What Men Think About During Sex

It’s no secret that guys let their penises do a lot of their thinking, but, believe it or not, during sex a man’s brain works almost as hard as the brain between his legs. But it’s not so much what he’s thinking as why he’s thinking about it that should interest you. Find out what men think about during sex—and whether you should be worried.

Premature ejaculation.
Performance anxiety is a very real fear for the majority of men. That’s why almost every one of us has devised techniques to stay in the zone, including memorizing baseball statistics or doing multiplication tables.

Some, like Charles Leone, imagine they’re a power tool during sex.

“I used to have a problem with premature ejaculation until a friend I confided in told me I was thinking too much,” Leone says. “His technique was to imagine I was a power tool like a drill or even a sander. Something that just stays on when it’s turned on—like the Energizer Bunny, but more masculine.”

Leone says the tool-oriented technique helped calm his nerves by making him focus on the physical act, rather than his nervous mental state.