Are your nipples getting "sad"? Have you ever experienced such a situation? After accidentally touching your nipple while taking a shower, you will feel lonely and depressed for no reason. This is actually a manifestation of "sad nipple syndrome". Recently, many well-known actors

Are your nipples “sad”?

Have you ever experienced such a situation? After accidentally touching your nipple while taking a bath, you will feel lonely and depressed for no reason.

This is actually a manifestation of "sad nipple syndrome".

Recently, the movie "I Wish You Happiness!" starring many well-known actors. 》Officially announced. Just before the film was released, a topic related to "sad nipples" became a hot search topic and triggered many discussions among netizens.

It turns out that in the promotional clip released by the film crew, Bai Hui (a character in the film), who was breastfeeding, suffered from similar symptoms. She fell into violent mood swings while breastfeeding her daughter, and could not help but cry in frustration, so she suspected that she was also Suffering from "Sad Nipple Syndrome", her husband only thought it was novel when he heard it, and joked: "Can nipples still be sad?"

Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter combed through social platforms and found that this kind of situation is not an isolated case, and many netizens also I would like to share that I have experienced a similar physical condition, but I am always ashamed to talk about it because it is private, or I will be laughed at if others find out about it.

Many citizens recounted their “sad” experiences

“I seem to have sad nipple syndrome.” Ms. Zhang, a Changsha citizen, told reporters, “But I didn’t exist at birth, but suddenly appeared one day in junior high school.”

Ms. Zhang Recall, one day in junior high school, she was lying on the table getting ready for a nap. Due to the large neckline of her blouse, she suddenly realized that there was an empty and unobstructed feeling in her chest, and then she began to feel uncomfortable. Since then, Sad Nipple Syndrome has been with her for more than ten years.

After comparing the information on the Internet, Ms. Zhang found that her symptoms were somewhat different. The specific manifestations were: neither male nor female could touch their breasts, would wrap their hands around their breasts to protect them when sleeping, and could not even receive massages. Class projects, etc.

"If my breasts are accidentally touched, I will instantly feel that the whole world is empty and false, and I feel like an alien who does not belong to this earth." Ms. Zhang revealed that this emotion makes her feel particularly sad and often needs to It takes a long time to recover.

Ms. Deng, a citizen of Changsha, also discovered that she seemed to be suffering from sad nipple syndrome when she started breastfeeding after giving birth. "During breastfeeding, some sad emotions often appear, and these emotions will get worse as the frequency of breastfeeding increases." After realizing something was wrong, Ms. Deng went to check a lot of information, and after many suggestions, she had to stop breastfeeding. feed.

A reporter from Xiaoxiang Morning News searched on multiple social platforms and found that sad nipple syndrome is not only affecting women. Some men also revealed that they have related feelings. In addition, in addition to breastfeeding women, women of all ages also suffer from the syndrome. Chance.

A review of various speculations about the cause of the disease

found that there is currently no definite conclusion in the academic community about Sad Nipple Syndrome, and experimental research at home and abroad is still blank. Therefore, experts have put forward various hypotheses about this.

Currently, it is discovered that the closest thing to sad nipple syndrome is a physiological phenomenon called d-mer, which means that breastfeeding women may suddenly feel depressed, anxious or irritable while breastfeeding. Scientists have conducted research on D-mer people and found that in order to promote milk secretion, the dopamine hormone levels of lactating women will decrease to help release prolactin.

Therefore, although d-mer cannot explain the inexplicable sadness that occurs in non-lactating women when their nipples are touched, it cannot explain why men have similar experiences. However, some scholars speculate that sad nipple syndrome may be similar to D-mer and related to hormone fluctuations in the body.

Incorrect sex education may lead to the misunderstanding that "sex is evil", and then when important parts are touched, negative emotions such as sadness and guilt may naturally occur.

According to Freud’s Oedipus complex theory, breasts are a symbol of mother, and our understanding of breasts begins with mother’s breastfeeding.Therefore, some scholars also infer that if a person is cared for and protected by his mother during infancy, he will naturally have happy nipples when he grows up; but if his mother is strict and indifferent when he is a child, and cannot satisfy his basic desires (especially eating), then he will have happy nipples. Sad nipple syndrome may occur.

Some scholars have also linked this phenomenon to the caramel milk ejection reflex, which is the negative emotional reaction that some mothers have when breastfeeding.

During pregnancy and lactation, prolactin promotes mammary gland development and milk secretion. Dopamine is the main inhibitory factor of prolactin. When the nipple is stimulated, in order to increase prolactin levels, dopamine in the body is inhibited, resulting in a short-term negative emotional reaction, but this is only a possible guess.

The incidence of sad nipple syndrome is uncertain due to relatively few studies. However, according to research, survey data shows that people with sad nipple syndrome account for 26.5% of the total sample population, which is equivalent to one in every four people having "sad nipples". Moreover, the pathogenesis of sad nipple syndrome does not distinguish between men and women, and can cross age, body shape and geographical boundaries.

Some experts said that sad nipple syndrome is not a serious disease. If your negative emotions are particularly strong, it may be a manifestation of some kind of psychological disorder, which can be improved through psychological treatment; if you feel sad after touching your chest, The emotion won't last long and won't affect your normal life, so don't pay too much attention to it, just calm down and reduce touching of your breasts.

Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Mei Mei