Expert: ziggy ziegler - 11/18/2008

Question
I have been in a D/s relationship for over a year now.  I am sub.  I am a painslut and can take hours upon hours of whippings.  It just seems lately that the more I take the fewer bruises and lash marks I get.  I was reading something about being deep in the trance reduces the the effects of injury or heals the injury quicker.  I was just wondering if anyone has experienced this too?  I would love to chat with anyone who can give me some insight to this...thanks...

Answer
A very interesting question you pose. As you know, the body is an amazing thing. From a physiological point of view part of the not bruising might very well be your bodies high clotting rate or what doctors call I and R.  People with a low clotting rate tend to bruise much more easily than that of those with a higher clotting rate.
The endorphins released during play often give us a euphoric feeling which causes relaxation. There has been no real empirical studies concerning trance and relaxation during play as a reason people don't get injured.

Now, my personal experience is this. I am a slave and I do experience little bruising and or markings during play, even during heavy session. I do believe its partly physiological but the other part of it I think is how open I am to the session itself. Over the years when I have played and been open and where I had a connection with the Top I rarely bruised or marked. However, when I have played with people and its hasn't been all that great and my head just wasn't in it, either because I didn't fully trust the person or I just want in the best of head space.. I bruised like no ones business. So, I personally, think there is a connection, at least in part to how our bodies react to play.

I see play as a flow of energy and if there is a clear path or a path of no resistance then the energy is free to flow without issue and perhaps with little to no injury. I will say this, as a point of caution, no matter how open you are physically or emotionally during play, a bottom can be injured.

I do hope that was helpful
warmest regards
slave ziggy