Post-nut clarity
{{Short description|Mental clarity after orgasm}}
Post-nut clarity is a term describing the feeling of being clear-headed or mentally "reset" after orgasm in sexual intercourse or masturbation.{{cite web|last=Ellis|first=Phillip|url=https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a43975744/post-nut-clarity-urologist-explains/|title=The Science of Post-Nut Clarity, Explained|work=Men's Health|date=May 23, 2023|accessdate=October 20, 2023}} Feelings of disgust with oneself, as well as guilt, have also been associated with the term. Disgust and regret with the act of intercourse or with one's sexual partner has also been documented.{{cite web|last=Anca|first=Reniel|url=https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/post-nut-clarity|title=Is Post-Nut Clarity a Real Thing? |work=Men's Journal|date=May 20, 2024|accessdate=May 31, 2024}}
Etymology and usage
The word "nut" is found in the slang phrase busting a nut, which refers to a male orgasm. The term post-nut clarity has been noted to be particularly used in online discussions.{{cite journal|last1=Hanseder|first1=Sophia|last2=Dantas|first2=Jaya A. R.|title= Males' Lived Experience with Self-Perceived Pornography Addiction: A Qualitative Study of Problematic Porn Use |journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|volume=20|issue=2|date=2023|page=1497|doi=10.3390/ijerph20021497 |pmid=36674250 |pmc=9861829 |doi-access=free }}{{cite web|last=Khan|first=Arman|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dypj9m/post-nut-clarity-cumming-orgasm-sex-psychology|title=Cumming To Your Senses: Is Post-Nut Clarity Legit? An Investigation.|work=Vice|date=March 31, 2022|accessdate=October 20, 2023}}{{cite web|last=Hall|first=Jake|url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/post-nut-clarity-orgasm-syndrome|title=The Strange Science of Post-Nut Clarity|work=MEL Magazine|date=15 November 2020 |accessdate=October 20, 2023}} GQ cited one Twitter user who posted about the term in 2012.{{cite web|last=Benoit|first=Sophia|url=https://www.gq.com/story/is-post-nut-clarity-real|title=Is "Post-Nut Clarity" a Real Thing?|work=GQ|date=October 25, 2023|accessdate=May 31, 2024|url-access=registration}} Similar terms have been documented even earlier: on the Japanese textboard 2channel, the term kenjataimu or "sage time", referring to the same concept, appeared as early as October 2005.{{cite web |title=Kenjataimu |url=https://www.jlect.com/entry/2891/kenjataimu-kenjataimu/ |publisher=JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary |access-date=18 March 2024}} The similar term post cum clarity can be traced back to a 2006 entry on Urban Dictionary.{{Cite web |last=Madsen |first=L |date=February 13, 2006 |title=Post Cum Clarity |url=https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Post%20Cum%20Clarity |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619022803/https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Post%20Cum%20Clarity |archive-date=June 19, 2008 |website=Urban Dictionary}}
The phrase has been referenced in songs by Dr. Dre, Drake and Alemeda.
Coverage and research
Various Internet media writers have described "post-nut clarity" as akin to an "aha" moment for men following intercourse.{{cite web|last=Garnett|first=Alice|url=https://theoxfordblue.co.uk/nice-to-meet-you-im-a-slut-post-nut-clarity-versus-the-dick-haze/|title= Nice To Meet You, I'm A Slut: 'Post Nut Clarity' versus 'The Dick Haze', Gendered Responses to Sex |work=The Oxford Blue|date=January 26, 2021|accessdate=May 31, 2024}} Media coverage of post-nut clarity often associates men with being able to anecdotally relate to having experienced it,{{cite web|last=Zane|first=Zachary|url=https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a34838426/post-nut-clarity-definition/|title=What Experts Know About 'Post-Nut Clarity'|work=Men's Health|date=December 7, 2020|accessdate=October 24, 2023}} though women have also been documented experiencing the phenomenon.{{cite web |last=Seenarine |first=Neha |date=September 6, 2022 |title=Post-nut clarity's dreadful aftermath |url=https://quchronicle.com/77675/arts-and-life/post-nut-claritys-dreadful-aftermath/ |accessdate=May 31, 2024 |work=The Quinnipiac Chronicle}}{{cite web|last=Salmin|first=Dee|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/the-hook-up/what-is-post-nut-clarity-is-it-real-joe-rogan-only-a-guy-thing-/101347072|title=What is post nut clarity? And is it just a guy thing?|website=abc.net.au/triplej|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=August 18, 2022|accessdate=October 20, 2023}}
While noted as similar to post-coital dysphoria (or post-coital tristesse), post-nut clarity has been discussed as a different phenomenon. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, a professor of relational and sexual communication at Cal State Fullerton has stated "The scientific studies are talking about post-coital dysphoria as a condition", adding that "It has nothing to do with the misogynistic connotation that some young men are using in a misguided way."
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