It's All In Your Mind!

Do not let a low libido ruin your pleasure. It is a psychological conundrum you can emerge out of.

- Geetmala Sarkar

We live in a global village. The millennial man is going great guns with his sense of achievement and accomplishments in almost every sojourn he undertakes. However, there still are some issues he shirks away from discussing. One of which is low libido and its concomitant problems, such as sexual dysfunction. These are talking points one must not refrain from for it has a bearing on both the individual and his family.

Though a scapegoat could be found in the underlying premise of a socio-cultural background that is less open, the new-age man can prepare adequate grounds to disrupt the same. Dr Mehak Nagpal, Consultant Sexologist and Psychiatrist at Centre for Sexual and Mental Health clinic at New Delhi, says, “Situation of low libido or sex drive among men is due to many reasons. The most potent being psychological; though there are other environmental, personal, economic and, physiological reasons too that can lead to one or another form of sexual dysfunctions. Some often neglected reasons are fatigue and tiredness from working round the clock, anxiety or stress, sedentary lifestyle, feelings of dissatisfaction with a relationship, etc.”

This is one problem that must not be pushed under the carpet. “Men find it difficult to satisfy their partners as they are driven by the idea of doing things in an ideal manner. It leads to performance pressure. This burden can lead to psychological problems such as clinical depression and performance anxiety which exacerbate problems of low libido,” quips Dr Mehak. Of course, as a society, we must be able to differentiate between the real and the imaginary and not mix the two into unwholesome mixtures.