Hi All:

I’m Eric, a married dad from the US, presently caught in a self-sabotaging mental maze. I’ll be 50 later this year, and I’m in reasonably good health, but I’m prone to ‘spells’ of depression and anxiety. Since the beginning of this year, I’ve allowed daily life stresses, and some larger, less controllable emotional issues, to accumulate to the point where, about a month ago, I experienced my first episode of sexual dysfunction. That first episode, of course, triggered performance anxiety that has compounded the original stress. I went to my primary healthcare provider yesterday, and all signs indicate the origins of this are psychological, rather than physical. I just need to break free of the toxic mental loop playing in my head now. I just joined the forums, and thought sharing here might help. Apologies if this is TMI.

Eric