PCD was the subject
of a recent study from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia
that discovered almost half of the women surveyed have experienced sudden-onset
sadness after doing the deed. Some men are known to also suffer from the
condition.
of a recent study from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia
that discovered almost half of the women surveyed have experienced sudden-onset
sadness after doing the deed. Some men are known to also suffer from the
condition.
Seconds after sex,
writer Josie S. dissolves into uncontrollable floods of tears, sobbing as her
lover looks on in confusion. “What’s the matter?” he asks, hurt. “Now you’re
making me feel bad, too.”
writer Josie S. dissolves into uncontrollable floods of tears, sobbing as her
lover looks on in confusion. “What’s the matter?” he asks, hurt. “Now you’re
making me feel bad, too.”
Josie, 60, who does
not want her last name in print for professional reasons, suffers from
post-coital dysphoria (PCD) — feelings of depression after sexual intercourse —
so the uncomfortable conversation is familiar territory.
not want her last name in print for professional reasons, suffers from
post-coital dysphoria (PCD) — feelings of depression after sexual intercourse —
so the uncomfortable conversation is familiar territory.
“It’s something I’ve
had since my college days,” admits the El Paso, Texas, resident, who often
tries to conceal her emotions by turning her head or rushing to the bathroom
immediately following sex.
had since my college days,” admits the El Paso, Texas, resident, who often
tries to conceal her emotions by turning her head or rushing to the bathroom
immediately following sex.
Some men have
reacted with care and concern, but others have gotten upset or even angry, the
study showed.
reacted with care and concern, but others have gotten upset or even angry, the
study showed.
Manhattan sex coach
Amy Levine, founder of Ignite Your Pleasure, however believes the tears aren’t
so much a sign of sadness, but a form of letting go.
Amy Levine, founder of Ignite Your Pleasure, however believes the tears aren’t
so much a sign of sadness, but a form of letting go.
“When we climax, we
tend to say, ‘Oh God!,’ as if we are taken to a higher place energetically,
emotionally, spiritually and physically,” she says. “Some women may experience
a release or movement of energy when they are at this heightened state,” she
also said.
tend to say, ‘Oh God!,’ as if we are taken to a higher place energetically,
emotionally, spiritually and physically,” she says. “Some women may experience
a release or movement of energy when they are at this heightened state,” she
also said.
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