I've thought about this question before when a r/l sub suddenly tried to switch on me and whacked me. I must say that I nearly tore her arm off as I felt so affronted. I was amazed at how I reacted as I'm actually not very aggressive, so got to considering the switching idea.

I have concluded that I really don't like the idea at all. Even in quiet fantasy it is not something on which I dwell. I am appalling at carrying out tasks and following orders as the majority of the time I feel that the ones in charge of me are incapable dullards, at best. This is primarily why I have not joined the Academy or the Writers Circle. Nothing personal, I hastily add, as I don't know anyone who is there!

Can I take pain? Not really-but since I've never received any in a sexual manner, when the pain receptors confuse pain with pleasure, I suppose I can't tell. I know that after an hour of sitting through having a wisdom tooth hacked out I felt terrible! (And had to stay in a side ward at the hospital for two hours until I had a reasonable blood pressure again! It was so low!)