Subspace

little n says…

Last night my Daddy/Sir surprised me by spanking me with his new belt. It hurt, and I initially wanted him to stop. I also felt a little embarrassed like i always do when a fantasy is out in the open like that. It hurt where he kept re-hitting the same places and were it had crept up my back a bit, but after he had finished (it was only a little spanking) I defiantly wanted more. I think Daddy/Sir was testing the water a bit, so I just want him to know that his little girl/sub enjoyed it. :)

I’d really like to get into what some people call ‘subspace’ which is a term I just learnt about (taken from wiki because it was a quick reference):

“Subspace (also sub space, flying, or floating), in the context of a BDSM scene, is a psychological state that can sometimes be entered by the person bottoming in the scene. Subspace is a metaphor for the state the bottom's mind and body is in during a deeply involved play scene. Many types of BDSM play invoke strong physical responses. The psychological aspect of BDSM also causes many bottoms to mentally separate themselves from their environment as they process the experience. Deep subspace is often characterized as a state of deep recession and incoherence. Deep subspace may also cause a danger in newer bottoms who are unfamiliar with the experience, and require the dominant to keep a careful watch to ensure the bottom isn't placing himself or herself in danger. Many bottoms require aftercare while returning from subspace.During the scene, the intense experiences of both pain and pleasure trigger a sympathetic nervous system response, which causes a release of epinephrine from the suprarenal glands, as well as a dump of endorphins and enkephalins.^{[citation needed]} These natural chemicals, part of the fight or flight response, produce the same effect as a morphine-like drug, increasing the pain tolerance of the submissive as the scene becomes more intense.^{[citation needed]} Since the increase of hormones and chemicals produces a sort of trance-like state, the submissive starts to feel out-of-body, detached from reality, and as the high comes down, and the parasympathetic nervous system kicks in, a deep exhaustion, as well as incoherence. Many submissives, upon reaching a height of subspace, will lose all sensation of pain, as any stimulus causes the period to prolong.”

I think I have 'dipped my toe' into subspace a few times but have not been involved in a ‘scene’ long enough to really fully experience this. I know that when Daddy/Sir stopped yesterday the pain had begun to subside (I always think he does it too hard to start off with but then stops too soon), and I know that if he had continued on for longer I would, like I have before, have become numb to the pain and I would have been quite content to stay there for a while! I can relate to the good feeling, because once my mind stops thinking about the pain I feel great, and then I want it to keep coming with increasing severity to heighten the experience. But if I was to fully experience ‘subspace’ I think I would need some good treatment afterwards if I was going to be catatonic! (in a good way ofc).