Don’t Let a Bent Member Lead to Depression
by John Dugan OwnerMen with a severely bent member, a
condition frequently known as Peyronie’s disease, often experience some male
organ health challenges. Men and their doctors usually focus on the physical
difficulties and complications of having a substantially bent member, but there
can be complications in other areas as well. Perhaps most prominently, men with
Peyronie’s disease may find themselves experiencing significant levels of
depression. Left unchecked, depression can become a terrible burden.
How
bent?
In
Peyronie’s disease, the member is severely bent. But just how bent is that?
After all, many millions of men have some degree of curvature to their manhood
when it is firm, and that’s perfectly normal. There isn’t really a cut-off
point for when a bent member becomes Peyronie’s disease. Instead, a diagnosis
of Peyronie’s often depends on whether the degree of curvature is such that it
impedes or prevents penetrative coupling, or that it causes painful
tumescence.
Most
of the time, Peyronie’s disease occurs when the member endures trauma. It can
be one big trauma (such as being hit in the manhood by a fastball) or it can be
numerous smaller traumas (such as over-aggressive handling during partner
sensual activity or self-pleasuring). When such trauma occurs, the damaged
tissue heals itself by laying down a layer of plaque. But the plaque is not as
flexible and pliable as the damaged tissue and cannot stretch in the same way.
Thus, when the manhood becomes firm, the undamaged portions extend as they
usually do; however, the damaged section stops expanding after a certain point,
causing the member to bend in that direction.
Depression
Clearly,
the manhood is of great importance to a man; for some men, a great deal of
their feelings about themselves and their masculinity relate to the member. A
very bent member can make a man feel his equipment is deformed or make him
worry about what his partner(s) may think of it. And in some cases, the
bending physically prevents the man from engaging in penetrative coupling. All
this can lead a man into feelings of depression. One survey of 98 men with
Peyronie’s disease found that 48% of them were clinically depressed.
Many
people, especially men, have a very difficult time acknowledging depression and
therefore have difficulty getting treatment for it. The very best thing that a
man with depression can do is to seek help from a professional, such as a
psychotherapist or a social worker. A professional can help a man work through
the issues causing depression and recommend strategies for dealing with
it.
In
addition, the following tips can help fight depression:
- Focus
on the positive. Identify
things that are going well and keep them in focus.
- Socialize. In general, people feel
better when they do not isolate themselves.
- Talk
about it. Find
a trusted, non-judgmental friend or lover and talk about Peyronie’s and why it
is bringing about feelings of depression.
- Laugh. Studies prove that
laughter really can help alleviate symptoms of depression.
- Watch
the diet. Certain
food and drink choices can influence depression. Alcohol, for example, can
easily worsen depression. On the other hand, foods with omega-3 fatty acids,
like salmon and mackerel, and those rich in B vitamins, like leafy green
vegetables, can help lighten a person’s mood.
Depression
isn’t the only complication of a bent member, of course. Regular use of a first
class male organ health crème (health
professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil, which is clinically proven mild and
safe for skin) may help to address some of the other issues. For
example, male organ skin needs to be as supple and elastic as possible; a crème
with vitamin C, which helps promote elasticity in manhood skin, can be a boost
in this area. In addition, plaque build-up can sometimes lead to a diminished
sensation in the member. A crème with L-carnitine, a neuroprotective
ingredient, is better positioned to help restore some of that lost sensitivity.
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