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[–]moreoralsex 80 points81 points ago

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I do because generally when I can't sleep it's because I have a million things running through my mind. When I have sex, all that goes right out the window and all I think about is how amazing it feels. After, when I am still relaxed and drifting on the high, I can go right to sleep.

[–]whorecorner 23 points24 points ago

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I did this today, just to take a nap.

[–]jumperkid400[S] 9 points10 points ago

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well at least im not the only one :)

[–]Jigsaw_Pixie 0 points1 point ago

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Pretty much, especially if I'm having a stressful day or week. More effective than melatonin ;)

[–]moreoralsex 3 points4 points ago

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Nothing relaxes me more.

[–]bossoline 3 points4 points ago

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My wife is the same way

[–]moreoralsex 22 points23 points ago

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People say men are dogs when they do this. I'm down for a bit of cuddling or stroking in the cooling off phase, but hell, I understand why it happens. I don't find it rude when you're relaxed and comfortable enough with someone to drift off to sleep right after sex, as long as we are both taken care of and having no issues.

[–]akcampbell 5 points6 points ago

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I think the implied situation when someone complains about men falling asleep right after is that the sex was unsatisfying for the woman, and that the guy either didn't notice or care, and then "he just rolled off me and fell asleep." If the sex is mutually satisfying, then there's no problem; cuddles and naps are nice!

[–]jumperkid400[S] 1 point2 points ago

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yes i find that when women are dissatisfied with the sex there is a feeling that if very prominent that she expects more. i have only felt it with girls that i have been very close to way before we ever considered having sex with one another in turn being that much more connected so she doesnt have to say what she is thinking for me to know

[–]moreoralsex 0 points1 point ago

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Agree wholeheartedly!!!

[–]ykhan95 5 points6 points ago

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mmm cum cuddle with me

[–]moreoralsex 2 points3 points ago

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;-)

[–]AZeldenrust 29 points30 points ago

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Hell yes. It helps me relax and get to sleep, however if I'm REALLY stressed out, I have absolutely no physical desire for sex, even though I mentally desire it.

[–]jumperkid400[S] 4 points5 points ago

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so do you end up doing what you really desire or do you end up suffering all day? or both is there ever a time that you are so stressed that not even sex will relax you?

[–]AZeldenrust 10 points11 points ago

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When I'm stressed, it almost always ends up with me trying to shlick myself to sleep and then half way through I give up because my body is not responding to any of it.

[–]jumperkid400[S] 8 points9 points ago

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i find this true with my girlfriend. sometimes its just not doing it for her and she would always say its not be but i was always a bit skeptical of her saying that because i felt a little down about not being able to get her to finish. i guess it is possible that some people can have so much going on in their head that they cant concentrate enough.

[–]octoquake 4 points5 points ago

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That's absolutely the case. 21 year old guy here and I have a fairly low sex-drive if only because of how often my mind is racing and I'm far too anxious about everything to want to have sex.

[–]asoap 1 point2 points ago

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This is what I do when in that situation. Breathe in the nose for three seconds and out the mouth for 6. It naturally causes the body to relax, and then maybe you can shlick one out.

Also lay down, put one hand on your chest and one on your lower stomach and take a deep breathe. Your stomach should raise not your chest. If your chest raises you are breathing wrong, just apply some pressure to the chest with your hand and you'll be able to train your stomach muscles.

[–]nextweeks 26 points27 points ago

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The reason people find it easier to to sleep after they cum is because of the release of neurotransmitters in the brain that coincide with the orgasm. One of them is serotonin which also helps control sleep cycles.

One of my psychology professors in college actually recommended sex as a natural sleep aid.

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Wingman professor. I like it.

[–]jumperkid400[S] 2 points3 points ago

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i read somewhere that it had to do it had to do with blood pressure but i dont have a source to provide. do you have something i could read?

[–]snowmakerme 4 points5 points ago

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It is not blood pressure. nextweeks has the correct explanation.

[–]scurvebeard 0 points1 point ago

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I was going to say the parasympathetic nervous system but you've got me beat. :)

[–]LoveBy137 18 points19 points ago

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For me it depends, sometimes it gets me super sleepy. Unfortunately, other times getting off wakes me up. That makes it really crappy as a reliable sleep aid as there is always the threat that it will wake me right up. Stupid masturbation roulette...

[–]VaginalKnives 3 points4 points ago

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This is the same for me - sometimes it wakes me up, sometimes it puts me to sleep.

Luckily I have no trouble getting to sleep. I use progressive relaxation if I want to use the big guns.

