Something Sweet

[Aeroil]

A few times I've seen discussed here the "after-crash" or whatever you call it, of what happenes when someone gets high on endorphins, and then later, of course, when they wear off, they crash, and get all moody, sad, etc. However, when I was discussing this with a Dom last night, he mentioned that if the person on the endorphins drinks something with sugar in it afterwards, it greatly reduces the effects. I've never heard this discussed here, so I thought I'd make a thread on it, spread the word and all that.

 

[Netzach]

A few times I've seen discussed here the "after-crash" or whatever you call it, of what happenes when someone gets high on endorphins, and then later, of course, when they wear off, they crash, and get all moody, sad, etc. However, when I was discussing this with a Dom last night, he mentioned that if the person on the endorphins drinks something with sugar in it afterwards, it greatly reduces the effects. I've never heard this discussed here, so I thought I'd make a thread on it, spread the word and all that.

I don't know if it helps or not, but I do know that after I bottomed at parties, I would BEE LINE for the sweets. You will almost always find a lot of candy strategically strewn around at play parties. Bottoming made me want to eat a pile of candy and fall asleep immediately.

I do not get the same ravenous munchies after Topping, I just get wired and restless, which I'm usually not.

 

[Xelebes]

Never heard of that. Something I will have to seek and experience myself.

 

[graceanne]

I've never really considered it, but I am always ravenous after me and K play. I shiver and eat.

 

[Marquis]

I want to try bottoming.

 

[canadiancutie]

I want to try bottoming.

...then do it?

 

[Private_Label]

Endorphins and Sugar

Sugar rush for Endorphin drops

Sugar rush
"Time and again you've experienced the intense effects that food can have on your moods. Cakes, cookies, and fudge are known as pleasure foods not only because they delight your taste buds but because they can make you feel calm and happy - at least temporarily. This sugar induced sense of euphoria comes from several chemical mechanisms in your brain. First of all, the sheer pleasure of tasting a chocolate treat or powdery donut stimulates your brain's pleasure pathways and the release of dopamine and endorphins, the chemicals that makes you feel exhilarated. You also get a quick surge of energy as the sugar hits your bloodstream. Unfortunately, that energized feeling lasts only as long as the sugar rush. Once your blood-sugar levels drop (about an hour or two later), you're left feeling drained and out of sorts.You become an addict looking for another hit."

Seretonin Secrets

SEROTONIN SECRETS
A desire for sweets may be hard-wired in the brain. As discussed earlier, a carbohydrate-rich meal or snack stimulates, the release of the hormone insulin from the pancreas, which in turn lowers blood levels of all amino acids except tryptophan. Normally, tryptophan must compete with other amino acids for entry into the brain, but when insulin eliminates the competition, tryptophan levels in the brain rise. Tryptophan is then converted into serotonin, the neurotransmitter that regulates sleep, reduces pain and appetite, calms you down, and improves your mood.

Richard Wurtman, Ph.D. a professor of brain and cognitive science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge,
postulates that some people crave carbohydrates not because they lack willpower but because of an imbalance in serotonin. This theory
is supported by evidence that obese people and people who crave carbohydrates often have lower serotonin levels than do lean people or
people who prefer protein-rich snacks. Their extra-low serotonin levels leave them feeling anxious, irritable, and craving a serotonin
"fix".

 

[sphynx's dragon]

Hmmm....I don't crash really, just get really cuddly and shivery, then cuddly and quiet, then cuddly and ....think y'all get the trend.

I want to try bottoming.

Hmmm....<snicker>...funny image...funny...funny...funny

 

[Marquis]

Hmmm....<snicker>...funny image...funny...funny...funny

Well I'd like to experience sub space if I could, although I think that might be out of my reach. But I am curious about it, and I think it would improve my perspective as a Dominant. It's very difficult for me to imagine the circumstances under which I'd be comfortable with this though.

 

[canadiancutie]

Well I'd like to experience sub space if I could, although I think that might be out of my reach. But I am curious about it, and I think it would improve my perspective as a Dominant. It's very difficult for me to imagine the circumstances under which I'd be comfortable with this though.

I could top you.

 

[sphynx's dragon]

Well I'd like to experience sub space if I could, although I think that might be out of my reach. But I am curious about it, and I think it would improve my perspective as a Dominant. It's very difficult for me to imagine the circumstances under which I'd be comfortable with this though.

