mistressadj
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My submissive is quite masochistic, so I first thought the only way to truly punish him for displeasing me would be to not interact with him at all. And yes, that would be quite effective. However, I accidentally discovered that I can deliver the same physical sensations...spanking, paddling, caning...but my attitude made a difference. When I do those things for play, or just because I want to, he is quite turned on and enjoys it immensely. But when he believes I am doing those things because I am unhappy with him, it is actually unpleasant for him, and it's difficult for him to accept. So as long as I make it clear that what is happening is meant as punishment, traditional corporal punishment works. If I were actually angry about his behavior, though, I would not touch him. There isn't really anyway to effectively deliver corporal punishment while angry. The ultimate punishment for angering me would be no interaction. And to resond to someone's question about the difference between discipline and punishment...discipline is just another word for training. The people who learned from Jesus were called "disciples." When someone learns an art or craft, s/he studies the "discipline." Discipline just means teaching or training. Punishment is a negative consequence to bad behavior, meant to discourage it from happening again. In my psychology 101 class, we learned that there are basically two ways of shaping someone's behavior...Negative Reinforcement and Positive Reinforcement. I don't quite remember where corporal punishment would fit...it might not fit into either of those categories, which is why most psychologists would advocate against corporal punishment....LOL. If someone wants to explain Neg & Pos Reinforcement, I'd love to refresh my memory. I'm thinking Negative means taking away something desirable, for example....loss of privileges; and positive means adding something desirable, for example, giving praise or monetary rewards.
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