In the course of my work with men I’ve had many occasions to reflect on the causes and effects of premature ejaculation. Basically I am completely convinced that premature ejaculation is caused by psychological issues such as fear of sex, or fear of intimacy with women. Men who are in this situation, either because they [...]

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Fear of intimacy is a social phobia which produces anxiety about being emotionally and physically close to another individual. It is defined as ‘the inhibited ability of an individual, due to anxiety, to fulfil a significant relationship with another individual’. This terror can result in failed relationships and social exclusion. Sufferers experience feelings of isolation and [...]

Fear of intimacy is what’s known as a social phobia, a fear of being around people, but it’s a particular form of it: a person with fear of intimacy feels anxiety about having an intimate personal relationship, or fears a close relationship with another person.  So fear of intimacy is basically fear of being emotionally close to another person, with the fear of being [...]

You may have a fear of intimacy because deep down you fear abandonment, rejection, or betrayal, all of which are fears that come from our emotional “wounds” in early childhood. (A childhood “wound” is a term that simply means the feelings and thoughts you have about yourself that come from being abandoned, rejected, or betrayed [...]