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Understanding Performance Anxiety
Sexual performance anxiety can be an overwhelming experience. Thoughts and fears take over in the moment, replacing desire with pressure and self-consciousness.
It can appear as difficulty maintaining arousal, avoiding intimacy, or intrusive worries about “failing” or “disappointing.”
These experiences can feel isolating, yet they are far more common than many people realise.
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What causes performance anxiety?
Performance anxiety isn’t simply about sex. It’s often about what sex represents – being seen, being judged, being vulnerable.
For many, anxiety becomes a kind of defence – a way to avoid an even deeper fear, such as rejection, exposure, or loss of control.
Sometimes, we even fear gaining what we want most. Because to gain what we want most also means we risk losing it.
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How does therapy help for performance anxiety?
Therapy provides a safe space to speak openly about desire, fear, and shame – without judgement.
By exploring what lies beneath the anxiety, we can begin to shift how you relate to intimacy and performance.
When we work on the root cause, rather than the surface symptom, change can become lasting and genuine.
Our psychotherapists are trained to listen with care and depth, helping you find new ways to experience closeness and confidence.
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