Bobkgin
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Joined: 7/28/2007 From: Kawarthas, Ontario, Canada Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: PrincessEllie I understand where you are both coming from Bobkgin and Stephann, but I should probably make myself more clear. I don't think that the sub should be the one to say when dicipline begins and ends, and my suggestion of allowing a safeword in dicipline is only for if something goes wrong, and I mean really wrong. It's not to be used when the sub gets unfomfortable. Bruises and crying usually come with dicipline, but sometimes things go wrong then as they can during scenes. And since the sub is most likely already bawling and begging forgiveness, a Dom might not know immediatly that something is wrong. I'll have to take your word for it, as the situation you've described is alien to my way of doing things. I don't do punishment, and my slaves did not say "no, stop" etc. They want what I'm doing and I have to stop before they're ready to stop (my wife having been a painslut, her eagerness for pain exceeded my safety limits). Perhaps my sensitivity to what my slaves were experiencing exceeded the average, for I've never had difficulty in knowing when I am approaching that point where any more would be unsafe for them. quote:
I know myself and many other subs know when we've done wrong and that we disserve all the punishment. We aren't happy when this happens, usually because we've failed out Doms. And you see, that's the part I don't get. If what you say is true (and I believe you from my experience with my slaves) then I see punishment serving no useful purpose. If you fail it is because of something that prevents you from succeeding. Beating you won't solve that problem. Better to investigate and educate. If I want to whip a slave, all I need do is instruct her to prepare for it. I don't need an excuse like "you failed me". Now if it is part of an elaborate role-playing scene, that would be different (I don't do those, it would have confused hell out of my slaves who only wanted to please). quote:
The punishment hurts us badly and we sob and beg forgiveness, but we take it because we need to learn. But, to use myself as an example, there are sometimes when (like in sceneing) outside forces interact within the dicipline process and call for a halt. I, personally, have a usually mild panic disorder, but strong emotions and stress set it off. If I started having a panic attack mid-dicipline (or scene) I would always need a way to communicate said emergency. As I'd already be sobbing and gasping for air, a Dom would probably not automatically notice my gagging and hyperventilation. And once I get into panic mode, I can seriously hurt myself (usually by bashing my head and limbs into walls and such and trying to claw off my skin.) In that situation, which is a medical emergency, a Dom would need to stop imediatly and go straight to aftercare mode to calm me down. All I was saying is that I think, because you never know what could go horribly wrong, that safewords be allowed in DIRE situations like that. Sorry I wasn't clear before, I'm really sleepy and making little sense. Well I understood all of that. But if you were mine, I'd know all of that before starting anything with you. Thus I'd not only be constantly monitoring you for that, but also building up the levels of trust so that the situation wouldn't be so stressful. That would exclude the concept of "punishment" but would provide you with several tasks which you could accomplish to bolster your confidence. Difficulties would be handled as decribed, investigate the difficulties and resolve them so they are no longer a problem. If you wanted to be beaten or whipped, all you'd have to do is ask nicely. You might think of this as empowering a slave to participate in her enslavement, so as to get the most out of it.
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