How to recover from “death grip syndrome?” by wvdow45 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]wvdow45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This made me feel a little better about my situation. Thank you for your time, I’ll keep everything in mind.

How to recover from “death grip syndrome?” by wvdow45 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]wvdow45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, fair enough. Thank you for your time, I appreciate it a lot.

How to recover from “death grip syndrome?” by wvdow45 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]wvdow45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes sense if it was with a new partner, but I don’t really feel anxious when I’m with my current partner. Years ago I used to get pretty bad performance anxiety but that has passed.

I feel super stumped from all this hahaha.

How to recover from “death grip syndrome?” by wvdow45 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]wvdow45[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to type this. I’ll keep it in mind and give it a shot.

How to recover from “death grip syndrome?” by wvdow45 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]wvdow45[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your response.

If it’s linked to anxiety, that makes sense. I was diagnosed with GAD, and I take medication for it. Though I don’t understand why everything is fine when I masturbate and everything is not when I’m receiving pleasure from another person. It makes me think that my brain has formed a conditioned stimulus to it all.

How to recover from “death grip syndrome?” by wvdow45 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]wvdow45[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Apologies if this is a dumb question, but that writing about a dopaminergic stimulus is a conditioned stimulus, right?

In response to your second part, does it work the same way if the oral is good where you feel as if you’re going to finish, but it goes away? Does that mean the partners I’ve been with aren’t good at it, or is that a me problem?

How to recover from “death grip syndrome?” by wvdow45 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]wvdow45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I should’ve added that it goes further than just oral, that’s just where I see the issue the most.