After the advent of the sexual revolution, since 1960 men have had increased pressure of ‘getting it up’. This added to their woes. In the recent times, it was found that stress is also among the leading causes of impotence. This has been termed as ‘psychological impotence.

Some of the most common causes of psychological impotence are:-

• Brain- our brain plays an important part in increasing the flow of blood to the kidney as this organ is responsible for sending signals through the nerves to the pelvic region. If the functioning of these nerves is disturbed due to the taking some medication or a mental blow, the male reproductive organ will not be able to get an erection. This can lead to erectile dysfunction. In case of decline of brain activity due to strong medications, the process can be reversed over a period, after the person stops taking the drug.

• Stress- even if the person is not under medications, continuous chronic stress can take a beating on the man’s sexual performances. It has been noted that men who are constantly worried about something over a long period of time, which could be some professional as well as personal problems, go  through this phases. Relaxation or removal of the causes of stress can make the man healthy again.

• Anxiety- the reasons of anxiety can vary. While some men have anxiety about their performances in bed where they want to satisfy their partners, others are worried about the size of their reproductive organ. The sad part about erectile dysfunction due to anxiety is that, these men are able to self stimulate, have an erection on their own, but when doing the same with their partners, they are not able to ‘get it up’.  Psychiatrists call it the “impotence domino effect” i.e anxiety-failure – more anxiety and more anxiety.

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