Stress/Depression impact on Sex Life?

[johnydones]

Hey guys , i have depression episodes once in 1-2 months , usually during high stress situations and i noticed it really does not help me in bed. During this period i do not feel sexy , i do not feel like having sex and overall sex drive is down.
Few days ago my GF came over and i saw she wanted sex , i was dead tired so i just wanted to get it over with. After 10 or so minutes i felt like im loosing erection and that made me panic, which in turn made it even worse , so i pulled a condom off and said "thats it ,i do not feel a thing with condom". Next round was without condom , went good , i finished faster then i wanted and next one with condom was like the first one.

Do you guys think that stress, depression and lack of sleep can lower your libido so much, and even make you "go numb" and loose erections.
This is bothering me so much that i made an appointment with urologist to check my hormones and stuff.

And last night i did something that i am afraid to even say out loud ... i evaded sex. One other girl i met few weeks ago invited herself over to my place and i made some excuse because i was so depressed and i thought i could not perform in such state, and my GF was coming over the next day.

Do you have any advice how to battle this , because my confidence is down so much because of this, and i just regained it after my last post.

 

[Green Tea]

Man, that happens to me as well when I am severely stressed and I am pretty sure there is some scientific evidence to back it up. After all, stress decreases your testosterone levels. But it should get better once you chill - just remember that if you feel relaxed, it does not mean that your body IS already relaxed, so just give it time. Anyway, it's completely normal.