[–]djicebergus 1 point2 points ago

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sometimes the rush of blood returning to my body makes me feel wide awake and sometimes the neurotransmitters win and I'm relaxed enough that I just pass out

[–]Maxxters 12 points13 points ago

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I find it is, yes. I was actually tossing and turning for a solid hour last night before getting up and grabbing a vibrator. Had some fun for a few mins and the next thing I knew, my alarm was going off :)

[–]ykhan95 4 points5 points ago

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a dream within a dream

[–]lebanese_please 3 points4 points ago

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fapping during inception

[–]WearingMyJimJams 0 points1 point ago

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When you jizz, boxes of fruit explode in the dream.

[–]Trylstag 1 point2 points ago

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I hope you didn't kill the batteries leaving it running all night!

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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I have totally done this...I've actually fallen asleep right in the middle of masturbating...

[–]wildclaire 8 points9 points ago

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There have been several times I've masturbated simply to go to sleep, not because I'm horny. There's plenty of times it's for both though. It's just relaxing and, as others have said, it clears my mind. I suppose I could learn to meditate instead to declutter my thoughts, but masturbation comes with an orgasm so it wins.

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[–]jumperkid400[S] 5 points6 points ago

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if this were the site to be unnamed here i would start a whole new thread off of this one comment. What are the actual statistics for people cumming on a regular basis? how often?

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[–]jumperkid400[S] 1 point2 points ago

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bahahah just shit a brick laughing on that one.... you just described my parents

[–]cacophonousdrunkard 7 points8 points ago

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my girlfriend definitely does NOT. she becomes a buzzing lunatic of hyperactity and immediately starts basically doing top rope suplex moves onto me and shes damn lucky i think its still cute at 3am when i have work the next day.

[–]nomadic_now 3 points4 points ago

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Your girlfriend sounds awesome

doing top rope suplex moves onto me and shes damn lucky i think its still cute at 3am

[–]jumperkid400[S] 2 points3 points ago

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i second this notion

[–]Layze 4 points5 points ago

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My girlfriend goes into what I like to call a "Sex Coma" basically this is the immediate time after a nice sexy time session. She catches her breath and has a nap and that gives me anywhere from 20-45 mins to get in a game of league of legends and make a snack before she wakes up. Also Mary Jane after never does any wrong to keep her coma going longer.

[–]jumperkid400[S] 3 points4 points ago

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fuck her and put her out till you need her again ehhh?

[–]Layze 8 points9 points ago

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She usually doesn't mind. It's like how lions are in the wild.

[–]cleverlyoriginal 2 points3 points ago

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I've found that arguments based on nature always work on women.......

[–]jumperkid400[S] 1 point2 points ago

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well when you leave her satisfied who would mind right?

[–]sinistersilkmerchant 8 points9 points ago*

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I'm going to be the outlier here and say that most of the time, it wakes me up. I find that my mind is cleared and I can suddenly think properly and seriously about things. Often I'll have the urge to read something difficult, or do math, or draw. This effect will last about an hour or two after good sex, ten minutes or so after just masturbating.

If I drink some good coffee right after good sex, I can pull an all nighter and produce some really good work, homework- wise or sometimes just reading wikipedia articles for fun. Good sex is even better in the morning, obviously, because I usually have trouble peeling myself off the mattress. It's about the only way I can wake up refreshed ;)

[–]Callistobeaut 4 points5 points ago

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It depends. One or two...three relaxed ones, oh yes sleep comes very nicely. One, two,...four or more during a crazy, rip your clothes off, wake-the-neighbors sex session...not really. Leaves me restless. Maybe wanting more?

[–]Rachel2point0 4 points5 points ago

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I usually just want to go again.

[–]PropitiousPanda 4 points5 points ago

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If I can't sleep sometimes I'll masturbate. But, I don't normally make a habit out of it. I have to masturbate for a long time normally before I am tired enough to fall asleep though (normally at least 15 orgasms or so). It's easier for me to fall asleep cuddling after sex though.

Masturbation is just a cure to all ailments for me.

[–]shebillah 1 point2 points ago

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Good lord, 15? I think my record in a night isn't more than 8..

[–]PropitiousPanda 1 point2 points ago

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My record in a night is 27. I average around 8 per regular session. When I'm with a partner it's normally closer to 3 or 4. But, those 3 or 4 with a partner have the extra warm fuzzy feelings that masturbation alone doesn't have.

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[–]PropitiousPanda 0 points1 point ago

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Haha, that's awesome. Good jorb! I'm sure she did!

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[–]PropitiousPanda 1 point2 points ago

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I agree.. quality is the most important by far! That's why I've never tried to get close to the 27 mark with another person. I don't even have the urge. I'm not even thinking about how many I've had as much as how enjoyable the experience is for both of us. That definitely seems like a win-win :). Glad you found something that works really well for both of you!

