Not What I Prayed For – A Blog by Barry Poppleton

Tag: Performance Anxiety

  • Embarrassing Story

    Barry

    I am going to admit something very embarrassing. My wife and I have infertility and it’s all my fault. It feels emasculating to be the one who can’t make it work. I always feel like I am letting her down. Since this is our problem, I’ll tell you what I get to do. We have… Read more

  • Erectile Dysfunction and Infertility: When Your ‘Lab Equipment’ Fails During Crucial Experiments

    Barry

    With infertility, there are many feelings: abandonment, loneliness, stress, feelings of inadequacy, feelings of not belonging to the church community, and many more. One of the craziest and least expected feelings I had was anxiety before baby dancing (the fertility world’s word for baby-making sex). When it is ovulation time, there’s a lot at stake.… Read more