Morning wood growing up

What's the old saying: Never pee into the wind, never trust a fart and NEVER waste a hard on.

So which is ‘normal’? Is morning wood just regular hornyness or is it something different?

If I am not mistaken, most REM sleep and dreaming occurs before waking. And apparently for males, REM sleep is almost invariably accompanied by erections. I'm not certain of the physiological causes though.

But it could be a reinforcing cycle in which REM sleep erections make a male horny even though the dreams can be anything but erotic. I often wake with very hard erections yet the dreams I remember are mostly not erotic at all. But once you realize you are sporting one, it's easy and fun to relax into a sexual state of mind.

Phill, it's physical arousal which is not always correlated with psychological arousal.

But it could be a reinforcing cycle in which REM sleep erections make a male horny even though the dreams can be anything but erotic. I often wake with very hard erections yet the dreams I remember are mostly not erotic at all. But once you realize you are sporting one, it's easy and fun to relax into a sexual state of mind.

I don't know what it is but for an old guy it seems to be a lot easier to achieve first thing in the morning.

From a Men's Health article:

"Erections are caused by the stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system. When you see, feel, hear – and maybe even smell or taste – something that is sexually attractive, it triggers the release of neurotransmitters. This leads to the dilation of arteries in the penis, which means more blood flows into the penis, which means the penis becomes erect. The parasympathetic system is more active when you’re sleeping, which in addition to producing erections also causes your muscles to relax and your heart rate to slow.

Another reason you may wake up with morning wood is testosterone, which is likely to be at its highest level in the morning."

https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a19548523/what-is-morning-wood/

I can attest to the fact that Morning Wood doesn't necessarily decrease with age. 😄

Morning Glory is considered completely normal by Doctors, so much so that when diagnosing men with Erection difficulties, they enquire if this happens and how firmly if so. If yes, it implies the mechanics are OK and psychology may be more behind such problems. One TV medical program suggested men to stick a strip of perforated postage stamps around their member, like a belt with no slack. If the perforations had torn the next morning, it meant Captain Stiffy had paid a visit that night.

Not sure of the medical reasons, but many shrinks say nigh time/morning wood gives credit to Freud’s ideas that dream states were not short of filthy images. Good job you ladies don’t have to wear your sexual hearts on your sleeves as we men do.

I really miss not having it. Would usually jerk off upon finding it if alone, or would anal finger the gal I was going with and jerk off while doing so (she was not into morning sex).

..... it implies the mechanics are OK and psychology may be more behind such problems.

Not sure of the medical reasons, but many shrinks say nigh time/morning wood gives credit to Freud’s ideas that dream states were not short of filthy images.\

There is no psychology behind morning erections, it is purely a physical reaction - and the shrinks are simply trying to justify their existence - which contributes nothing to human life.

There is no psychology behind morning erections, it is purely a physical reaction - and the shrinks are simply trying to justify their existence - which contributes nothing to human life.

gwhap - but have you never been slightly surprised by the content when awakening amidst a vivid sexual dream? Someone or some situation you would never have consciously fantasised about (or rather your 'civilised' mind might have supressed) but that your sleeping, unedited mind has played with?

gwhap - but have you never been slightly surprised by the content when awakening amidst a vivid sexual dream? Someone or some situation you would never have consciously fantasised about (or rather your 'civilised' mind might have supressed) but that your sleeping, unedited mind has played with?

If that ever happens it is purely coincidental with the increase in parasympathetic system you experience while sleeping (at rest). Having something sexually arouse you also has this effect, but I don't need an erotic dream to get an erection in the morning.

If I am not mistaken, most REM sleep and dreaming occurs before waking. And apparently for males, REM sleep is almost invariably accompanied by erections. I'm not certain of the physiological causes though.

@agracier Agree with your comment on REM sleep. There are articles that equate REM sleep (both with and without dreaming - and how the hell do they know that!!) with an increase in parasympathetic activity which can cause erections. One article said it can happen as often as 8 times a night.

But it could be a reinforcing cycle in which REM sleep erections make a male horny even though the dreams can be anything but erotic. I often wake with very hard erections yet the dreams I remember are mostly not erotic at all. But once you realize you are sporting one, it's easy and fun to relax into a sexual state of mind.

