{"id":8912,"date":"2015-10-23T22:12:05","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T22:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\/blog\/?p=8912"},"modified":"2020-07-26T15:00:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T15:00:32","slug":"online-cbt-therapy-for-erectile-dysfunction-highly-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\/blog\/online-cbt-therapy-for-erectile-dysfunction-highly-effective.php","title":{"rendered":"CBT For Erectile Dysfunction… Does It Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"online<\/a>I just came across a 2008\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0published in the\u00a0International Journal of Impotence Research<\/em>,\u00a0demonstrating\u00a0how strong of a role your mind state has to do with getting erections.<\/p>\n

In the study, 31 men who experienced ED (to varying\u00a0degrees) participated in an online-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT<\/a>) program, designed to\u00a0resolve psychological and relationship factors related to the ED.<\/p>\n

It was a 10-week program, consisting mainly of communication exercises, sensate focus<\/a> activities, and the ability to communicate with a therapist via email if necessary. The steps of the study progressed from general body pleasuring, to advanced genital contact, and then intercourse.<\/p>\n

The focus was more on enjoying the physical pleasure, and not actual ability to get a hard erection.<\/p>\n

Communication exercises were done prior to each physical exercise, in order to allow the couple to express their feelings about the program and their relationship. This discussion allowed relationship hang-ups and problems to be resolved. Relieving a lot of “weight” on the the situation.<\/p>\n

By the End of the Online CBT Program, the Amount of Men Experiencing Erectile Dysfunction Dropped from 71.1% to 35.6% Percent!<\/h2>\n

And after 3 months, the majority of these men continued to experience their improved erectile function.<\/p>\n

This is interesting to me, because I’ve been coming across more and more studies and articles stating how mental ED is not a real occurrence, or an over-exaggerated occurrence, and that most men who have erectile dysfunction suffer from it for physical reasons, even young men.<\/p>\n

It is my belief (and studies like this prove it), that psychological factors play a role in ALL cases of ED, EVEN in physical ones. They are not two mutually exclusive causes.<\/p>\n

(And it is a continuation of my theory that if you improve the psychological situation, you will be able to achieve harder, longer lasting erections, even if the physical hasn’t improved..<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

The good thing about this internet-based program was that it eliminates any anxiety or embarrassment over visiting and describing your ED to a doctor or therapist. \u00a0Unfortunately, the program, named Rekindle<\/em> (developed by the Medicine, Nursing and Health Science department of Monash University in Australia), is no longer up:\u00a0http:\/\/www.med.monash.edu.au\/mentalhealth\/rekindle<\/a>. That would have been a great resource to share.<\/p>\n

However, you can take the lessons learned from this study, and create your own program!<\/p>\n

How to Overcome Erectile Dysfunction Mentally – Just Follow The Main Lessons Of The Online CBT Program<\/h2>\n

While contacting a therapist directly is not possible, following the other aspects of this study should help you replicate the results, at least to some degree.<\/p>\n

What were the main parts of the study?<\/p>\n