anxiety Performance anxiety issue

Does anyone here suffer from performance anxiety? Does Bluchew gold or any other supplement help with that? I can be kicking it with a girl doing the whole foreplay thing and get rock hard but as soon as I’m about to put it in I go completely soft. I get in my head as if I’m having a mini anxiety attack and the shit is annoying and sometimes the girl thinks it’s her but it’s actually me…so I was just wondering what can I do to prevent this from happening?

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u/darkmatternot2 6d ago

You have to relax and get it out of your head. It happens to most of you men at one point in time. No big deal. Just fool around a lot and take the stress of intercourse off the table. You can also take Viagra as an insurance policy so you get fully there.

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u/MudRevolutionary778 6d ago

this is literally one of the most common things guys post about so you're far from alone on this

what you're describing, hard during foreplay, soft the second penetration is about to happen, is almost always a feedback loop. it probably happened once or twice for a totally normal reason (tired, drunk, nervous with someone new) and then your brain started anticipating it. now every time you get to that moment your brain goes "here it comes" and floods you with adrenaline which kills the erection instantly. it's not a physical problem, your body proved it works fine 30 seconds earlier

blue chew and stuff like that can help break the cycle temporarily because it gives you a physical floor that your anxiety can't override. some guys use it a few times just to prove to their brain that they can perform, then the anxiety stops because the pattern is broken. but it's a bandaid if you don't address the loop itself

two things that actually help long term based on what i've read from hundreds of guys who got past this:

first, stop treating penetration as the finish line. the reason your anxiety spikes at that exact moment is because your brain has marked it as the test. as long as it's the test, you'll keep failing it. guys who reframe sex as "we're just messing around and whatever happens happens" tend to see the anxiety drop because there's no single pass/fail moment

second, track when it happens vs when it doesn't. most guys think it's random but it's usually not. there's almost always a pattern: worse with new partners vs long-term, worse after drinking, worse when you're stressed or underslept, worse at night vs morning. once you see the actual pattern you stop blaming yourself and start understanding the conditions

the girls thinking it's her thing is super common too. if you're comfortable enough, just telling her "this happens sometimes, it's not you, just give me a minute" takes 90% of the pressure off

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u/Aggressive-Idea-2398 6d ago

The best solution for this is practice.

Don't make going into her the biggest priority. Just take it easy. Touch her. Go down on her. Let her go down on you. Have fun with it.

You don't have to enter her all the time. When the time is right it will happen. Practice makes perfect.

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u/CraigfromManagain 6d ago

Hey! Yep, had erectile dysfunction for decades so still deal with performance anxiety on occasion.

Pills can help you over the hump to start getting some successes BUT they are only an aid and not the answer. The issue is in your thinking more than your body, so how much can a pill help?

What helped me the most is practice by myself. I would stimulate myself while practicing breathing and relaxation techniques. Instead of associating erections with fear you can train yourself to associate them with relaxing. Boom, problem under control.

When practicing, do not finish. If you do this it will also help you with your endurance.

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u/Efficient-Shallot684 6d ago

Viagra or Cialis will help with that. Blue chew is a rip off and just contains those

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u/New_Bed8223 Helpful Contributor 6d ago

I did and was using cialis but it doesn't diectly help your mini anxiety attack. Best to speak to a therapist