Sometimes when the pink fog slaps me around, I think it is my way of taking a break from all the stresses of life - a total escape from reality. I know it was hitting me particularly hard 5 years ago when I was looking at a job change which is stressful in itself. The ironic part is that crossdressing induces its own stresses, from which I need to escape. So it builds up with me until I hit the reset button and slow it down - or in some cases my wife hit my reset button.
That is just my own experience, others have different takes on it.
Sandi