POTENCY PROBLEMS: MEN’S BEHAVIOUR
The fact that erection is crucial to many men is supported by interviews with the wives and girlfriends of some men with potency problems. Many of these women are very specific about their partners’ changes in behavior and attitude. Typically, they found their husbands became depressed and very pessimistic when they couldn’t get or keep an erection. Some say this negative attitude extended to work and even to such things as trying out new restaurants. Sometimes, out of desperation, a man would tell his wife to get a boyfriend. And sometimes just the opposite happened. Some men became extremely jealous when their wives had innocent social contact with other men, even though such extreme possessiveness had never before been a problem in the relationship. It was very common for the man to withdraw, physically and emotionally. And some women report—with pain—that their man rejected them point-blank when they tried to hug, kiss or just touch him.
This behavior is an unnecessary tragedy. A man who sees his self-worth measured in his penis is selling himself short. He’s setting himself up for emotional trouble, because the odds are that sooner or later his erection will not come up to his expectations. For some this will be a momentary problem; for others it will develop into a chronic condition requiring professional treatment.
Not all men, of course, fall victim to such a restricted self-image that ties their penis to their self-worth. One man explains that he saw his erection problems as just another difficulty to be resolved, and he matter-of-factly compares his implant to the eyeglasses he wears. With this positive attitude, he accomplished his goal with much less anguish than many other men experience.
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