1. 'Shy bladder syndrome must be one of the most secretive afflictions going'

   03/06/14

   would kick the door down thinking you were doing something else. It got easier when I was in a band. It ... a half years ago when I was on a ferry and couldn't go, even in a cubicle. I went to see my GP and ... Ian, 40, a musician from north-west England, has paruresis or shy bladder syndrom I was always ... More

2. Mid - life crisis: the best thing that ever happened to you?

   03/06/14

   protected, blessed or special in some way. (Even people who are special in some way — those with an ... confess that, in the words of the song, 'rock and roll, I gave you all the best years of my ... they happen and why I think that in the long term, the mid-life crisis is a good thing. First of all, ... More

3. Other penis questions - smells, bumps, itches and blood

   04/03/22

   Hi. I'm a male in my early twenties who has been sexually active since 16 but only with one ... and flaky and I have begun to notice a small one now forming on my right side. I have always used ... partner who I am still with. I recently found a small growth which looks like a small tag of skin on the ... More

4. Food supplements

   21/12/17

   Drink. Don't Diet. which was prepared in line with the NHS England Information Standard of which the ... vitamin D in your skin), eat processed microwaved meals, and know your diet is not as good as it could be, ... (NRVs). But I don't like vegetables You probably do. The problem is often over-cooking. Try them ... More

5. Incontinence: 'I'd rather admit I can't get it up'

   14/04/16

   there in the same boat, and to know that with proper attention the problem can be successfully ... more common than diabetes. In OBS the bladder muscle contracts suddenly, as if in spasm, even with ... through the bladder valve involuntarily. This usually results from a blockage, which in severe cases can ... More

6. How to put on a condom

   04/03/22

   acknowledged to be the highest standard in the world). Beware of condoms that are like toys: shaped like ... be overcome with a little lubricant (not oil-based as this can split latex condoms). In the rare case ... quickly. (Although you can safely use oil-based lubes with polyurethane condoms.) Check it. In some sexual ... More

7. Are you a sex or porn addict?

   23/01/23

   addictive in the same way as drugs and alcohol. When the brains of people with pornography addiction were ... pornographic images as when drug addicts see their drug of choice.  An estimated 1 in 25 people struggles with ... According to a survey of 350 sex addicts published in my book, Understanding & Treating Sex Addiction, ... More

8. Tame the Monkey, free the mind

   20/03/15

   you’ll often see tennis players do this between games. I haven’t worked with Andy Murray but in my ... edge that drivers like Schumacher could achieve.’ This insight he combined with what he’d picked up ... ‘what-if worrier- always commentating like a jet-charged Murray Walker’. Don reckons the principles he has ... More

9. Questions on cancer and other prostate problems

   03/06/14

   sloshing through along with a high secretion rate, calcium can build up in the ducts or arteries. The ... standard with symptoms like these? A. You are caught in the trap of NHS resources. We have the lowest ... in determining either prostate cancer or BPH. I am very worried and would like to know what tests ... More

10. What can Tony Soprano teach men about therapy?

    14/07/14

    therapy – psychotherapy and CBT- are very different, and a man in the UK expecting something like the ... viewers a realistic model of conflict that might encourage men in real life to grapple with the idea of ... in these circumstances.  Soprano’s evident failure to live up to the masculine ideal coupled with his ... More

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