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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Post-Coital Tristesse: Historical, Medical, and Psychological Evolution of a Complex Term (HUMAN SEXUALITY RESEARCH SERIES) Energy & Personal Excellen

Post-Coital Tristesse: Historical, Medical, and Psychological Evolution of a Complex Term (HUMAN SEXUALITY RESEARCH SERIES) Energy & Personal Excellen

Karnik, Sachin J.

Paperback

Gifts & Stationery General

ISBN13: 9798246611081
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 2 2026
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.44 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Post-Coital Tristesse: Historical, Medical, and Psychological Evolution of a Complex Term by Sachin J. Karnik offers a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of sadness or emotional quiet following consensual sexual intimacy, tracing its conceptual evolution from ancient philosophy to modern neuroscience. The book examines how historical frameworks-ranging from Greek concepts of vital energy depletion and Roman existentialism to 19th-century theories of nervous exhaustion and psychoanalytic models of unconscious guilt-have attempted to explain this counterintuitive emotional state . Karnik argues that while contemporary science has re-legitimized the experience as post-coital dysphoria (PCD) based on neurochemical and autonomic regulation, this shift to clinical language has stripped the phenomenon of its phenomenological richness and nuance. Ultimately, the text advocates for reclaiming the term tristesse to frame the experience not as a pathology or dysfunction to be fixed, but as a natural, meaningful neuro-affective transition that reflects the profound vulnerability and physiological recalibration inherent in human intimacy.

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