Sex and orgasms make you reveal your deepest secrets

Does this work for everyone? Researchers says people are likely to reveal their deepest secrets during and after orgasms..Lead researcher,Amanda Denes, assistant professor at the University of Connecticut says the say this communication is due to a surge in a hormone called oxytocin, also known as the 'pro-social' or 'love' hormone. Oxytocin floods a person's brain immediately after orgasm.

Elevated levels of oxytocin are linked with a greater sense of trust and reduced perceptions of threat, in addition to lower levels of cortisol, a stress hormone.

This combination can create an environment in which people feel safe disclosing information to their partner.

But the study found that when mixing alcohol with sex the opposite is true. Ms Denes said that immediately after sex, people who have been drinking are likely to say things to their partner that they hadn't intended to disclose.

However, this typically consists of less important information and is less positive than that of people who drink less on average.

Oxytocin is an 'upper' and alcohol is a 'downer,' so it's not surprising that they have opposite effects on behavior,' added Tamara Afifi, Professor at the University of Iowa, and co-author of the study. 'People who drink more alcohol on average perceive fewer benefits to disclosing information to their partners.