Aswad
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ORIGINAL: xoxi This is something I've thought about for years and years. Good sign, IMO. quote:
I like being slapped, and choked, and used sexually for my man's pleasure. So far, nothing out of the ordinary. quote:
I like being told that I'm nothing without him, and that I exist to please him. The first part would give pause if it were the other party who initiated; not everyone responds well to it. Apart from that, still nothing really out of the ordinary. quote:
I do have limits, yes, but I genuinely enjoy activities that are considered abusive by the world as a whole. As do we all. Perhaps the world is using an irrelevant word to describe an incorrect assumption about cause and effect in certain interpersonal relationships, where one might actually say that a better word would describe many accepted relationships? Because we all know football, ice hockey and boxing aren't abusive. They just injure and/or kill. quote:
I'm sure most of you are reading this and thinking, so what? Not at all. My thoughts might be a bit non-PC be rendered as "good girl, you're getting there." quote:
But I can't. That speaks to integrity, and is to your credit. quote:
I wonder, why do I have this 'kink' and is it truly sane? As for the former, who knows? As for the latter, what is? A better question might be: is it healthy? I'd speculate "yes." An even better one might be: does it fullfil you? I can't answer that; does it? quote:
I'm going to ignore the actions themselves because they take two consenting people, and focus only on my thoughts. Thoughtcrime aside, analyzing the ethics of the act is equally useful, I think. quote:
Is thinking "I like to feel violated, but that's okay because it's my kink" any different than saying "I like to fantasize about children, but that's okay because it's my kink"? Not really. quote:
And if people are hesitant to use the law as a judgement (because BDSM is considered illegal by the law, and insane by mental health standards) then what IS the paradigm of judgement? Entirely arbitrary. You pick some ethic, or accept one that is handed to you, then work with that. Ethics are either feedback-driven, conformity-driven, axiomatic doctrine, axiomatic pragmatism, axiomatic abstract, or inspired. The latter is considered insane by the majority of the population, and by most mental health professionals. The first of these is considered insane, immature, or sociopathic, by the same people. The rest are axiomatic, i.e. arbitrary. quote:
I'm not asking if my kink is "okay" because that's subjective. That depends on the paradigm; moral absolutists do not allow for meta-subjectivism, deontic moralities and the bulk of western moralities do not allow for regular subjectivism, and most other cultures have very limited room for subjectivism, just to take a few examples. quote:
I'm genuinely wondering, does this kink make me insane? Defining "insane" would help. In the general sense, all mental health pathologies have a common criterion for diagnosis that does not depend on your physical state: is it causing significant impairment in one or more areas of life functioning? Further, most have an exemption that states that it's really all culturally relative, i.e. if it's common or accepted in your culture (either the one you came from, or the one you live in, or that of a group you're part of), it is defined as "not insane". quote:
Is it a product of mental illness on my part, in the same way that mental illness causes people to cut themselves, bash their head against walls, or take their own lives? Again, definitions will vary a lot. In any meaningful sense, it's both related and unrelated. It's related in that it affects your drives, impulses and motives, but it's unrelated in that it derives from something else, adds to your life, and isn't generally harmful. Do we need for everyone to be wired the same way? The real question is: are you in rational control of your actions. And that's usually one of the questions asked by one who worries about consent. quote:
Is the sexual turn on actually a symptom of a deeper problem rather than the root of the kink itself? Doubtful. If it is, it will be touching other things, as well. Else, the root, stem and leaves are better viewed as a single tree that stands alone. quote:
And I'm wondering, does anyone else have these thoughts? Worked through them and arrived at a conclusion. quote:
I'm not talking about a little spanky spanky that leads to orgasm for both of you, I'm talking about a deeper level of D/s dynamic where there is a craving to be abused. That's rather trivial, and can be reconciled, rather than processed and integrated. If you were content with that, though, you'd prolly not still be thinking about it. quote:
Not for an orgasm, not for endorphins, but enjoying the fact that someone will slap you and make you cry. Enjoying the feeling of powerlessness, helplessness, and actively searching out a 'victim' role. "There are no victims here." - AquaticSub (IIRC) Only you can answer whether it makes you immoral (a question of picking an ethic that allows it, or picking one that condemns it and thus causes mental health issues through cognitive dissonance) and whether it makes you insane (a question of defining that term and seeing if you fit the definition). Sounds like you're about to individuate, but haven't yet examined the fog that surrounds these vague terms that don't really mean anything. quote:
I'm not looking for pat answers of "it's okay if you enjoy it" or "its just a kink, don't judge yourself" - this question has been in my head for years and it's not going to heal with a mental bandaid. Indeed it will not. quote:
If anyone wants to explore this idea with me further, I will be very grateful. You know where to find me if you want an interactive POV. Otherwise, I'll be checking in the thread as well for less interactive heresy. That said, kudos for raising the question(s), and for examining these things rather than leaving it at "ah, but it's okay, 'cause I like it and nobody objects". It'll be enlightening for you either way, regardless of what input you go by, and hopefully for others, too. Oh, and, it's all hot. Enjoy it. Dang, we weren't supposed to say that. Health, al-Aswad.
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"If God saw what any of us did that night, he didn't seem to mind. From then on I knew: God doesn't make the world this way. We do." -- Rorschack, Watchmen.
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