Posted on 07/28/2018 12:51:26 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
Having sex may feel like a badge of honor for many men, but for others, it’s an act that, once finished, brings about intense feelings of sadness. Researchers for the first time ever have identified that women aren’t the only ones who can suffer from this emotional tidal wave in the bedroom, better known as postcoital dysphoria, or PCD. PCD occurs when a person has enjoyable consensual sex with a partner, but is met with “inexplicable feelings of tearfulness, sadness, or irritability” afterwards.
...men can and do suffer from PCD which results in feelings of sadness, tearfulness or irritability following sex.
Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology say PCD had only previously been recognized in women, but after a survey of 1,208 men from numerous countries — including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia — it’s clear that the condition is more common among males than one might expect. In fact, four in 10 participants recalled suffering from PCD symptoms at some point in their lives.
“41% of participants reported experiencing PCD in their lifetime with 20 percent reporting they had experienced it in the previous four weeks,” said Maczkowiack, a masters student at the university’s school of psychology.
As many as 4 percent of the individuals, who voluntarily participated in the online questionnaire via postings on social media and psychological research websites, said they battle PCD symptoms regularly. Men acknowledged that statements such as “I don’t want to be touched and want to be left alone,” or “I feel unsatisfied, annoyed and very fidgety. All I really want is to leave and distract myself from everything I participated in,” applied to them when thinking about times they’d made love. Others described feeling “emotionless and empty” even though the sex was otherwise satisfactory.
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This reminds me of Charlie Sheen, that great romantic -- “I don’t pay them for sex. I pay them to leave!”
I'm sure there are lots of married men would appreciate even having the opportunity to experience PCD.
Someone should teach them how to do it right.
A woman helps...
QED PCD!
I once had PCD.
I confided in my partner and we repeated until I didn’t have it any longer.
What a weekend...
Well, okay, I didn’t have it, but she played along out of love and respect.
I hated telling her to truth. She said she already knew...
LOL.
I know...that was bad...
I think that comes with itching
not once ever.
...but had it herself, so we had to help her trough it the rest of the week.
Poor thing...
Bubba will use your tears for lube.
I’m reminded of “precious bodily fluids” here.
I once had PCD.
I confided in my partner and we repeated until I didn’t have it any longer.
What a weekend...
Well, okay, I didn’t have it, but she played along out of love and respect.
I hated telling her the truth. She said she already knew...
...but had it herself, so we had to help her trough it the rest of the week.
Poor thing...
You know, if you care for someone, you help them through tough situations like this.
After sexual intercourse every animal is sad, except the cock (rooster) and the woman.
--- Galen of Pergamum. ---
Is this after turning on the light?
A corollary: “The worst I ever had was wonderful!”
Must not have been any left-over pizza in the ‘fridge.
The expectations of sex is very high these days with the way it is portrayed in popular media but in reality it is great but not as great as portrayed in the media unless you are with the right person, which is usually a person of ill repute but not always. Occasionally you find the honey pot.
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