I was kinda half-serious. In a way I think you're like my Lady, She really doesn't have it in Her to be submissive and get to sub-space. She's still curious about it, but doubts She could do it. I see much the same thing in you. Especially after having met you, I just can't see it, doesn't fit. <shrug> Of course I could just be smokin crack, but I don't think so.

 

[Marquis]

I was kinda half-serious. In a way I think you're like my Lady, She really doesn't have it in Her to be submissive and get to sub-space. She's still curious about it, but doubts She could do it. I see much the same thing in you. Especially after having met you, I just can't see it, doesn't fit. <shrug> Of course I could just be smokin crack, but I don't think so.

Oh, I took you as serious.

I think you're probably right. I'm just not a sub, and expecting some kind of incredible bottoming experience is unlikely, but I'd give it my best if I was comfortable with the situation and I think I would learn a lot no matter what.

 

[sphynx's dragon]

Oh, I took you as serious.

I think you're probably right. I'm just not a sub, and expecting some kind of incredible bottoming experience is unlikely, but I'd give it my best if I was comfortable with the situation and I think I would learn a lot no matter what.

Very true, you probably would learn alot, hell maybe if you're real lucky you could make to sub-space! I like it there....<dreamy look> But really, i can admire any top who is willing to experience the bottoms perspective, even if you don't have the mental wiring to be submissive. Nor do I think that it is a neccesary thing to do so. I've heard that said before but can't believe it. After all, the reverse would then have to be true, and I am not a Dom. Nor do i have any aspirations to it at all.

 

[Marquis]

Very true, you probably would learn alot, hell maybe if you're real lucky you could make to sub-space! I like it there....<dreamy look> But really, i can admire any top who is willing to experience the bottoms perspective, even if you don't have the mental wiring to be submissive. Nor do I think that it is a neccesary thing to do so. I've heard that said before but can't believe it. After all, the reverse would then have to be true, and I am not a Dom. Nor do i have any aspirations to it at all.

I'm curious to see how I'll react. I'm probably too inhibited to get much out of the experience, but I might surprise myself.

 

[tealsphynx]

I'm curious to see how I'll react. I'm probably too inhibited to get much out of the experience, but I might surprise myself.

I think I'd get too much of the fight reflex and not enjoy it at all. Probably end up attacking the one doing the topping, unless I'm tied down really well, then I might end up hurting myself worse. I have a big mental problem when it comes to the idea of submission....maybe leftover from my last relationship, but I'm not sure, I just know that even thinking about submitting makes my brain go all defensive. Oh well, guess I'll add it to my list of impossible to answer curiousities for now.

 

[Marquis]

I think I'd get too much of the fight reflex and not enjoy it at all. Probably end up attacking the one doing the topping, unless I'm tied down really well, then I might end up hurting myself worse. I have a big mental problem when it comes to the idea of submission....maybe leftover from my last relationship, but I'm not sure, I just know that even thinking about submitting makes my brain go all defensive. Oh well, guess I'll add it to my list of impossible to answer curiousities for now.

Why would you put yourself in a position to submit if you were going to react like that?

 

[tealsphynx]

Why would you put yourself in a position to submit if you were going to react like that?

I wouldn't. That's just the reason why I wouldn't.

 

[sphynx's dragon]

I'm curious to see how I'll react. I'm probably too inhibited to get much out of the experience, but I might surprise myself.

True you may do that, it's always a possibilty to open a door previously thought to be unopenable. Although my Lady, I think, the door is not unopenable, just it's better off not going that way.

 

[tealsphynx]

True you may do that, it's always a possibilty to open a door previously thought to be unopenable. Although my Lady, I think, the door is not unopenable, just it's better off not going that way.

WAsn't plannin on it, thanks...you should be getting ready for bed, goober.

 

[sphynx's dragon]

WAsn't plannin on it, thanks...you should be getting ready for bed, goober.

I am ready my Lady. I sit here on the foot of the bed awaiting my Lady's presence to wisk me away to a land of gentle slumber in her arms. Surely no night could pass with Her that is not a night of happiness and contentness. So here I await you.

 

[Marquis]

You guys are so cute.

 

[Aeroil]

haha, curse you Marquis for stealing what I was gonna say.

 

[Netzach]

*shrug* I was pretty darn uncomfortable with the idea of submitting to anyone for any reason, but the effects of being flogged and brain chemistry released by such were definitely a positive thing. I don't know why we call it "subspace" when I know a lot of completely non submissive bottoms who enjoy something very close to what's being described. My inflictors and I always just called it "stoned" or "stupid."

 

[Xelebes]

Mind if call sub-space Masocheigel?