Ever had a sexually-induced Altered State of Consciousness?

[JDreaming]

Here's a question I've been wondering and I'd lke to know what different people think about it: During the act of normal sex, with no abnormal drugs involved, have you ever felt yourself slip into an altered state of consciousness? And how much consciousness alteration do you think is possible during the act of sex alone?

The reason I ask this is that the true love of SWIM's life is not drugs... it is altered states of consciousness, regardless of when or where they arise. Any moment where suddenly everything seems different and somehow clear, any moment of profound realization or transformation during the day... these are the things SWIM lives for. Sometimes they come when SWIM takes a drug, but by no means is that a requirement.

During sex, adrenaline flows in the bloodstream and dopamine is released in the brain. At moments of heightened intensity, I believe the various radical chemicals deployed by the body and brain can cause moments that have a lot in common with a "trip".

Now I'm not asking you to describe the sex you've had or brag about it... And I'm not asking what drugs you've used in conjunction with sex. But, have you ever had a moment during sex where, from the act of sex alone, you felt profoundly "altered"? Perhaps a dissociation, like merging with the partner's consciousness? Perhaps a psychedelic-like moment of "cosmic realization" or a spiritual breakthrough?

I think I have... on rare and special occasions. Surely I'm not the only one!