Stress And Erectile Dysfunction
Even in young men, increasing stress levels can lead to erectile dysfunction. In a university study involving 150 cases of men with erectile dysfunction, it was found that over eighty percent of the subjects were impotent due to psychological reasons rather than physical ones. The most common among them was financial stress.
Escalating Stress from Increased Financial Trouble
Financial trouble can also threaten the emotional stability of a family. A mother has to return to work. A child is left at daycare. The house your family sleeps in is threatened with foreclosure. In life, little else can feel as stressful or as damaging to your health and mental wellbeing as going through severe financial trouble.
Add to the mix the frustration and embarrassment of erectile dysfunction, and your life can feel like it’s spiraling out of control. According to clinical research studies, stress not only causes serve depression and physical illness but is also one of the leading causes of suicide in middle-aged men.
Long-Term Stress Leads to Long-Term Health Problems
Long-term stress can rewire the brain and make you vulnerable to erectile dysfunction.
The emotions we experience as stress is part of a complex series of chemical reactions carrying instructions from our internal warning system that informs us of impending danger – whether it be a financial, emotional, or physical threat.
The danger, however, is a matter of individual perception and interpretation and can come in many different forms. Yet, the hormonal and physical reaction to the threat of danger is always the same.
Most people confronted with an imminent threat to their safety and wellbeing, financial or otherwise, can experience a sudden surge of mental activity. Their mental focus rapidly shifts to the mind as it hastily calculates the risk between fighting and fleeing. Your mind and body go on high alert.
The 2022 APA Report On Chronic Stress
A study released in October 2022 by the American Psychological Association (APA) shows that Americans face external stressors that are primarily felt outside of a person’s control.
The study found that most adults are stressed by political and social divisiveness and financial pressures and have been genuinely dismayed by what they see as widespread gun violence.
The study results draw specific attention to stress’s severe physical and emotional implications and the inextricable link between the mind and body. More specifically, there is a medical nexus between substantially high-stress levels and physical disease manifestation, including not only erectile dysfunction, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, and even cancer.
Don’t Let Stress Make Erectile Dysfunction A Stigma
Stress is ultimately a normal response to most disruptive life-changing events. If you are dealing with regular bouts of stress, it can get so ingrained in you that it can begin to feel like a normal reaction to life. However, the more stress you keep inside, the harder it becomes to fend off its complications, including erectile dysfunction.
This Is Not The Time To Be Reclusive
Some people react to high-stress levels by turning inward and becoming reclusive and private. The more lonely and isolated you become, the more vulnerable you are to the physical effects of chronic stress. In dealing with stress, it’s critically important not to isolate yourself from people who care about you. A loving and caring family can provide great comfort in troubled times.
This is a time for self-compassion.
Get Help – Online Mental Health Experts
If there is no one to explain your feelings to honestly, you should consider finding an experienced and licensed emotional and mental health expert. Many of these experts are available online and available for consultation.
Meditation And Yoga
Another form of managing stress is through the regular practice of meditation and yoga. Both of these practices have been proven to reduce blood pressure and improve heart rates in patients suffering from high-stress levels and its many physical symptoms.
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