Mental disillusion....

[WastelandVoice]

doms/subs I have a question for you and one that pertains to my own life as well...

Do you ever get so caught up in your play that you feel disillusioned to your actual life?

This won't pertain to the full-time, lifestyle d/s crew (or maybe it will?) but do you ever get so caught up in your persistent play and continuation of your role and lifestyle that it starts to get to you? You start to question who you are and what your role/place is?

I am a dominant man but every now and then, after a session, I feel awkward and strange... like I've entered and inhabiting a world and life that I'm not entirely into or comfortable with..

Sometimes I want/need to break away from it...

anyone else feel like this?

 

[Lizzie_Borden]

doms/subs I have a question for you and one that pertains to my own life as well...

Do you ever get so caught up in your play that you feel disillusioned to your actual life?

This won't pertain to the full-time, lifestyle d/s crew (or maybe it will?) but do you ever get so caught up in your persistent play and continuation of your role and lifestyle that it starts to get to you? You start to question who you are and what your role/place is?

I am a dominant man but every now and then, after a session, I feel awkward and strange... like I've entered and inhabiting a world and life that I'm not entirely into or comfortable with..

Sometimes I want/need to break away from it...

anyone else feel like this?

Sometimes I feel rather ill at ease in 'the real world' because out there, I don't have as clear an idea of what is expected of me as I do at home. I find myself having to change the way I interact with people in general. Things aren't as consistent and safe. I get there in the end, but it takes a little while to kick in after the switch is flipped.

 

[Kurokami]

Sure, all the time, although I'm not entirely sure whether that's down to how I feel when I play or my pretty severe social anxiety.

It's like there's two separate worlds; when I play I'm confident, happy and loved and exactly as dominant or submissive as I feel like. But in the real world, everything just feels vaguely... off, somehow. And when I'm there I'm not that guy anymore, I'm just some awkward, quiet guy walking down the street. It's weird.

But like I said, that might have nothing to do with D/s at all...

 

[xperia2995]

doms/subs I have a question for you and one that pertains to my own life as well...

Do you ever get so caught up in your play that you feel disillusioned to your actual life?

This won't pertain to the full-time, lifestyle d/s crew (or maybe it will?) but do you ever get so caught up in your persistent play and continuation of your role and lifestyle that it starts to get to you? You start to question who you are and what your role/place is?

I am a dominant man but every now and then, after a session, I feel awkward and strange... like I've entered and inhabiting a world and life that I'm not entirely into or comfortable with..

Sometimes I want/need to break away from it...

anyone else feel like this?

You are not alone

 

[WastelandVoice]

Good to know... sometimes I lose myself in things and I'm not sure where I belong.

 

[xperia2995]

Good to know... sometimes I lose myself in things and I'm not sure where I belong.

Just give it some time...

 

[satindesire]

doms/subs I have a question for you and one that pertains to my own life as well...

Do you ever get so caught up in your play that you feel disillusioned to your actual life?

This won't pertain to the full-time, lifestyle d/s crew (or maybe it will?) but do you ever get so caught up in your persistent play and continuation of your role and lifestyle that it starts to get to you? You start to question who you are and what your role/place is?

I am a dominant man but every now and then, after a session, I feel awkward and strange... like I've entered and inhabiting a world and life that I'm not entirely into or comfortable with..

Sometimes I want/need to break away from it...

anyone else feel like this?

Often referred to as "Dom Drop" it's the Top's equivalent for the commonly spoken about "Sub Drop".

This is caused by the "crash" that a person sustains after an intense period of time with a high rate of endorphin release. Much like detoxing off drugs or alcohol, it's most common side effects are depression and mood swings.