Psychographic & Behavioral Analysis (US Market)
| Core Pain | Type | Technical Description | Real Comment (Reddit/Forums) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lack of "Morning Wood" | Symptom | Silent panic upon waking without involuntary erection, seen as "death" of the reproductive system. | I'm 30 and I noticed that for the past two years I almost never get morning wood. I feel like my body has stopped working. |
| "Hard Flaccid" Syndrome | Condition | Flaccid penis is retracted, hard to the touch (rubbery), cold, and numb. | My penis feels 'hollow', disconnected or unstable. The glans gets cold and it retracts inward like a turtle. |
| Genital Numbness | Trauma | Loss of sensitivity (often due to 'Death Grip' masturbation or cycling). | I can't feel anything with my partner. I got my body used to my hand and now the real sensation feels 'loose'. |
| Painful Ejaculation | Acute Pain | Burning or painful spasms during/after climax. | Last week, I came fast and a little blood came out. It totally scared me, now I'm afraid to try again. |
| Pelvic Floor Tension | Muscular | Sensation of a "golf ball" in the perineum (between scrotum and anus). | I feel constant pressure between my sit bones. It's like there's a golf ball stuck in my rectum. |
| Chronic Fatigue | Systemic | Lack of physical energy to initiate sex (Low-T/Metabolic issues). | Brain fog and fatigue. I feel like I don't have the energy to even think about sex, let alone do it. |
| Post-Finasteride Effects | Iatrogenic | Total collapse of libido after taking hair loss medication. | My sexuality went down the drain! No libido at all. The fear that this is permanent is setting in. |
| Phantom Priapism | Fear | Fear of a painful erection that won't go down (specifically with Injections). | The idea of having to go to the ER to drain blood from my penis stops me from trying injections. |
| Penile Dysmorphia | Aesthetic | Perception of shrinkage or atrophy due to lack of blood flow. | I feel like I've lost size. When flaccid, it looks withered and lifeless, it doesn't have that natural weight. |
| Urinary Urgency | Comorbidity | Waking up multiple times at night to pee, fragmenting sleep/recovery. | I wake up 3 or 4 times to go to the bathroom. It kills my rest and my erection. |
| Core Pain | Type | Technical Description | Real Comment (Reddit/Forums) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feeling "Less of a Man" | Identity | Belief of biological uselessness and character failure. | When you can't perform, it makes you feel less of a man. It's humiliating. I feel like there is something fundamentally wrong with me. |
| Performance Anxiety | Psychological | The fear of failing that guarantees future failure (The Loop). | As soon as we get close to sex, I get anxious thinking 'I better get hard or she'll be disappointed'. And then, I lose it. |
| Humiliation & Shame | Trauma | Feeling of failed exposure in front of a partner. | It was absolutely humiliating. She is very attractive and I feel horrible and anxious just thinking about trying again. |
| Severe Depression | Mental Health | Sensation that life without sex/intimacy is meaningless. | I feel emotional pain every day. Most of the time, I just want to curl up in a ball and cry. |
| Fear of Damage (PIED) | Panic | Fear of having "broken" the brain with excessive pornography. | I feel like I fried my dopamine receptors with porn and now no real woman can arouse me. |
| Guilt Towards Partner | Relational | Feeling selfish for depriving the partner of pleasure. | I'm causing her pain. I feel like I'm stealing her youth and her sex life. |
| Imposter Syndrome | Dating | Fear of being "found out" when things get intimate. | This destroyed my confidence in dating. I avoid kissing so as not to create expectations I know I can't fulfill. |
| Anhedonia (Emptiness) | Emotional | Total loss of the ability to feel pleasure or emotion. | Honestly, it was better when I felt sadness, but this emptiness is just consuming my soul. |
| Judgment Paranoia | Social | Thinking everyone knows or suspects the condition. | I feel like everyone knows. I'm ashamed to go to the pharmacy to pick up Cialis. It feels like it's written on my forehead. |
| Body Resentment | Anger | Feeling betrayed by one's own body that "doesn't obey". | I take care of my health, I work out, eat well... why is my body betraying me like this? It's unfair. |
| Core Pain | Type | Technical Description | Real Comment (Reddit/Forums) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime Subscription | Recurring | Paying monthly fees forever just to "function" normally. | It's depressing to pay an $80 'rent fee' just to have sex with my wife. If I stop paying, the magic ends. |
| Wasted Money on "Snake Oil" | Loss | Money lost on fake supplements and gas station pills. | I wasted hundreds of dollars on gas station pills and 'royal honey'. Don't waste your money, it's all a scam. |
| "Premium" Therapies | High Ticket | Cost of treatments not covered by insurance (Shockwave, P-Shot). | Each shockwave session costs $500 and I need 6. That's a lot of money for something that *might* work. |
| Surgery Costs | Debt | Prohibitive cost of penile implants ($20k+) if uninsured. | My insurance denied the implant. I'd have to pay $20,000 out of pocket. It's either that or sell the car. |
| Loss of Productivity | Career | Poor work performance due to depression and lack of confidence. | I stayed quiet at the office. My ED and depression controlled my life so much I couldn't focus on my career. |