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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Pamela Stephenson Connolly

I keep crying after sex – and I have no idea why

A woman looking pensive
‘I don’t even get to think twice before tears come out of my eyes.’ Composite: Guardian Design; Getty Images (posed by a model)

After I have sex with my partner, I immediately start crying. I don’t even get to think twice before tears come out of my eyes. I would like to understand why. I don’t necessarily feel sad, I just feel so many things – I can’t really explain it.

It is not uncommon to cry after sex and this tendency is known as post-coital dysphoria. Some people even laugh after sex. In fact, a wide range of emotions can arise, triggered by hormones that can be released during a sexual experience such as oxytocin, dopamine, endorphins and others.

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