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Beat Your Performance Anxiety in Bed

Performance anxiety in bed

Also called Psychogenic erectile dysfunction, Sexual performance anxiety, Nervous in bed, Can't get hard with a partner

3 min plan41 min with every studyUpdated Sep 27, 2026

Who it's forA man who gets nervous with a partner and loses his erection, but is fine alone or with porn.

When to see a doctor
  • Sudden chest pain that does not go away, or spreads to the arm, neck or jaw: call 911.
  • An erection lasting more than 3 to 4 hours: get emergency care. Do not drive yourself.
  • Back pain with loss of erections, numbness around the genitals, or new trouble peeing: call 911 or go to the ER.
  • No erections on waking or alone either: that points to a physical cause. See your doctor, and read Stronger erections.
  • Chest pain or breathlessness on effort with the erection trouble: see a doctor before any sex pill.
  • Erection problems all your life, or since a pelvic injury: ask for a specialist.
  • Erection problems that keep happening: see your doctor or a sexual health clinic.

I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice. This is self-education. Every dose on this page is the one a trial or a label used, quoted from it. It is not a prescription. Talk to a physician who has your history before anything in the With a doctor group.