Enhanced Effects

Somehow, we all know what seems to make a spanking hurt LESS, but what makes it worse? Bypass implement choice and force used; that's a whole 'nother conversation. I'm talking about what INHERENTLY makes it worse, i.e., factors related to one's own body. There are quite a few, for sure!

1.) Cold. Having a cold bottom or legs will cause the pain factor to exponentially go up. I'm talking about it hurting 5 or 6 times worse than normal. I'm not really sure why; I'm sure it's something scientific about blood flow and temperature and what not. In any case, avoid having a cold bottom! This is particularly hard for me; I'm often cold. During the winter months, spankings become a MUCH bigger, and much more painful affair, than normal.

2.) Wet. A wet bottom only hurts more in certain instances. It definitely hurts more with wood. . . . the water more evenly re-distributes the force, acting somewhat as a conductor.

3.) Hormones. Yep, your time of the month makes your bottom more tender, along with other areas. Pain factor goes up 2 or 3 times. It also makes you a bit more prone to crying and being clingy.

4.) Position. The more sharply you're bent over, the tighter your bottom is, and the more the nerves are exposed. One has to be careful here; those nerves are extremely sensitive and the ones in the legs (especially on the side) are easily damaged.

5.) Prior Spanking. Duh. It hurts more when you've recently been spanked. If you need explanation. . . . well, nevermind. I promised not to pick on you guys today. :-)

6.) Sleep deprivation. Believe it or not, one of the BIGGEST effects of sleep deprivation is decreased pain tolerance and emotional control. At roughly around 12-15 hours of chronic sleep deprivation (meaning, a sleep debt that isn't caught up on), one's pain tolerance goes radically down from the waist down, and tolerance in the upper body begins to decrease around hour 20. Sleep debt is cumulative, and works much like a checkbook. Just because you miss out on 9 hours of sleep and then get 3 hours of solid sleep doesn't mean you're good to go. It means you're still 6 hours in the red.

7.) Oil. An oily bottom, either naturally, or applied, increases pain a bit. It makes a bit more of the heat remain trapped, not to mention ensuring that the force of the swat is evenly distributed. *cringes* I cannot STAND the feel of oil, or grease, and am not particularly fond of lotion, either. The effects of this one isn't really noticeable.... perhaps the real punishment is with the sensation and texture of the oil itself? I'm not sure. Dallas is rather fond of this technique.

8.) Relaxation. Yes, yes, yes, I know.... Everyone says, "Relax and it'll hurt less!" They're lying. What they mean is, "Relax and it'll BRUISE less." However, the spanking itself will hurt less, in the moment, when you're tensed up. Think along the lines of "bracing for impact". A spanking delivered on a fully relaxed bottom hurts a noticeable amount more.

9.) Emotion. There is a definite emotional component; it varies with every person. Fill in your own block here.

10.) Setting. This is a big one for most people, and I'm no exception. Discipline spankings hurt more than play spankings, even if it's the EXACT same spanking. (That ties into emotion.) Having people present also changes how much the spanking hurts, or, at least, the acknowledgment of how much it hurts.

That's my list; does anyone have something to add?