Overloading
Definition: Overwhelming a person’s instincts to the point where it creates a high. Used in recreational and medicinal instances. Acts as a natural painkiller and stimulant, however, it is highly addictive so it’s often a last resort in the medical field. In most instances when used recreationally, it turns into an addiction if it’s not one already.
How: To overload someone, a combination of senses including but not limited to smell, sound, touch, taste, and mental bonds must be used. For example, scratching someone’s wrist scent glands while biting their neck scent glands, releasing a high amount of one’s scent, and pulling on a mental bond is a way overloading can occur. This is, of course, not the only way to achieve overloading but is an example of the amount of effort that must be put into overloading someone.
Overloading is often an intimate process and can be hard to achieve for people unbonded (platonic, romantic, pack, etc). In medical uses, the medical professional will often have someone bonded to their patient perform the overloading while they supervise.
Health organizations do not recommend overloading more than four times a year for any reason.
Who can overload: Technically, all dynamics, however, it is easiest for omegas to overload and they get addicted quicker. For these reasons, omegas are often targeted victims of overloading and make up about 85% of overload addicts.
Short-term effects: High, euphoric feeling. Can aid in physical and mental pain. Relaxed, sleepy state.
Long-term effects: Dependency. Tolerance (quickly builds). Internal deterioration and shut down. Dynamic dysregulation (irregular mating cycle (very common), struggle to maintain bonds/weakened or overpowered bonds, lack of control over scent, etc). Mental health disorders (depression, anxiety, and panic disorders are the most common). Memory loss, early onset dementia (in extreme cases).
