Erectile Dysfunction
Today, I got a chance to talk to Simon Ellison 35, about over coming one of mans worst fears: ‘Erectile Dysfunction’ (ED):
EA: Hiya Simon, Would you like to introduce yourself?
SE: Certainly. I’m Simon Ellison I’m 35 years old and have been impotent for the last 6 years.
EA: 29 seems fairly young?
SE: Yes, but I blame it on my job. I’m in the Navy- very high up. My job although very enjoyable- is very stressful. It takes a lot out of me. At the time I was married- I’m divorced now. Due to work and ED my marriage went down hill. Looking back- that could have been a good thing…(sighs) but it’s still a shame.
EA: How did your condition make you feel?
SE: ED made me feel very weak. I had no confidence- this feeling quickly spread to other parts of my life- my marriage and work began to suffer. Everyone began to notice the change in me.
EA: Weren’t you scared?
SE: Scared! Terrified more like! I couldn’t understand why. Why me? I felt very angry and worried at the same time. So confused…it felt like a part of me had died.
EA: Worried…
SE: I was worried about my wife……wondering when she would notice…..waiting for her to say something about the situation…wondering whether she’d go elsewhere
EA: What was the worst thing for you about the situation?
SE: I am a person who is highly energetic- I love to be involved in everything and anything is a challenge-I don’t give up till I succeed. Can you imagine what it was like finding out I was impotent? Finding that a part of me didn’t work was so hard-and it happened when I was fairly young-that made the situation worst-it affected everything- my job, my outlook-I became highly depressed-I felt I had no one to talk to. I became increasingly frustrated, both sexually and mentally. I knew I needed to take action-but it was so hard…..but it got a lot easier as time went on.