- Hey everybody! Happy Thursday.
Now today,
I'm gonna talk with you about erectile dysfunction
and your mental health.
It's a topic that we don't discuss often enough.
So, let's talk about it.
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Let's start off this video by defining erectile dysfunction.
I feel like people talk about it,
but no one really defines it.
Erectile dysfunction is, technically,
the inability to get or keep an erection
that's firm enough for sex.
And this can also mean that we have
an extremely lowered sex drive.
And erectile dysfunction can be caused
by a lot of different things.
I made a whole list.
Could be heart disease, high cholesterol,
diabetes, high blood pressure, weight gain,
even a clogged blood vessel.
So, it's really important,
that if you're struggling with this,
if you used to be able to get an erection and keep it,
and have a healthy, happy sex life,
and now you're really struggling,
it's really important that you talk to your doctor,
because this could be a symptom of something bigger.
And I also want to address the fact
that erectile dysfunction can be a side effect
of medication.
So if that's something you're experiencing,
let's say you've changed medication,
or you've gone to a,
from a branded to a generic,
talk to your doctor.
Let them know.
There's nothing to be ashamed of.
Erectile dysfunction can also be
a symptom of a mental illness.
I've heard from many of you
who struggle with depression and anxiety,
or even have had a sexual trauma,
or abuse in your past,
any of those can cause us to struggle
to get and keep an erection.
The most important component to erectile dysfunction,
to me, is that people don't feel safe to talk about it.
There's a lot of embarrassment and shame
associated with it.
Many of my male viewers have said
that it makes them feel like, maybe, less of a man,
or like, they can't please their mate,
and then they're worried they're gonna leave them.
And so it's so important that we start talking about it.
Because, like I said, it's really common,
and there are a million different causes.
And so that's why it's important
that we talk with our doctor,
figure out where it's coming from,
what else we can do to help it,
and make sure that we keep our partner
in the loop all the time,
so they know what's going on,
and they don't maybe think that you're just not interested,
or that you're not attracted to them anymore.
We wanna make sure they're part of our overall process.
That's why I would encourage you,
if you have the ability,
to go to see a counselor or a therapist in your area,
with your loved one,
because that way,
it offers a safe space for you to have the conversation,
that maybe we're too embarrassed to have at home.
And the tricky thing about erectile dysfunction is
it can be caused by a mental illness,
meaning that our depression
or anxiety's making it really difficult for us,
or, in turn, it can cause a mental illness.
I read a ton of blogs, doing research for this video,
where people talked about
how horribly things have gone for them
since they've been struggling with erectile dysfunction.
How their relationship took a turn,
and now they're in therapy because they are so depressed.
And so it's so important that we just communicate.
We talk to people in our lives who this affects,
and we talk to our medical and mental health professionals.
Once we've had that appointment with our doctor,
and we figure out where our erectile dysfunction
is coming from,
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ask your doctor which one's right for you,
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I'm sure you've heard of them,
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I hope you found this video helpful.
If this is something that you're struggling with,
I hope you'll take my advice,
and you'll make an appointment to see your doctor,
as well as a therapist,
so you can figure out where it's coming from,
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Thank you so much for watching,
and I will see you next time!
Bye!