T1981
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It's okay to have limits and boundries that are tied into your abuse - for the longest time, belts were one of my hard limits. I LOVE impact play, but could not, due to being beaten with them as a child, have one used on me. I couldn't take the humiliation and I couldn't take the flashbacks. He respected that, and over time, I was able to move through that. It was a slow process - first we started with him merely taking off his belt in scene with me, then he would snap it in his hands, then tap me it, and eventually we did get to where he could really hit me with it. But each of those steps took weeks in and of themselves, and that was only after I got comfertable enough to even broach the subject. And each of the times we did each of those things, him and I were both prepared for hours of discussion about it each time, before and afterwards. (I'm a terribly verbal person, that's how I process everything) If you do eventually get to the point where you feel like you might want to work through those, make sure it's with someone who is willing to take small steps over time. Some comfort levels are meant to be firmly and quickly pushed through. This may not be not one of them. Good for you for listening to your instincts on this one!
< Message edited by T1981 -- 1/1/2009 12:56:18 PM >
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