We all know that some amount of stress is normal, and is often necessary for us to be at our best. But when stress begins to pile up, it can create a negative cycle that takes away our desire for sex as well as the enjoyment we derive from it. In this cycle, anxiety from other areas negatively impacts our sex lives, and feeling “sexless” in turn reinforces that anxiety. To further compound the issue, frustrations about sexual performance in the midst of this stress tends to make matters worse.