Tigrita
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ORIGINAL: velvetears Are mind fucks tied to emotional masochism? I absolutely believe it must be after hearing all the descriptions. I am a "physical" masochist.... I enjoy being beaten and whipped by my Daddy....To me it just sounds like the ones that enjoy "mind jobs" are getting "beaten emotionally" Is that right?...or do I have it wrong? That's how i am tending to interpret it too breatheasone and like you i might be a physical masochist but don't mess with my mind/emotions/heart in a way that will impact me negatively. Although i am also hearing that for some like julia and LA it's not about tearing down, and in fact it builds them up and bonds them closer and i believe them 100%. So if the only way i can see it is identifying as an emotional masochist there is something i am still "not getting" Emotional masochism is a touchy subject because I think the way people usually think of it is really dysfunctional people who set themselves up to be hurt constantly in their lives. Just another misconception along with other misconceptions about other kinds of masochism. It can be expressed in unhealthy ways, but a mindfuck is a not necessarily unhealthy way to express it, just like pain and humiliation play, this is just another kind of emotional play. So yes, for me it is tied to emotional masochism. A desire for an emotional beating that I normally don't allow myself to experience, and the empowering strength to rise out of that headspace when it is over. I tie it very strongly to my enjoyment of humiliation play, they are like kissing cousins. To become vulnerable and embrace those emotions, and come out stronger for it... And honestly, I can't say that I've had much actual experience with mindfucks. Some small ones with my ex, and a pretty bad one from someone I was seeing casually and was completely not ready for that with him and it left me very... well... fucked up... for a few days, and I refused to see him again. But part of why I was so fucked up is that I realized that it was exactly the kind of headspace I craved, just not with him. I didn't have the right connection with him for it to be a positive experience, but it opened a door I knew was there, that I want to continue to explore, with the right person.
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~ Tigrita There is no right path, only the path you take. Success is making life happen, versus just letting life happen to you. "Many of the things I enjoy, I enjoy because I don't enjoy them." - Charlotte
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