[–]FrankieWalrus 0 points1 point ago

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I think my record for a night is... two? The idea of more than five doesn't even compute D:

[–]shebillah 0 points1 point ago

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Well, when I was like 16 or whatever I'd usually hit 3 and go to bed. Anymore is way too exhausting. But nowadays, one is usually enough!

[–]taxikab817 1 point2 points ago

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15?

I'm not sure that word means what you think it means.

[–]clearlyjoyful 2 points3 points ago

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I'm confused, you don't think she had 15 orgasms? ...I easily do that pretty often.

[–]jumperkid400[S] 2 points3 points ago

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i know an ex girlfriend of mine used to orgasm sometimes 13 times in a session that lasted 20 to 30 minutes so 15 times when you are doing it to your liking seems very plausible. and everyone has different limits right?

[–]PropitiousPanda 0 points1 point ago*

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I am pretty sure I know what 15 means... same with orgasm. It only took me about 45 mins to get my 27 max.

[–]shebillah 2 points3 points ago

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In my high school years, I masturbated nearly every single night even if I wasn't horny, it was just routine. Now that I'm 20 I'm almost always sleepy enough to go right to sleep as long as nobody is yelling in the room or outside the window.

[–]Kurt306 2 points3 points ago

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I wish I got tired after sex. Once it's all said and done and I have rested I get all wired and want to hang out and do whatever.

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Don't think its blood pressure, more so the release of endorphins and feel good chemicals in your brain. I may be dumb though.

[–]jumperkid400[S] -1 points0 points ago

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im not saying you are wrong i dont know myself i would just like to see something written on it is all

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Try this While too lazy to find a medical source, it's the basic idea. Number six. So endorphin release (think natural morphine your body produces) lowers blood pressure, makes you relaxed and sleepy. Fap fap fap.

[–]jumperkid400[S] 0 points1 point ago

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nice ending

[–]mysexytimeacct 2 points3 points ago

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Not only is it easier to sleep, I sleep better too! My SO has caught me many times asleep with my vibrator still in hand because I was just so exhausted (in a great way) after my orgasm.

[–]mrsshmoopes 2 points3 points ago

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Cum and cuddle is the usual for me, or take a bath if my husband isn't into cuddling right then. Either way it usually ends in a nap before too long.

[–]doogytaint 2 points3 points ago

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If I can't get to sleep at night, I masturbate and pass out. Sometimes I wake with my hand still in my underwear. After sex, naps are my favorite. I've fallen asleep with my ass in the air, still in doggy-style position, for hours.

The only down side to that is that I wake up with cum in my thighs. Not a nice feeling. What's worse, is that I scratch in my sleep and it would dry under my nails. Not a good idea to rub your eyes when that happens, not a good idea at all.

[–]ashley393 1 point2 points ago

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Seriously coming is amazing, I feel it reduces anxiety and makes me want to sleep, even if I'm just on bottom afterwards I just want a bottle of water and to stretch out in bed!

[–]thegrumpysnail 1 point2 points ago

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I wish this happened to me. :( I find that more often than not that it wakes me up and invigorates me. I will feel really relaxed/good, but have a difficult time falling asleep for a while.

[–]Ummdoesthisthingwork 1 point2 points ago

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I fall asleep twice as fast after awesome sex, but if I am to stay awake, I'm plenty energized.

[–]ssnakeggirl 1 point2 points ago

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I've masturbated to help me sleep since I was a child.

[–]hunnii_bunnii 1 point2 points ago

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Yes, whenever I can't sleep I masturbate. I fall asleep within a few minutes.

[–]ShadeDeMonesko 1 point2 points ago

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Of course, considering that I have been going at it for quite a while, I will be so tired and relaxed that sleep is the only thing that I will want to do.

Especially if I am with my SO. Nothing fights my sleeping problems better than falling asleep next to him during an afterglow :)

[–]allybally 1 point2 points ago

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Yes, it exhausts me and sometimes I do it just to fall asleep.

However, if I wait too long to let myself relax, like if I fight the initial sleepiness, I get a wave of energy that'll get me out of bed just as quickly.

[–]Ohnomysweet 1 point2 points ago

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Definitely! I've fallen asleep while masturbating loads of times.

My ex has lots of photos of this happening.

[–]HiepNotik 1 point2 points ago

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I think its best for reddit if we see some of these said photos.

[–]Ohnomysweet 0 points1 point ago

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You'll have to ask him.

[–]Memento1979 1 point2 points ago

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Just asked the Mrs. She confirmed that yes, she schlicks as an aide to falling asleep.

[–]40crew 1 point2 points ago

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My girlfriend always want to talk after sex...

