Your body is the first thing to check in with. Tension sneaks in through the jaw, the shoulders, the breath. Notice it, and you’ve already interrupted the pattern.
Am I breathing? Am I holding tension somewhere? Slow the breath. Release the clench. That’s your first move, and it’s already working.
Evidence of erection or absence there of
Evidence of erection
Am I getting hard?
Heart beat increase
I need to refocus on my partner and the feelings and sensations within my body and remember that my brain is just trying to protect me even though I need no protection.
Maybe to check back in with my entire sensory experience not just what’s going on with my erection