Quote Originally Posted by snowflake View Post
HI gloomy bunny.. it is a good question.. and i often wondered it myself a long time ago..

But i also feel it has to be the Doms responsibility to get you there in the right way as well..

If you can get past the pain.. there is a place you will find.. It is called sub space.. Once you have made it there you will find it is somewhere you never want to leave..

It is the place where the natural chemical to fight off the pain lies.. They are called endorphins..

To put it bluntly.. it is a total body high.. without using drugs or alchol.. It is a high created by your own chemicals.. and a place you will want to go back to time and time again if you can find it properly...

I know i went almost 5 yrs without it .. and to go without is like an addiction.. it is very hard to forget and not want...

But i also want you to take note of what happens 36 hours to 4-5 days after a sub hits subspace.. that most don't know about ...

It is called The sub drop...
Excellent points snow. There is also a mild (or not so mild) possibility of shock (the medical condition) associated with sub-drop. It doesn't always happen, but definitely needs to be watched for. If the submissive is prone to suicidal tendencies, sub-drop can trigger such a tendency as well. Immediate after-care from a good session works to reduce the chance of sub-drop (not always, but often). Many subs don't want water or nibblies after a session, but it is a good idea to provide them (and the hugs and gentle words) anyway and make sure they have some water and chocolate and/or fruit during the after care. The sugars in the fruit and chocolate (and the chocolate itself) help reduce the endorphine let down a little. The whole after-care 'gentling process' also has a mental component that counters the depression that may accompany sub-drop (by making pleasant associations with the initial decrease of endorphine levels.

I mentioned shock - many subs (especially in a hard session) get clammy skin and are a little shaky - this is a mild form of shock induced by both the endorphines and the physical 'trauma' of the session. Sips of water and something light (fruit, chocolate, both) help with that as well, as does holding the sub and wrapping her so she's warm ( besides, it feels so good to hold her naked body in my lap and caresses her and tell her what a good girl she is as I feed her nibbles and sips).