beej
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ORIGINAL: OrpheusAgonistes For me, it isn't that the specific activities are any more appealing in theory than in practice, it's the idea of being forced beyond an established limit by some tormentor of brilliance that gets to me. As soon as the fantasy is over, I find these activities absolutely repellent again. I know everybody, by definition, bites off more than they could ever chew in their fantasy life. I'm just curious how many other people very specifically seem to zero in on activities they'd consider limits in real life and imagine themselves being swept well beyond even these last remaining proscriptions. i specifically fantasize about my hard limits, but i do so with the intention of letting the air out of the tires. usually if i craft a very elaborate and detailed fantasy and go over it in slow motion a few times, i can find the moment that theoretically makes me flinch, and then i can consider why that is. so far, this kind of fantasizing has not changed how i react to having my limits pushed in practice, but it has improved my willingness to say yes to the unexpected and to having those limits pushed. dunno but once i've imagined in detail the worst that will most likely happen, fear becomes intrigue. i stop getting stuck on "that'll hurt like hell/scare me to death/make me bleed" and start thinking, "how much will it hurt? will i have to grit my teeth? will i start to shake? will i have to hum 'Zipadeedoodah' to get through it?" entertaining the fantasy reminds me that in reality, i'll be with someone caring and skilled that i trust, and thus there is a therapeutic and beneficial effect on the boundaries of my consent. in that way, i advanced fairly quickly with my ex-Dom, and i'm glad i did. i don't recommend "quick" for everybody, but as i'm hardheaded in general, fantasy as therapy helped me to break through to basics of trust.
< Message edited by beej -- 4/4/2010 7:52:15 AM >
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