Post-coital tristesse
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| 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." | 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". | + | A better-known reference is the [[Latin]] phrase ''[[Post coitum omne animal triste est]]'' —"After sexual intercourse every animal is sad". |
| The correct phrase is " Post coitum anima tristes est" which translates to "After sex the spirit is sad" | The correct phrase is " Post coitum anima tristes est" which translates to "After sex the spirit is sad" | ||
| ==In art== | ==In art== | ||
| ===Voyeur=== | ===Voyeur=== | ||
| - | [[Image:Descent From The Cross.jpg|thumb|[[Peter Paul Rubens]]'s 1612-1614 triptych ''[[The Descent from the Cross]]'']] | + | In ''[[Triptych Inspired by T.S. Eliot's poem "Sweeney Agonistes"]]'', Bacon shows a couple erotically entwined in the right-hand panel, while a clothed male figure stands looking at them. The left-hand panel shows another couple, in full view, lying in post-coital tristesse. |
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| - | In ''Triptych Inspired by [[T.S. Eliot]]'s poem "[[Sweeney Agonistes]]"'', Bacon shows a couple erotically entwined in the right-hand panel, while a clothed male figure stands looking at them. The left-hand panel shows another couple, in full view, lying in [[Post-coital tristesse]]. Here Bacon is looking at the notion of voyeurism being an ideal prelude to participation; a notion held by his former lover Peter Lacy. The idea is revisited in both versions of ''Triptych - Studies from the Human Body'' (1970), and is informed by [[Henri Matisse]]'s [http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?object_id=78389 Red Studio] of 1911. | + | |
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| - | Bacon's triptychs show ten separate couples on beds, of which eight are erotically interacting, while in two others figures are shown sleeping side by side. | + | |
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| * [[Refractory period (sex)|Refractory period]] | * [[Refractory period (sex)|Refractory period]] | ||
| * [[Prolactin#Effects|Prolactin]] | * [[Prolactin#Effects|Prolactin]] | ||
| + | * [[Petite mort]] | ||
| + | *[[Postorgasmic illness syndrome]] | ||
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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.
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". The correct phrase is " Post coitum anima tristes est" which translates to "After sex the spirit is sad"
In art
Voyeur
In Triptych Inspired by T.S. Eliot's poem "Sweeney Agonistes", Bacon shows a couple erotically entwined in the right-hand panel, while a clothed male figure stands looking at them. The left-hand panel shows another couple, in full view, lying in post-coital tristesse.
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