Andalusite -> RE: BDSM gone bad... (9/7/2009 3:18:15 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Arpig Well personally I would say that if you no longer enjoy being restrained or beaten then you shouldn't be seeking a relationship that involves those things. If you still feel the need to serve another,then seek out a power exchange relationship that doesn't involve bondage or whippings...pretty simple really. It's entirely possible to have a bad experience with something, and be afraid to try it again, but still desire it. Instead of avoiding relationships that include it, I personally have found it more rewarding to build trust gradually and be able to edge into them as I feel comfortable with them. Sometimes public play, or otherwise enforcing boundaries, or even a little of what tends to get labelled here as "topping from the bottom" can be helpful in breaking through and being able to trust again - not just in our minds, but in our guts and bones as well. Once our bodies have learned fear, it can return a bit unpredictably, so we need to be selective about who we engage in it with. For example, I was fearful of restraints for a while. So, we started out with decorative rope body harnesses, which didn't hinder movement at all. As I got more comfortable with them, I was able to dip my toe into having it be more restrictive. I was able to pretty quickly get comfortable with complete immobilisation. Other things I didn't have a bad experience with, but *sounded* scary, and I was fortunate to play with a couple of people who gave me very positive introductions to them. SwitchyBabe, it sounds like right now, you don't feel you can trust your own judgement about men/potential relationship partners. I don't have a definite answer for you, and it sounds like it built up slowly over time, like boiling a frog (they jump out if you turn the heat up right away). There *are* trustworthy people out there, including ones who are sadistic and/or dominant. Since you're a switch, sticking to just topping in your next relationship might be helpful, or ordering your submissive to top you to your specifications, or playing only in a classroom environment or only in public. Try to think through what you want, and what will help you feel more safe. Even without that kind of fear, our pain tolerance can wax and wane with hormones, how long it's been since we played, how the warmup is done, etc. I've been a pretty heavy bottom in some aspects, and had bruises and welts for a couple of weeks from a caning, but was sobbing like a baby from a simple hand-spanking that ramped up as I warmed up, staying just under my tolerance level. Toward the end, it hurt even if he just barely touched me with a finger, and I felt like *such* a wimp!
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