theres been times i havnt been spaced out as such but have felt a little low afterwards.

i guess its like anything else,its just a matter of how both the body and mind reacts to, interprets and processes 'trauma' because really playing is a traumatic experience for the body, we're not made to be whipped,cut,burnt hung from the rafters really...even if it does feel like it at times lol

when you come back down with a bang its horrible no matter how good the 'high' and the play is.
and the first time for me was pretty scarey id heard of it and thought i knew what it might be like but i wasnt expecting it and im not ashamed to admit it.

good aftercare can help to a degree but it doesnt matter how much you plan when it happens it happens and no amount of hugs,blankets and chocolate is going to stop it! but then im only going by my own experiences obviously i cant speak for anyone else.

i think its a matter of recognising when enoughs enough and its time to slow down or even stop play but sometimes even then its not always that simple even for the Dom/me to catch it in time,occasionally instead of it being a gradual thing i can go from fully alert to totally out of it,

like you ghostgirl im not really keen on giving names to things either in fact sometimes it just sounds cheesy but its the only way i could word it,im not the most articulate of people lol