Andalusite
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VC, I hope you feel better soon! Take good care of yourself. 1) Are you a masochist yourself, or do/did you suffer through it because you've fallen for a sadist and the presence of pain in your dynamic is a consequence of that? My first experience with pain was with a switch who I primarily topped. He only hit me when, how, and where I told him to. ;) I started out with more of a sensation-play level, and it took a while to increase my pain tolerance. 2) What's your favourite/least favourite form of painplay? Is there one particular toy/instrument/technique that you take one look at and go 'nonononononono' or 'pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease'? I'm kind of a wimp about my nipples, but most things can be done in a way I'll love or hate. The connection with the other person, and their reactions, matter more than the toy they used. I do particularly enjoy the sensation from fireplay, sensual caning, wrestling/playfighting, and having my hair pulled. 3) Are you one of those people who can just float away on top of the pain to a land of clouds and fluffy bunnies, or do you need to actively process the pain? If you need them, what sort of coping strategies have you developed? Do they work? It depends on how they warm me up. Gentle ramp up, and I float. Starting out more intense, I need to focus on breathing and let the pain diffuse through my body. If a strike hits over bone or something, I go still for a few seconds and hold my breath while I process it. I warn people ahead of time about that, since I can't talk in order to safeword then. Generally I'm fine to keep going, but I ask that they keep it lighter until I relax. I've used the breathing/diffusion part at the doctor/dentist, and it works well for that kind of pain as well. If I am put in sensory deprivation while they are laying out the toys and stuff, the sensory overload when it comes off is enough to get me pretty warmed up, even if I haven't been touched yet. 4) Do you like to know what (and how much of it) is coming, or do you prefer to just take it as it comes? Does/did your partner take this preference into account? I'm fine either way, but we generally haven't done a lot of planning or scripting. 5) Your preference: stingy or thuddy? Does/did your partner take this preference into account? If so, do they take it into account in the nice way (you get what they know you like) or the eeeeevil way (you get what they know you hate)? I mostly prefer thud, but I adore single-tails, and "thuddy canes" which still have some sting to them. I can take a thinner, whippier one if I'm being double-caned with one that's more solid. It also depends on how warmed up I am, and how hard they use it. Once I'm flying, it takes a lot to bring me out of it. If I'm submissive to someone, I can take more pain sooner than if I'm not, and they're more likely to want to hurt me in ways I don't entirely like. 6) On a scale of ouch to AAAAAAAAAARGH, rate your partner in terms of evilness. At the moment, I'm only doing the thwacking. My playpartner reacts submissively to me, and we just haven't really been drawn to switching with each other. I let her do fireplay on me during a class, so she can do it to other people if she likes, and I'd be willing to basically "stunt bottom" for her in other classes. Doing a whole scene that way would feel a little weird. Previous partners have generally stayed on the lighter side, with a couple of sadists who enjoyed a much higher level of intensity. I've tended to play harder with casual partners in the past, since they had more experience and expertise with the specific things they were using on me.
< Message edited by Andalusite -- 6/25/2010 7:53:47 AM >
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