“In human childhood development, the term transitional object is normally used. It is something, usually a physical object, which takes the place of the mother-child bond. Common examples include dolls, teddy bears or blankets.” Comfort object - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sexual intercourse can sometimes lead to a feeling of melancholy called PCT, or post-coital tristesse (from Latin post-coital, and French tristesse, literally — “sadness”). This is more common in men than in women. Many PCT sufferers may also exhibit strong feelings of anxiety, anywhere from five minutes, to two hours after coitus.[citation needed]
The phenomenon is referred to by the philosopher Baruch Spinoza in his Tractatus de Intellectus Emendatione when he said “For as far as sensual pleasure is concerned, the mind is so caught up in it, as if at peace in a [true] good, that it is quite prevented from thinking of anything else. But after the enjoyment of sensual pleasure is past, the greatest sadness follows. If this does not completely engross, still it thoroughly confuses and dulls the mind.”
A better-known reference is the Latin phrase Post coitum omne animal triste est —”After sexual intercourse every animal is sad”.
Isn’t that why an orgasm is called “la petite mort”?
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Intrusive thoughts - Wikipedia
oh thank heavens. the other day in lecture i had to sit on my hands because i kept thinking about what would happen if i just start screaming and throwing my textbooks at random people and i was really worried that i was actually going to do that. it’s like that caller on The Best Show who has a problem of doing something crazy and weird and then says “I don’t know why I’m doing this.”
the most frequent intrusive thought is the childhood memory i have of seeing my little brother fall six feet and smash his head on concrete and thus suffer a concussion. sometimes that just replays over and over, and it’s really scary and unpleasant, and i have to force myself to think of something else.
this is crazy
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My name is Tristan. I'm a linguist turned speech pathology graduate student. I live in Madison, WI.
