Endorphins
Body-produced opioid-like chemicals linked to pleasure, comfort, stress relief, and pain reduction, often contributing to post-intimacy relaxation.
What This Really Means
Endorphins can support the “soothing” side of sex and intimacy, especially when touch is safe and consensual.
They also help explain why some people use sex for stress relief—and why stress can change what feels rewarding.
Examples
Increased relaxation after orgasm or cuddling
Feeling calm and comforted after affectionate touch
Pleasure feels more “soothing” than “thrilling.”
Common Misunderstandings
Tap each myth to reveal the reality
Endorphins mean sex isn’t automatically a drug, and Endorphins is about body-produced opioid-like chemicals linked to pleasure, comfort, stress relief, and pain reduction, often contributing to post-intimacy.
Endorphins can influence experiences, but it doesn’t guarantee that outcome.
More accurately, Endorphins refers to body-produced opioid-like chemicals linked to pleasure, comfort, stress relief, and pain reduction, often contributing to post-intimacy, and if you don’t feel relaxed, you did it wrong doesn’t follow from that.
Endorphins is about body-produced opioid-like chemicals linked to pleasure, comfort, stress relief, and pain reduction, often contributing to post-intimacy, and it doesn’t imply that endorphins remove the need for aftercare.
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Inside LoveIQ
We identify patterns related to Endorphins by analyzing responses in our assessment modules, helping you understand your unique relationship dynamics.
Sample visualization of a gap metric.
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