CynthiaWVirginia -> RE: Does 'sub drop' actually exist? (6/15/2011 1:20:55 PM)
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OwnedFemaleFlesh, I have not read your entire thread and will be responding only to this first post. If the thread went in other directions...my fault for not reading enough. quote:
ORIGINAL: OwnedFemaleFlesh In my time in the scene, I have witnessed the evolution of this phenomenon. It used to be said that sub-drop was something that affected a submissive after a scene - where they might be tired, thirsty, possibly requiring a blanket and a glass of water or maybe just a big hug, to something that now seems to be more akin to an LSD flashback taking place hours, days or even weeks after a scene, party or other BDSM episode, and involving tears, tantrums, depression, feelings of jealousy and paranoia, self-harm and violent or irrational behaviour that can last from a few hours up to several weeks, and often requiring time off work. All of which requires a Dom who not only totally accepts and understands this behaviour, but is on hand to pamper the submissive in every way possible. I haven't been in the scene all that long, only around seven years. I never tried LSD, lol, but I can guess at what you mean. The subdrop I have seen has been from D/s withdrawl, usually within 24 hours to even the third day. I just see it as the pendulum swinging to it's equal but opposite side, unless acted upon by an outside force...basically getting another dose of hair of the dog that bit ya. Tantrums, jealousy, paranoia, and self-harm, in my opinion, sound more like insecurity, possible incompatibility, and that we have opened up old scars that need more time to heal...and maybe with the help of counseling or support groups than subdrop. Some people are more difficult than others. We have to decide for ourselves if they are worth the sacrifice of our time and attention. With my son who was diagnosed with Early Infantile Autism, I was never forced to deal with him. I had option, I could institutionalize him and have my life back again or I could suck it up and do what needed to be done so that he ended up better off. I never resented him or felt forced into all this caretaking, because I am the boss and it was my decision. If someone feels forced and resentful about caretaking, then they need to assert themselves and make changes. Either finding out the bad buttons being pushed and avoid this, get the sub the help he/she needs, or end it and seek another partner. quote:
Interestingly, 'sub drop' only seems to affect women (I'm totally willing to be wrong about that, but I've never heard male submissives talking about it) and only submissives (although seemingly brought on by s&m play scenes, it seems to be submissives rather than masochists who suffer from it). Most of the ones I know who went through sub drop were female subs, mostly newbies, in long distance romances where their Dom could only visit every few weeks, had histories of past abuse and were with a dominant who could not handle it and didn't know how to keep the girl anchored by exerting a little pressure on that leash. I have had to step in several times when normal women start acting manic depressive and feeling suicidal. Too many newbies are asked to jump off a metaphoric bridge and then the guy forgets to catch them. One of mine, a newbie, had subdrop that had him sitting in his car crying for no reason. It was the day after an intense emotional power exchange (no sadomasochism) and he knew to contact me whenever he wanted to, but he tried to wait until he got home from work, and online. When he couldn't get out of his car but just sat there crying, he phoned me and I talked him through it. My caretaking bonded us closer together. I had prepared him for this emotional backlash but...because he was a man, he thought that it would never happen to him. That I was exaggerating. [;)] Anyway, with others, daily contact helped prevent either of us from dropping. Yes, I drop as well some hours after my buzz wears off if I do not get daily contact of some sort, and if the relationship is in the beginning stages and I have made a connection with the man but start feeling that getting involved further will not be a good idea. If I start getting a buzz, and then a buzz kill comes up, POW! I drop like a rock and am prepared for the pendulum swing of hunger/frenzy and drop. Hot chocolate helps me through it, while I am trying to straighten things out...and if too many red flags come up then I back off until I cool down. When the relationship is based on emotional/mental D/s, I have to watch over both of us to prevent drop. It is not a big thing, daily contact usually handles it. I was very surprised to learn that I had no drop, when something snafud and I "should have" had top drop, over something that was a sadistic high instead of a D/s connection. quote:
So what do you think? Am I being unfair? Or is sub-drop getting way out of hand as a BDSM phenomenon? Has sub-drop grown during your time on the scene? (I would love to hear from anyone who was doing BDSM prior to the late 90s, and whether sub-drop existed before then and if so, in what form?) Does sub drop really exist or is it just some sort of retribution from submissives who feel that their Dom owes them a self-indulgent duvet day? If someone had to use this with me to force my hand with caretaking I didn't want to do, or if their needs seemed excessive, I would have to take a good look at the relationship as a whole. Either the person had issues that turned them into a "black hole" and as their dominant it was my duty to see that they got the counseling they needed, or...I would see that I was pushing them too hard. Other than that, I can only think of manipulation, and I would have to wonder why. Are they submitting to pay for all the caretaking/nurturing/anchoring they need from somebody, and/or is allowing them to submit and be used counterproductive to their healing. quote:
As a Dom, do you accept or tire of sub-drop? With male subs, I have not had more put into my lap than I expected. Any caretaking...made my attachment to them deepen. With friends who are subs and are either dating to find the right person to match up with, and some who are in new (and failing) relationships...yes and no. I accept dealing with their drop; it is my choice, not something anyone could force on me. Tiring, yes, sometimes I feel totally wrung out but this doesn't happen often. The last time was probably a year ago...two people can be very good, but mixed together...very bad for each other. By the middle/end of their relationship I was getting very fed up with cleaning up his mess. Good thing they broke up, she went back to a dominant vanilla ex who still loves her, and her Master...ah...he is an owned slave now and is loving it. You can see why their relationship could not work out. The girl is a r/t friend of mine. quote:
If sub drop does exist, is it worth it to play when it will cause this reaction? Is it similar to the male submissive who orgasms, and then wants to disassociate entirely from the BDSM activities they engaged in whilst they were horny? Do I ditch the lifestyle just because I get top drop sometimes, or because my bottom or sub might have subdrop? No. I can deal with the reactions. As for the last question, I cannot answer that. I am an attention whore during a scene, and will not allow him to lose interest in what I am doing by letting him have an orgasm. They arrive horney, they leave even hornier and that's what puts the sparkle in my eyes, that helpless, hopeless hardon. Someday when I find someone to be in love with, as well as having a D/s relationship, I will cross that post-orgasm bridge when I come to it. I don't see why the D/s has to be turned on and off like a light switch, but then...with me, there is a difference between emotional/mental D/s and kinky activities. The kink and sadism can be turned on and off, but the D/s attachment is part of the foundation of the relationship. Since your questions on subdrop go hand in hand with the aftercare question, it reminds me of an excellent thread I read last month. I had never considered not cleaning up after myself, but I can see a valid reason to choose not to. I doubt the link will be clickable, I suck at that, but a copy and paste will take you there if you missed reading it. http://www.collarchat.com/m_3683139/tm.htm It is SimplyMichael's thread "Interesting take on aftercare".
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