They might be happy tears, tears of relief, or a bit of melancholy. Tears during or after sex can also be a purely physical reaction. Clinically speaking, crying after sex is known as postcoital dysphoria PCD or — occasionally — postcoital tristesse PCT. PCD symptoms may include tearfulness, sadness, and irritability after consensual sex, even if it was perfectly satisfying. It can happen to anyone, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. In a study , researchers surveyed heterosexual females and found PCD to be prevalent. Using an anonymous questionnaire for a study , researchers found that of 1, males, 41 percent experienced PCD.
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You want a naked woman in your bed to be one of two things: horny or satisfied. Nearly half of women have felt unexplainable sadness after sex, the study finds. The good news: Her crying may have nothing to do with you. Although if you do want to sharpen your skills, try the detailed instructions in How to Pleasure a Woman. It could just be a biological reflex to sex. The researchers found that women who had been sexually abused as children were more likely to experience postcoital dysphoria. For these women, sex—even good, consensual sex—could unconsciously trigger fear. There are countless other possibilities, Brotto says: She may feel lonely after the intimacy of sex is over, or she may feel vaguely guilty. Maybe you accidentally rammed her cervix, or maybe she caught herself wanting to say the L word for the first time.
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When you imagine having sex that you're totally into, crying probably isn't part of the picture. But sometimes when you're in the middle of doing the deed, your emotions take over and you suddenly find tears leaking out of your eyes. You might feel surprised depending on the situation, but being overcome with feelings during the act is actually pretty normal, even when you actively want to have sex. Here, 7 women show as much by sharing the reasons they've cried during sex. Some are heartbreaking while others are incredibly sweet, but all of them prove that there's absolutely nothing wrong with getting emotional during sex. Sometimes, you've just got to let it out. A few minutes in, I burst into tears, and not from pain.
I mean people whom I can actually name. I have the same mentality about crying in public, as I do about tripping. Do I really cry that often? Yes Cole, you are, indeed, a secret crier. I recently cried in front of my now ex-boyfriend. I spent six years being single, mostly due to lack of confidence that and being insanely hung up on someone. This is the part where I mention that I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder at age 20, after suffering from depression since age And have been on and off medications since then. So, cut-to: me, having a good time, yet an hour in I begin to develop this heavy weight on my chest.
