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fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Performance Anxiety: Understandable, Unnecessary, Changeable

Performance anxiety in sexual contexts stems from pressure to deliver specific outcomes valued by partners, rooted in power dynamics, unspoken threats, and unrealistic expectations rather than genuine intimacy concerns.
fromPortland Mercury
8 months ago

Unbalanced

I'm absorbing a lot of criticism and I'm not really allowed to give my own. I'm a sounding board for everyone's emotions but I need to be reserved in my own until I know how you're going to feel about them. I'm pushing forward and supporting you whenever and however I can. I barely even have my own thoughts unless you say it's okay.
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