LadiesBladewing
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ORIGINAL: ownedgirlie Now, i understand there are some whacko's out there with serious psychological issues. i am not talking about that. i am speaking for the submissive who feels those twinges of pain and doesn't know how to get rid of them, and doesn't always deal with them very well. i used to feel jealous, although i refused to admit it. i was trained not to feel that way anymore. i was also trained how to handle concerns appropriately. Thankfully he had the wisdom, the patience (sometimes) and an intolerance for bullshit in order to be able to do that. Oh and his training wasn't to beat it out of me either. It was to develop my mind so i could see the futility in jealousy. ~ edited for typo ~ It sounds to me like what you experienced wasn't what I would define as "jealousy". Most people don't realize that there is an inherent instability that comes early in a new relationship, while everyone involved gets their bearings. This instability can be uncomfortable -- like the feeling one gets when one's stomach climbs up into one's throat when riding a rollercoaster or one of the free-fall drops, except that it can last for months, until everyone is certain of their place in the dynamic (and then it will start up again, when the dynamic changes, or a person leaves or another is added). It happens in families when a new unmentionable is born (and not just to the other unmentionables -- dad is often one of the biggest sufferers of the side-effects of this destabilization). The thing is -- this is -normal-. People can talk, watch, listen, and sort this one out. Jealousy can't be sorted out through talking about it with the people one is involved with, because there is an emotional/psychological blind spot so that, instead of acknowledging and resolving, the individual experiencing jealousy sees the problem as being external (someone else's fault) and interprets any mention of it as an attack -- further aggravating the sense of insecurity and hostility. Most people don't believe that there should be any discord in a family, but that isn't reasonable. Any time that people are in close proximity, there -will- be some friction. In a healthy relationship, friction can be "oiled" with some words or behavior that will cool the situation off -- or it will ignite, and burn itself out until it can be safely managed... but when all is said and done, everyone will be able and willing to sort out the trouble, and there will be enough flexibility between them to come to some reasonable compromise. Disagreements in a relationship show that the people who are participating are still individuals -and- that they are still able to be truthful and direct in their communication with one another, even when they know it isn't going to be pleasant. It is a healthy expression of a dynamic relationship, and it seems to me that this, along with tne normal destabilization of a new member of the household being added, is what was going on in yours. Lady Zephyr
< Message edited by LadiesBladewing -- 2/20/2006 10:23:57 PM >
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