It can be hard to forget about body image issues you may have. Maybe you feel lonely or maybe you regret the encounter. If it’s a one-night stand or casual hookup, you might also feel sad if you don’t really know your partner. “Not being happy with the sexual experience could be emotionally burdening, particularly when your expectations were not met during the intercourse,” says Thomas. Negative communication after sex can also be a trigger. If you’re in an unfulfilling relationship, harbor feelings of resentment toward your partner, or otherwise feel let down by them, these feelings can crop back up both during and after sex, making you feel sad. “Having sex is a highly intimate experience, and intimacy can make us more aware of unconscious thoughts and feelings, which includes some sad or angry thoughts,” says Saltz. “Feeling guilt and emotionally distant post-sex might be an indication that you don’t have a deep enough connection with your partner.” Your feelings about the relationship “Feeling depressed after intercourse could simply result from the fact that you aren’t physically or emotionally ready for sex,” says sex therapist Robert Thomas. You might also just need a break from sex. “This is more likely in people who have grown up in harshly critical or conservative contexts, where sex has been framed as bad or dirty.” “Another theory is that people who harbor a lot of unconscious guilt about sex in general might experience PCD as a result,” says Sher. It’s this physiological ‘drop’ that can bring about a subjective sense of dysphoria.” Your feelings about sex “Then, suddenly, it all stops and your body and mind need to return to baseline. “You’re experiencing an unbelievable level of stimulation, physical and otherwise,” he continues. “During sex, your hormonal, physiological, and emotional processes are peaking.” “It could be related to hormones that are involved in love and attachment,” Sher says. Researchers have some theories though: Your hormones “There hasn’t been enough solid research conducted yet.” “The short answer is that we don’t know what causes PCD,” says Daniel Sher, clinical psychologist and online sex therapist.
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