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  • fishnwhistle420 [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    May be unrelated but my first thought after sex a lot of times is “ yep I’m going to hell for sure” and the crazy thing is I’m not even religious. It’s like they permanently messed with my brain in Sunday school all those years ago

    • grey_wolf_whenever [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I was running into this the last time I was having casual sex and Ive never even been to church. I had some bad depression and, no matter how much consent was given or how much these girls were also clearly just after casual sex, I would run into weird waves of guilt sometimes.

  • Abraxiel
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    2 years ago

    Did you cuddle and stuff afterward? Aftercare isn't just for bdsm.

    • GaveUp [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      AMAB here, didn't use to cuddle after hookups and also felt weird afterwards The I started cuddling after and it made everything so much better

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Pretty sure some of the chemicals your brain releases when you orgasm can make you drowsy. Doesn't happen to everyone, or every time, but it's pretty common. It's a cocktail of a whole bunch of hormones that make you feel relaxed and happy, but are also related to sleep and drowsiness.

    I don't usually get sleepy or hungover, but once in a while it hits me like a brick and I spend the next twenty minutes giggling and slurring my speech incoherently. Sex is weird.

    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah, the main one is prolactin I think.

      It's why nofap chuds think masturbation and sex is bad, even though testosterone levels reset back to baseline within a few minutes.

  • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    It used to happen to me pretty frequently but I've noticed it's stopped as either I've aged or settled into a long-term relationship. One thing I notice in a new relationship is I always sleep pretty poorly until I have a chance to get used to the new person. You might just be a little sleep deprived. :shrug-outta-hecks:

      • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Idk then, maybe keep your electrolytes up and grab some carbs for energy? I'd take things one step at a time and see how you adjust.

    • StellarTabi [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      guys always think im going to play mario kart or w/e but im actually going to sleep on their couch for 6 hours

  • jabrd [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Sometimes I fuck so hard I feel like I’ve run a marathon and I just have to lie there and breath it out. That’s been my modern experience in a healthy relationship having good sex where my partner and I communicate what we both want in bed.

    Sometimes I fuck real hard and then feel empty after the fact, knowing that I put on more of a circus performance than any real act for myself because I feel that swinging dick (tm) is all I bring to the table and I’ll happily exchange that for a brief moment of human connection because I just feel so, so lonely. That was my previous experience when I had awful self-esteem and was in the deepest throes of my depression.

    Could be either of those comrade. Or maybe something else more personal to you and your journey

  • Ericthescruffy [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Yes but...not really in the situation you're describing. I'm about to enter year 3 of my current relationship but in my post divorce slut phase I definitely would go through this cycle where I was horny as hell but self aware to not be ready for a relationship and that was definitely a thing. If I were to use videogame logic to describe; hooking up sort of decreased my horny bar buildup dramatically but also added to my depression bar that i'd have to go and work out in other ways.

  • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    I mean it is normal to have a cool down and feel a little sleepy after orgasm which is linked to the release of prolactin, and the effect is much higher after having sex with another person. (About 400% more prolactin is released when having penetrative sex with another person, vs masturbation). It's a normal part of having sex to a degree, though if you feel super bad/crap you should get it checked out with a medical professional. But from what you've said that sounds pretty normal, especially if it's the first time you're having sex with a new partner.

    You mention drinking alcohol before you had sex as well, that will definitely intensify any "hungover" effect.

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16095799/