EmeraldSlave2
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ORIGINAL: cynthiamarie Thank you! This sub-space thing sounds like Dissociation. Pain and panic attacks do that to me all the time and I don't want to go there...have that "out of body" experience ever again. It CAN be like that, but it isn't necessarily so. Not all subspace is good, most people have one or two bad experiences in their past, but we all live through it. OOBEs (out of body experiences) are not universal and you can learn to control them and still have fun. Or not. Subspace isn't the be all and end all of scenes and I've seen more than one sub turn ugly because she wasn't getting HER fix. I'm not into pain either...I might be able to tolerate a little spank, but I really don't think I can get into the masochistic stuff. I'm relieved that it's not a requirement, or I'd just Dissociate and feel numb from head to toe while trying to please somebody. quote:
I know not to give out my full name, address, or phone number...credit cards or bank account number, LOL, but that's it. Look, how did you date people before you found out about bdsm? What things were you careful about there? It's the same here. You didn't lose all your common sense just because you realized you're a sub. You are an indepedent adult. If you aren't don't even start dating. If you are, then just do what you've been doing. ITS THE SAME. quote:
I'm afraid of meeting anybody in person yet because I haven't learned how to wait or say "no" very well, and I don't want to be some spineless mental/emotional...whore. Well if you can't say no then you ARE being spineless and I think it's very wise of you to wait and build yourself up to it. Practice saying no, use it in everyday interactions. One of my tips was stopping myself and saying "If I were the most confident and self assured person my age right now, what would I do?" and then I'd imagine it and then do just that. You're the only one holding yourself back on this one. quote:
I'd feel bad about myself and get depressed, so I can't risk that until I'm more able to cope. See? I've learned a lot from you all these past few days... There's really nothing to cope with. We're normal people, doing normal things in normal situations. It's a big deal because you're new, but trust me, just act like any other independent adult with common sense and good judgement and you'll be fine. There's no secret codes.
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