IXian -> RE: The Use of Anger (4/27/2008 7:20:07 AM)
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Oh, all TRUE masters have to join a monastery and cultivate their non-agressive side until they emerge free and without any emotional baggage. Aside from a emotional lobotomy, what else does a "twue" dominant need? Seriously, there has to be a line between having emotional issues and playing them out on bystanders. Those of you that squirts out silly one-liner truths about "Don't even start a relationship until you've dealt with all your issues" has to be smoking _something_ with such a simplistic view of human relationships. On the other hand, when talking about original posters issue there is another line any _human_ should be careful about crossing, namely acting out your frustration or anger on a third party. Regardless of how much a new boyfriend or girlfriend gets projected into the abusive rolemodels of past relationships. The most important rule is to _never_ let the anger move past this thin jagged line. Anyone both sub/dom/domme's are allowed to be angry and frustrated as long as the internal anger managment is in complete control. Where this line goes is extremely difficult to judge except in hindsight, so in most cases and for most people the only solution is to never play in anger. (Including me..) If the OP sees this as an issue then it must be adressed. First of all, do read some online literature about mental health and projection. We all project rolemodels onto others and ourself, in your(OP) case you've been unfortunate to take on a rolemodel in the Dominant's mind that previous relationships has damaged. (Note, this isn't your fault nor responsibility.) The reason I sugest reading some literature is that you'l have to deal with it sooner or later. If you have some basic information at least you'l have a chance to nudge him into a healing process rather than evoking the fear of rejection that pushes his "Rage Button" up another notch. (Almost all adult Rage issues deal with fear of rejection.) http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=5802&cn=116 But it's very important to understand that he has to take his issues upon himself. It isn't your responsibility to treat him, your primary responsibility is to your own mental health. If he come to the realization that he needs to deal with the issues he's facing he might need professional help. Online reading will only give access to information, internalizing such information to create a behavior change is quite another beast to tackle and most people need some help from a neutral third party. Good luck to you, we all hope that you found something useful here. IXian.
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