How.....

I was recently asked how I can take a whipping like the ones I took in the past. Doesn't the pain become more then pleasure? Do I just tolerate the pain and push past it? How do I do it?
Well, there are several answers to that. I guess it honestly depends on the intensity of the whipping, paddling, caning, or flogging. There are several things one can do to endure an intense whipping.
When I am on the St Andrew's and I am being whipped, if it is very intense, I separate my mind. Yes, to me the intense pain is a pleasure thing, but if I am not ready for it, the pleasure can overload my system and I can sink into a deep subspace, which, with uncontrolled blood sugar, can lead to very dangerous things.
I love the pain and usually will just give in to it. I will allow my body to ride the waves of pain and bring myself very close to orgasm from the sensations. Once there, I will concentrate on not crossing the peak unless I have been given permission.
To me, the worst thing I can do in the middle of a whipping is to cross the line into orgasmic pleasure without permission. If I cross it too early, I may not be able to enjoy the rest of the activity because my pleasure sensors will turn off, or I may experience a sugar drop to the point of passing out, and not in a good way. Also, crossing the line of orgasm without permission is disobedience and can very well cost me the rest of the whipping.
The idea is to have it continue as long as Master wishes for it to continue. Falling off the cross or my knees buckling from loss of control are not ways to have it continue, and they tend to bring an early end to the activities.
So what do you do if it is getting too intense? Well, if the tricks to lessen the sensations of the whipping are not working and you need to stop for whatever reason, the safe word always works. If the Dominant administering the whipping is worth his or her salt, they will know the signs when it is too much for a sub. Communication is a MUST for both the whipper and whippe.
I guess it just all depends on what you, as an individual, can take, and what yoru Dominant is willing to dish out. When Dom(me) and sub are on the same page, though, a whipping, belting, paddling, caning, or what have you can be a glorious experience, especially if the person receiving the beating is a pain slut, lol.