Have you ever experienced intense, serious realizations after orgasm? What about an instant surge of negative emotions, like regret after you’ve had an orgasm. Perhaps you’ve been told to engage in any major decision making while you’re horny, because getting off can make you clear headed. If so, you may know about the phenomenon called post nut clarity. So, let’s get into it!
What is Post Nut Clarity?
Post nut clarity describes feelings that people with testicles experience after ejaculation. They describe having a surge of clear thinking and insight that was not there previously. It’s as if the orgasm itself brought them a sense of clarity.
Sometimes people compare it to post coital dysphoria, but the two are not the same. Post coital dysphoria involves feelings of sadness, aggression, or even anger. There have been scientific studies on this that have attributed causes to relationship resentment, abuse, attachment issues, etc. However, some may experience this without these issues being present.
Belief in post nut clarity is pretty widespread. It’s been discussed across multiple social media platforms. Alexandra Cooper once discussed it in her podcast, “Call Her Daddy”. There’s also a Japanese phrase for this experience. It’s called kenja taimu, and it means sage time. It’s believed to be the period after an orgasm where a guy is able to think more clearly because he isn’t impaired by desire or emotions.
Is There Scientific Evidence For Post Nut Clarity?
Is this a real thing? Does post nut clarity help men make better decisions in general? Is it just describing feelings of regret about intimacy, or does that clarity apply to other areas. What does science say about the relationship between male orgasm and an ability to think clearly?
The answer isn’t very clear. Simply put, there haven’t really been studies about this. What we do know is that orgasm involves a surge of feel good hormones. Additionally, climaxing impacts the brain, including the prefrontal cortex. This might explain those clearer feelings after orgasming.
Then again, this could simply be explained by thinking of ejaculation like eating a meal. Taking in calories and orgasm are both biological functions. Most of us don’t think clearly or make good decisions when we’re hungry. Because, in that moment we are too preoccupied with that need. When we’re horny, it’s a similar experience. Until those feelings are resolved, that’s going to affect the way we think.
Do Women Experience Post Nut Clarity?
Yes, women have experienced similar feelings. Although, it isn’t as widely an accepted phenomenon among them. Perhaps that’s because our society doesn’t believe that lack of pleasure has as much of an affect on women. You rarely find examples in media or literature, for example, of women making bad decisions or behaving aggressively because they haven’t been intimate recently.
Despite this, women also experience that surge of hormones, or release of brain chemicals during climax. There have even been studies where women have had brain scans during orgasm to map exactly what happens in that moment.
Do You Need Post Nut Clarity?
That depends who you ask. For some people, this is a positive thing. It’s a bit like a surge of happiness and understanding. They get the benefit of better decision making and understanding. No longer burdened with desire, they may be able to focus on solving a problem or making an important choice. Some simply enjoy being able to fall asleep with a better outlook.
For others, that clarity comes with a sense of shame, fear, guilt, or regret. Now that they’ve had something of a brain reset, they may have come to the realization that they’ve just done something wrong. For example, being intimate with somebody because they were too aroused to realize that was a bad idea. If this clarity involves realizing that you just prioritized your body’s needs over your good judgment, that guilt isn’t very pleasant.
Simply put, post nut clarity isn’t a fix-all solution. Just know that the emotions you feel may not be all about enlightenment or seeing the life with a renewed or elevated sense of understanding. Some of the emotions you feel, like guilt or shame could leave you crying or just feeling awful. So, have some self-awareness and realize that the post nut sense of realization may not be the only path to truth or understanding.
Alternatives to Post Nut Clarity
The phrase post nut clarity may lead some to believe in the existence of some miracle orgasm that can remove all doubt or fuzzy thinking. In reality, there are other ways to achieve better understanding and make better choices. Thank the gay lord for that, because most of us don’t have the luxury of getting off every time we have to think straight.
Here are some things you can do that will generally lead to deeper understanding and more clear headed choices:
- Getting therapy if making bad decisions is a pattern
- Talking with a friend to get their insights
- Physical activity like a workout or just a long walk
- Journaling to write down the good and bad points of a choice you need to make
- Eating or sleeping on it
- Sobering up – Does it really need to be explained why this is a good idea?
Why The Concept of Post Nut Clarity Can be Harmful
This isn’t inherently a good or bad thing. If we’re referring to release giving a guy the ability to focus without being distracted by desire, that’s a good thing. Then again, this phenomenon has been attached to lots of negative emotions too.
Also, it shouldn’t be lost on us that this concept has been used in pop culture to elevate some rather gross concepts. For instance, most of us have seen a TV show or movie where a man wakes up next to another person feeling that sense of dread because that person wasn’t conventionally attractive. It’s also used from time to time to excuse men from violating boundaries and treating consent as an inconvenience.
Go Forth And Engage in Healthy Decision Making
Whether you use orgasm, meditation, or good old-fashioned therapy we hope you find the tools you need to make healthy choices. You and the people around you deserve you at your best and most capable.
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