[–]TheUnicornHuntress 1 point2 points ago

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When I do finally sleep, I sleep well. But, I am very amped up for a long time after sex. My heart continues to beat faster than normal, I am still flushed. My vulva still full of blood. I remain in a state of ecstasy for usually at least an hour. I seem to be tired physically but mentally energetic. If you're thinking it's because I didn't cum, it's not. I always have multiples, too many to count. I don't mind if my husband wants to sleep after. We don't usually cuddle after sex, we save that for non sexy times.

[–]erinbeth 1 point2 points ago

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No - I actually feel energized after. I feel like I am in the minority.

[–]FaKeShAdOw 1 point2 points ago

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I can use it as both a sleep aid and an energizer. It depends on what I'm doing already or if I'm looking forward to going out or some shit.

[–]Warpedme 1 point2 points ago

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All humans do. I wish I could remember the hormone that is released during orgasm that causes the drowsy but both males and females produce it.

[–]Sexy_Vegan_Pants 1 point2 points ago

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I DO fall asleep after. I have to be active otherwise I feel really sleepy and can't get out of it :(

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Totally. I get knocked out.

[–]coconutcorey 0 points1 point ago

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Oh completely. I am zonked out afterwards.

[–]fiestabooger 0 points1 point ago

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my last girlfriend was out like a light almost the second sex ended.

[–]Lalox 0 points1 point ago

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When I first discovered myself it was sort of a ritual to masturbate before bed. I always came gloriously and fell immediately into a deep, satisfying sleep. Still do it, though it's not always a pre-bed/sleep thing.

[–]indeedimasian 0 points1 point ago

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It's easy for me to sleep if I masturbate, but generally: after sex, after I've come, I'm really sleepy. But then I have to make my bf come... and after that, I'm really restless and can't fall asleep for the life of me.

[–]Neobo 0 points1 point ago

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I'm male and I've never been sleepy after sex. I've never quite understood that whole thing exactly. I understand the explanations behind it, but I can't really put myself into that scenario in my head. I'm too happy and energetic in my mind after it. My body has been a bit worn out from time to time, but I've never been ready to sleep.

I'm a bit weird?

[–]nastygal 0 points1 point ago

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I do this often. It feels great.

[–]fullerenedream 0 points1 point ago

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Yup, it makes me relaxed and sleepy.

[–]zorkie 0 points1 point ago

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sometimes it helps me sleep, other times it wakes me up and i want more :P

[–]probablynotthere 0 points1 point ago

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It used to. Now, I'll be sedated for about 5 minutes before getting a sudden burst of energy. So it's harder to sleep now.

[–]Yodakicksass 0 points1 point ago

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I think it's about the time of the day almost, when I have sex at night, in bed I practically pass out afterwards, although if i don't go to sleep then I just get horny again.... However, morning sex gets me going, and is a nice beginning to a day :)

[–]EcureuilSecret 0 points1 point ago

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Hells yeah. I don't always need to sleep after sex, but I always could if I was just left to lie there. I love a post-sex nap with the boy during the day.

[–]Brinstar 0 points1 point ago

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Here and there. I know when I can't sleep I schlick...and then I can.

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[–]Brinstar 0 points1 point ago

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You're seriously going to follow me around Reddit and harass me? XDD

Seriously What? For the Horde?

[–]randomadd 0 points1 point ago

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F: After failed sex last night, yes definitely easier

[–]0102030405 0 points1 point ago

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yup. I feel like I'm getting addicted :P

[–]tiffmck 0 points1 point ago

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It goes both ways for me. In the morning, I feel more awake after sex/orgasm and at night, I get sleepy and relaxed.

[–]KissMeAlice 0 points1 point ago

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I have severe insomnia. My husband use to give me oral sex every night, even if it took an hour to reach orgasm in order to help me fall asleep. Worked like a charm.

[–]windsockk 0 points1 point ago

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Yes and yes

[–]Ice-Queen 0 points1 point ago

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I always get super duper tired after I cum. So if i cum before the guy i just want him to finish asap because i can barely stay awake

[–]chrys666 0 points1 point ago

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Oh my goodness yes! especially if I have had a particularly stressful day. It is a complete release. and the best way to get a nap in.

[–]BondageBabe 0 points1 point ago

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Cumming makes me very dowsy and I sleep no problem :P

[–]oppaihime 0 points1 point ago

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Goodness yes, everytime my boyfriend and I fool around, even just a bit, it always at least takes the breath out of me. I'm not quite sure why though.

[–]Sovht 0 points1 point ago

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Not me. Usually, I have more energy after sex. I get really keyed up and excited and want to go again ... and again. Eventually, if we keep this going for a while, then I'll get tired.

[–]supermermaidthing -1 points0 points ago

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absolutely.