Being as I am female, this is not a phenom that I can truly understand.
I’m sitting here with two males, who both insist that the reason that morning wood happens is to stop a male from peeing. I directly quote “it’s a manifestation of having a full bladder”.
Is this true?
Because, as a female, if I’m asleep and have a full bladder, I don’t pee. I just wake up and go to the bathroom. I don’t get any “morning wood” to stop me from peeing, I just have muscular control. Do guys really not work the same?
Here are a couple of GQ threads that have some interesting information. While it seems to be a pretty common belief that morning erections and urination are linked, it doesn’t appear to be true.
You’re missing a certain something called a prostate gland, the function of which is to restrict blood flow back out of the hard/software. Pressure from other members of the neighborhood can do the same thing.
Thanks fellas, this info has helped the arguement much.
I appreciate the links too, very informative. I guess I shouldn’t be so leary of the search engines now that ‘things have changed’. I heard a rumor that it actually has been seen to work nowadays. Is this a true thing?
My morning erections will occur if I have to pee or not… if Ive had erotic dreams or nightmares… the only good thing about them is grinding into the matress when you first wake up. The morning bend over and try to point it down to pee is a pain!
There are three relatively painless solutions to peeing with morning wood:
The Pythagorean positon. Lean up against the wall behind the toilet with one hand, using the other to aim. Be careful not to fall.
Kneel before the toilet.
Piss elsewhere. The shower is a classic example, but some folks prefer the sink. If you live out in the middle of nowhere, or your neighbors are late risers, you can always piss right out the window.
See, the sink has a much wider, erm, ‘mouth’ than the toilet. So you stand at just the right distance away from the sink, and let go. Thereafter, as the pressure gradually reduces, walk slowly towards the sink, until the final dribble drops into it. Easy.
Not that I’ve ever done it. Just explaining the logistics, that’s all.
When peeing with morning wood, whatever you do, don’t sit on the toilet and try and “lock” it under the seat. It’ll just come out between the seat and bowl and soak your legs and pyjamas.
Morning wood occurs because you were having an erotic dream before you woke up.
As for how to take a pee: Usually by the time I’ve finished shaving and brushing my teeth, things are back to normal. If I’ve really got to go, there’s always the shower…
I was driving to an assignment for my job a couple of weeks ago and saw a gated community called Morning Wood. Either a) somewhere a marketing person is laughing their ass off or b) a whole lot of people are really clueless.
Anyway, the dreams mentioned above don’t have to be erotic. Guys have erections for any dream. Some have speculated that it’s to keep the equipment in good condition, just in case you need to rise to the occasion on short notice. (I don’t know if there’s any evidence for that speculation.)
Morning wood used to be the norm for me, but not lately. Whether that’s a function of age in some manner (e.g. a side effect of an enlarged prostate) or what, I don’t have the faintest. But despite not looking 50 (and in most ways, not feeling 50), my body occasionally reminds me that I don’t get to stay young forever. This may just be one of those ways.
The logistics here frighten me. If it’s pointing up, how does the sink help?