RoughFN -> RE: Turning a fantasy into realityl (1/6/2008 8:35:16 PM)
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We have decided mutually on not having a safeword Please please please don't do this. Don't get me wrong, I know that it's awesome and erotic and incredibly scary to not use a safeword and that it adds to the play, but I always think they should be used. On the plus side, the headspace can be something. I've played without safewords exactly once and only once for a total of one minute. The sub I was with agreed to try it and she said later it was very intense. Now, I actually intentionally went a little more softly on her than I would have otherwise since I wanted to ensure that she wouldn't need the safeword, but she said that it was extreme and scary for her. Spent the first half of it freaking out that I would absolutely wail on her, while simultaneously trying to calm herself down with the knowledge that I know what I'm doing and wouldn't actually hurt her severely. She finally calmed down and started to really enjoy being completely helpless, but then we were done. So it was a lot of fun. But it's not something I'm going to repeat. I view the safeword as an emergency escape hatch in case something goes wrong and that's how it should be used. It shouldn't be used to limit the severity of a session, it should never be used to top from the bottom, but it should be used as an escape. Personally, I find it more freeing - the slave is freed up to scream for me to stop and beg for mercy as much as she wants and can really get into the scene deeply and I don't need to worry about whether or not I'm actually going too far and need to stop. If something goes wrong, she can always use her safeword. So it's also a way for me to relax. Of course, you always need to monitor the slave to ensure she's still fine, but I at least know she can let me know if something goes wrong. Look at it this way - what if you're tied up and suddenly realize you can't breathe? What if that last strike landed wrong and you suddenly feel something deep in your stomach throbbing that doesn't normally throb? What if you're having an allergic reaction to the ginger root? You have to be able to get out of it immediately and stop things. I also think of it in terms of a trust issue. If the slave and I trust each other to the point of being willing to play without safewords, then I have to trust her that she won't call her safeword unless something really went wrong. If she was just trying to limit punishment in the scene or top from the bottom, she should admit it afterwords and be dealt with even more severely for doing it. So don't think of it as a way to reduce the scene, think of it as an emergency measure.
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