Sexual problems and hypnotherapy treatment

Sexual problems such as impotence, lack of sex drive, premature ejaculation, vaginisimus and anorgasmia can all be treated using hypnotherapy. These issues can be difficult for people talk about but sexual dysfunctions of one kind or another are incredibly common in both men and women.

Stress, anxiety, fear and emotional issues have a MAJOR effect on our sex lives and can produce many inhibitions and problems (see below). As hypnotherapy is a very gentle and effective way of dealing with stress, anxiety and fear, all sexual problems respond very well to hypnotherapy treatment.

The most common sexual dysfunctions treated at the Cheltenham Hypnotherapy Clinic include:

Premature ejeculation (often known as PE) is the persistent experience of ejaculating too quickly, or "coming too quickly" with minimal sexual stimulation. Premature ejaculation occurs before the man wants it to either before or during sex or before penetration, usually within a couple of minutes.

Ejaculation problems are very common - an American study suggested that 29% of males have ejaculation problems. Premature ejeculation is the most common sexual dysfunction in men younger than 40 years old.

Often those suffering from PE have had humiliating or embarrassing early sexual experiences which left them feeling helpless or awkward about sex.

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Impotence is the term used to describe the condition where men find it difficult to get an erection, or have continued problems getting an erection or keeping an erection resulting in feelings of failure, frustration, rejection, inadequacy and more. It may also be triggered or aggrevated by issues such as guilt, fear, and performance anxiety about sex, especially in the inexperienced partner or with partners new to each other. This can have a major effect and strain on any relationship.

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Hypnotherapy at my Cheltenham clinic can help treat Vaginismus, a sexual problem affecting women where sex becomes painful or impossible due to intense involuntary muscular contraction of the muscles around the vagina. Symptoms often associated with vaginisimus include a fear of penetration, fear of sex itself, feeling dirty or vulnerable, feeling ugly, feeling that sex is horrible, with associated feelings of frustration or guilt and feeling inadequate.

Whilst many partners are understanding, having vaginisimus for a long period of time will always lead to feelings of frustation in both parties. Some women that I have seen and helped hadn't had sex for many years prior to treatment and it was causing major relationship issues (as the partner was often very frustrated).

Men and women can both suffer from an inability to orgasm properly. When women fail to reach orgasm or have a loss of feeling during orgasm, even if they enjoy sex it is known as Anorgasmia - the failure to climax.

Sometimes in situations where the female cannot orgasm or fails to climax there is a combination of Anorgasmia and Vaginisimus (see above).

Often when people are stressed, anxious, afraid, nervous or going through difficult times one of the first things to be affected is their sexual drive and the desire to have sex. A loss of libido and lack of interest in sex can cause frustration and lots of arguments and problems within a relationship.

One partner (either man or woman) avoids sexual intercourse, avoids sexual thoughts, has no desire for sex, cannot relax having sex, or has a fear of being intimate. Sometimes the person can actually hate sex or even the thought of being touched or being intimate terrifies them or makes them feel dirty or ashamed.

A lack of desire for sex is technically known as Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder.