PSYCHOLOGICAL REPERCUSSIONS

I read your essay with great interest. I'm 22 and I have a problem that ressembles the one you described. The problem almost ruined the relationship with the woman of my life. I'm going to consult a physician next week and reading your essay helped me to understand what I'm going through.

Thank you very much. You don't know how much I needed to read this!

Hi Robin. I'll try to help you the best I can, but there are two obstacles that will restrain me from giving precise details. First, I'm not sure I fully understand my problem and I can't definitively say that all my problems are related to the fact that my foreskin is too tight (even tough I'm pretty sure they are). Then, I have to mention to you that because of the fact that English is only my second language, I won't be able to use the proper biological terms (but I hope you will still understand what I want to say).

I can fully retract my foreskin at normal times, but I most definitively can't when I have an erection. I dont feel any pain at times of erection, but I feel a big discomfort when there is pressure to retract the foreskin. I also have a major difficulty in getting and keeping an erection (it goes away very quickly - sometimes as soon as the penis is touched) - but I don't know to what extend this is related to the tightness of the foreskin. Because of these two problems, I didn't experience too many real sexual experiences (with penetration). During the experiences I had, some were relatively painless, even though I could feel a certain discomfort for hours after. Some other experiences were more painful. I guess it depended on the level of lubrication of the female organ (?).

The problem had big psychological repercussions. I experienced a big lack of self confidence and self esteem. It probably also contributed in part to the use of soft drugs and alcohol (to forget the problem). I also rarely tought of the problem, trying to forget it as soon as it came to my mind. There was also one or two times when there was a cerain bleeding (during my first experiences), but I couldn't tell exactly where it came from, because I only noticed it the morning after.

I don't recall having any infections (except when I was 5 or 6 years old) or any other more serious problems that you mentionned in your essay.

If you have more specific questions, feel free to send them. I would appreciate it, though, if you could ask the more specific questions at the end of your message, since other people can have access to my account.

I hope the few details I'm sending you will be able to help you in your project...

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