Everybody has heard the proverbial expression “feeling butterflies in your stomach,” which typically describes the exhilaration associated with developing a crush or falling in love. But what happens if other areas of your body start to flutter unexpectedly?
Understanding your horniness can be a tricky thing. Imagine wanting to kiss every hottie you see and experiencing tingles in unexpected places. It sounds like you’re horny, but what exactly does that mean? To put it simply, horny means “sexually excited” or “desiring sexual gratification”. But before you think otherwise, just know that feeling horny is absolutely normal and it’s not a bad thing at all!
It can be daunting, perplexing, and exhilarating to be horny and deal with newly-minted sexual desires. You might even feel more stressed, in addition to having a tingling sensation and a need for makeouts, and you’re also more aware of your body and preoccupied with fantasies. It doesn’t matter if you engage in sexual activity or not; all of it is still true! Now that you understand what horniness is, let’s explore what it feels like to be horny. For the majority of people, it’s typically accompanied by a mix of the following symptoms, with variations in intensity and exact location, depending on the body. Here are 6 telltale signs of horniness.
Constant Fantasies
There’s a good chance that you’re horny if you’ve started daydreaming about having sex with a fictional character from a Netflix series you can’t stop binge-watching or with a friend. It’s completely fine to feel that way because after you hit puberty, your brain is still growing, particularly the orbitofrontal complex, which interprets the thoughts and emotions associated with your newly discovered sexual desire. This is due to the fact that this area of the brain plays a crucial role in how your brain generally handles emotion, which is a crucial component of fantasy. So, yes, you’re having sexy thoughts because you’re getting smarter.
Sleepless Nights
Suppose that your thoughts are constantly focused on the person you have a crush on, and you’re totally horny, and you can’t get some shut eye. It’s torture. Fortunately, you can let the frustration out in order to overcome this restlessness and get some sleep. We are, in fact, referring to masturbation – which is totally normal. Your body releases the sedative hormone prolactin after an orgasm and voila, you get a sweet dream right after that.
Tingling Sensations
PhotocaseAlthough it’s overused by older people to describe female sexual desire among those with a vagina, the term is accurate. When you’re horny, your body does indeed tingle. Like, you can literally feel something in your pants or skirt. It might be an indication that you’re turned on if you’re sensing things below that you haven’t felt before. When you’re sexually stimulated, blood flows to your genitalia, causing them to swell and dilate.
The same goes for those with a penis. A penis will enlarge when you’re feeling horny. You might feel the beginnings of an erection. Your brain is communicating with your penis all the way down, asking the muscles to relax while the blood rushes in, as your horniness increases. Basically, your genitals literally swell with excitement when you’re thirsty for that hottie you’ve been eyeing. Weird, right?
Your Nipples Get Hard
Nope it’s not because you’re feeling cold. Your nipples are a delicate erogenous zone, as you are undoubtedly already aware. Your brain is activated by arousal, whether it comes from psychological or physical stimulus, and this activation causes those muscles in your nipples to become erect, similar to the effect those excited feelings can have on your genitals. This is just a fancy way of explaining that both men and women experience nipple erections when they’re turned on.
Higher Heart Beat Rate
Even the mere concept of sexual activity causes the body to experience an increase in blood pressure and pulse rate. It’s very normal for you to feel a bit disturbed while you’re horny because your body is constantly in a mild-to-moderate state of heart-racing stress. Just so you know, a nice vibrator can help you release that tension!
Anxiousness
It’s normal to feel a little (or very) nervous if you’re in public, or if your horniness appears out of nowhere. Similar to feeling ill, being horny is a mental and physical state that requires some personal space, especially if you weren’t anticipating it. There’s no need to freak out; we’ve all been there at some point.
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