Here's why you have so many emotions after sex

How you feel after sex probably has nothing to do with the state of your relationship.

Even if it was a positive sexual experience, you might still feel sad and disconnected. You may love your partner beyond words and this can still happen. Below are some reasons why you get so emotional after sex.

When you have an orgasm, your body is flooded with feel-good hormones. Your limbic system is lighting up like a firework. Your brain is soaked in dopamine—the body’s reward hormone. You’re also hit with oxytocin. This is nature’s pair-bonding, love hormone. It makes you feel close and connected to your partner after sex.

You just had amazing, hot sex. You’re lying in your partner’s arms and suddenly feel puzzlingly downtrodden. You’re sad and unsure of why. This is actually due to Post Coital Dysphoria. Experts aren’t exactly sure what causes PCD, but it's likely linked to the flood of hormones that are released in our bodies after orgasm.

It is also possible that some of that post-sex shame is rooted in our subconscious feelings around sex as well.

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