AGREE!!! You know the old saying: "Never waste a hard-on!" 😄

I've always enjoyed my morning wood from about 8. I use to like sleeping with my foreskin rolled back. I liked how it felt rubbing on the sheets and the erections it would give me throughout the night. During the night if my erection woke me up i would tug myself off, shoot my dry load, and go straight back to sleep. If i lasted all night i would usually wake up with a right boner that felt so horny and dry just a few jerks would have me dry orgasming. I still do it now as an adult some times.

I had a right thing for being seen masturbating by my parents. It use to sexually excite me so i would openly masturbate first thing in a morning, kick the covers off, and play with myself. My parents would come in and out of the room and see me. Same in the bath. I never hid or felt embarrassed about it. I wanted them to see me enjoying what they gave me.

Most mornings i wake up rock hard but usually my first need is to piss these days. But i do like morning wood wanks when they happen.

I'm laughing at myself. When I used to wake up next to my boyfriend in the morning, I'd think I'm just so hot and sexy he gets hard just being beside me.

This is still a very regular occurrence for me (I'm in my early thirties).

In recent memory, it only caused a problem when my father was visiting me in the Northeast to help me move and pack up my belongings. We got a hotel since I was moving out of my apartment. On the morning he was leaving town, he had to wake up early to catch his flight. He woke me up to say bye and asked me to give him a hug as he was leaving. I told him I couldn't (I was panicking because I had some raging morning wood) and no good excuse was occurring to me. When he realized I had a morning erection, he just laughed and said that was his cue to leave!

I'm laughing at myself. When I used to wake up next to my boyfriend in the morning, I'd think I'm just so hot and sexy he gets hard just being beside me.

@Miss_Sarah Don’t sell yourself short, maybe you really did cause his morning erections! 😄

I'm laughing at myself. When I used to wake up next to my boyfriend in the morning, I'd think I'm just so hot and sexy he gets hard just being beside me.

@Miss_Sarah If his body had been in contact with yours while he was asleep, the body warmth and the contact can be enough to have that blood flow in that direction. Especially if he sleeps with his head elevated a little.

The worst part of that pee with morning wood was trying to pee as I would have to have my hand on the wall and my feet back as far as possible, almost prone to be able hit the toilet ! without peeing all over the place! No way in hell could I sit down and pee because I couldn’t bend my dick down that far when it was hard,similar to my enema situations.

@JTMac said: If his body had been in contact with yours while he was asleep, the body warmth and the contact can be enough to have that blood flow in that direction. Especially if he sleeps with his head elevated a little.

Not sure I buy that. I get them often enough (daily??) without any contact or elevating my head.

The only way to validate this would be to cuddle up with @Miss_Sarah with two pillows under my head! 😈😈😈😈

(No disrespect intended).

I'm laughing at myself. When I used to wake up next to my boyfriend in the morning, I'd think I'm just so hot and sexy he gets hard just being beside me.

@Miss_Sarah,

Well, a nice thought on first glance. Instantly reminded me of a phrase on the old sitcom Frasier, English mum to her daughter who’s talking about how she’ll seduce her new husband to get him into her bed after heart surgery: “Well, Love, there’s nothing wrong with your ego!” Even if you didn’t necessarily cause your BF’s wood, I’m sure he’ll appreciate your enthusiasm in fixing it! 👍🏻❤️

Eric

@Miss_Sarah same here lol.

But a girl can dream .😉

@Miss_Sarah it does make a gal feel good with some wood poking their back. I miss that feeling. Heath issues and medication side affects have let the air out of that experience. Though some days the thought crosses my mind that the loss of his morning erections was his lack of interest in me. But a word from him tells me that is not the case…all of the time.

I normally wake up with semi-wood, but reaching over and touching my gal's crotch I become a proverbial redwood 😃

I have always woken up with morning wood for as far back as I can remember.

I have always woken up with morning wood for as far back as I can remember.

Same here…

Nurse Phillips, your ex-husband was crazy. As sexy as you are, waking up with an erection and not having sex with you proves he was crazy.