Men reveal bizarre techniques they use to last longer in bed - from imagining grandparents to mental math READ MORE: Unique study reveals why men and women make noises during sex By Maiya Focht Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 17:42, 10 July 2024 | Updated: 18:12, 10 July 2024 e-mail 41 View comments Many men live in fear of mounting a disappointing performance in the bedroom - having problems getting started or reaching finale too quickly. The latter anxiety leads to some interesting mental strategies that men use during sex to distract themselves from the task at hand and last longer.
They range from thinking about grandparents on their deathbed, to picturing former heads of state. Others do mental puzzles and math. 'There are definitely men who have asked me how to last longer,' Dr.
Pepper Schwartz, a sexologists and medical advisor for Ro, told DailyMail.com. She added: 'distraction is a common technique, but sometimes it doesn’t work, while other times it works too well, and the erotic moment lapses.
' Many men choose to think about things unrelated to sex when they're having it, thinking that it will keep them from reaching climax. This yields a wide range of techniques. These tactics are common symptoms of anxiety about sexual performance according to David Rowland a psychology professor at Valparaiso University.
Dr Rowland's research has found that men's fears about ejaculating too fast are so intense it makes them 'reluctant to enter into a new relations.
