Day trading can be both rewarding and demoralizing. It is rewarding when price fluctuations result in profits, but extremely discouraging when price swings result in massive losses. Losses leave a trader at the mercy of several negative emotions, including feelings of inadequacy. Other factors, besides unanticipated momentary losses, that trigger the feeling of inadequacy include a long money-losing streak, missed opportunities, or even a pervasive sense of anxiety. Hence, as you strive for success on the trading floor at all times, you should recognize that a variety of trading outcomes are possible, even for the most experienced traders, and seek ways to deal effectively with the outcomes and their aftereffects, which include negative emotions like inadequacy that might lead to failure.
Read moreMale Sexual Performance Anxiety (MSPA) and Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Article 3 of 3. Staying in the moment.
It is not unusual for a man who suffers from MPSA to experience issues with erectile functionality, and have mixed feelings of anger, sadness, frustration, and insecurity. These feelings need to be acknowledged and dealt with, as they can sometimes lead to clinical depression which may need medications whose side effects can make anxiety even worse.
General anxiety, of which performance anxiety is a symptom, is a psychological condition, whose triggers and traumas are lodged in the subconscious mind. However, even if you are able to remember almost every detail from your life, you cannot really recall how many of the events may have influenced you – nor how you may have been affected.
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Feeling anxious before sex is normal. But feeling so nervous that you cannot have sex, or enjoy sex, can mean that you have sexual performance anxiety. A person who has this anxiety condition, is often overcome by a fear that he will be unable to perform either before (such as foreplay) or during the sexual encounter.
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Studies have shown that MSPA is one of the most common sexual dysfunctions in the world today, with up to 25% of men affected by the condition. Male sexual performance anxiety is primarily the result of negative thoughts, which are mainly caused by different physical or psychological factors. These include erectile dysfunction, medication side effects, insecurity about being able to please their partners, and a very poor personal body image.
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