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sweetsub1957 -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/1/2010 7:13:31 AM)

~FR~
I don't feel at all guilty about being submissive. I felt kind of weird about it at first, but not guilty. Then, when I accepted that I am & that I'm not alone in being submissive, they had to be some of the most freeing, most validating things that have ever happened to me. And I'm not at all a failure in life, I have a job where I supervise other people. I am submissive to Him but not to other people. So I'm not sure what being submissive would have to do with failure.

~sweetsub~




atursvcMaam -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/1/2010 11:55:03 AM)

   Be pleased with yourself (quietly, of course) that you have the strength to give yourself to the one you care about.  Derive strength from the peace, comfort and pleasure that you can bring your dominant.
  early in my admission to myself and the world that i was indeed a submissive spirit, i had a fledgeling Dom make some disparaging comments as to what a wooss i was. 
   he quieted down when, later on tin the evening i caught him away from the group, put my arm firmly over his shoulder and whispered, "i let Her win."  He never said any more.




texangael -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/1/2010 5:11:42 PM)

quote:

I'm like a self-destructive drug addict.
Unlikely, unless destroying a mythos of masculinity equates to destroying self.

You are as you are.




NymphetamineGirl -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/2/2010 6:09:33 AM)

Here is a quote from "A Different Loving" by Gloria Brame, William Brame, and Jon Jacobs.  (I bolded some relevant text).

Sexuality theorists traditionally have held that men are more likely than women to have sadistic sexual fantasies, that fetishism is a uniquely masculine phenomenon, and that women are more likely than men to have masochistic fantasies.  No evidence, anecdotal or otherwise, supports these conjectures.  Indeed, submissive men are the single largest component of D&S communities, and widespread male interest in sexual submission is an observable phenomenon.

Why did I in fact recieve far more fantasies from men that express masochistic desires than the other way around?  The ratio was four to one.--Nancy Friday
 
As a group men are certainly more visible than women in the D&S subcultures.  This, however, is in keeping with the overall social phenomenon that men more readily, confidently, and aggresivley pursue sexual encouners than do women.  Among out interviewees, the numbers of men and women who prefer the dominant role was roughly equal.  The majority of all interviewees enjoy both dominant and submissive roles.




littleone35 -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/2/2010 9:20:05 AM)

I have never felt guilty or ashamed , i was born a submissive so why should i be ashmed of who i am. I do freely admit i was confused for a while not understanding these feelings the need inside to make others happy and not unserstanding why others don't feel the same way. Confused yes ashamed or guilty no.

Matt's littleone




Lockit -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/2/2010 11:32:18 AM)

Sometimes I think people think far too much about something, that they project, analyze and box themselves in, often putting themselves in a situation where they become afraid or obsessed with what they are thinking about. It's time for a little less thought and get right into some action. At younger ages you are trying to figure it all out and sometimes you can't figure it all out without some information/experience to work with, other than what is inside your head.

Go with what you feel at the moment, stop thinking about it so much and go out and do some of it and see where you find yourself then. This doesn't mean to not think about what you are doing... that would be stupid. Just don't think so much because it will hinder you. Be safe... but go play.




trueshadow -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/2/2010 2:11:24 PM)

I think this is more of a problem for sub/slave men.  In this society, women can be submissive; in fact, it's encouraged.  But men are supposed to be dominant, running the house, the business, disciplining the kids, competing in sports, and so on.  For a man to want to strip naked and kneel at a Doms/Dommes feet, liking his or her boots, desiring nothing in life more than to be totally and completely dominated by another, to allow them to physically and mentally take control of them, is alien to the norms of the culture. 

It was very difficult for me to express my desires to others, and then only during sex, by asking them to spank me and torture my nipples, genitals and take a belt to me. 

However, as I've gotten older, and associated more and more with people of my kind, I've found acceptance as a slave.  And there are men and women who live to dominate others; have a ready, willing and able slave at their disposal delights them. 

The best thing to do to deal with these feelings is to associate with others who share the same desires.  With a lot of luck, you may just find someone who will not only accept you as you are, but look for people such as yourself, so they can complete themselves.




ranja -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/3/2010 2:16:47 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: HopelesslySub

I am a guy in his 20s who likes the idea of submitting to women. But recently I have started feeling very ashamed and guilty about it. It has taken over my life and I feel set me up for failure. Nature works by the victory of the dominant and the failure and death of the weak. But I feel the way I feel about women since I was literally born! It sometimes feels like a disability to me. But it's sweet at the same time and I keep going back to it. I'm like a self-destructive drug addict.


to say a bit more about this:

it can feel like a disability and it can be difficult to not be incharge and get your 'fix' without losing your standing in this society where everybody is supposed to be able to take care of themselves and be in charge of their lifes and that
and it is a pity if feelings of shame and guilt hamper your happiness

for me it took a long time to be ok with my feelings of shame and guilt, i am ambivalent about these feelings... i like them as much as i am confused about them.
I am a strong person and i can take care of myself, at the same time i feel ashamed about some of my desires and needs... and guilty about some of my thoughts aswell

i might seem hard on the outside, but i am soft in the middle




phoenixmoonn13 -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/3/2010 3:38:04 AM)

when i was growing up i was always the girl tied up at school but the boys who were cowboy chasing Indians and various other similar games. when i discovered masturbation i used to do what i thought was weird things like get into really uncomfortable positions so it hurt i thought i was strange and weird and thought i was the only one. i ended up hair pulling as well which i found i stopped when i met my first master i did it for sensations and because i thought there was something very wrong with me. i married a vanilla man who in hindsight was probably a sub to and when i look back we both tired to submit to each other just didn't know what we were doing. i ended up divorcing as our marriage was destructive and left me thinking i was even more worthless and weird. then i found second life the online game and it was a eureka moment i started to read up on what i saw there i met a wonderful man whom became my online and started to be my rl master. then he had big crisis and had to stop. i tired vanilla again thinking i may still be weird and strange but the light bulb was light and i found my master i am now living with and at 50 i am no not ashamed or think myself wierd. i am just glad you have found out who you are at a youger age so dont worry about what you feel i think it is normal to go through it. i am stronger as a person now than i ever was.

so i sont think it strange you are feelign this just give it time

sorry all the spell checker gave up and my dyslexia is not letting me spell check manually well




gungadin09 -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/3/2010 8:55:34 PM)

Ashamed, yes. But also kind of proud.

pam




pains -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/4/2010 2:44:42 AM)

I agree with a lot of the other comments...being submissive does not equate to being weak or indeed being a failure, in fact I would say it's the complete opposite.

I do not feel any guilt about being submissive although have had the odd battle with my inner demons about being a masochist..because I wanted an explanation of why I like and want to be hurt. I do believe sometimes there are no definite answers and in time acceptance of why we are like we are is almost like a weight off the shoulders.

You cant fight against your basic nature so it is best to embrace it and enjoy!

p




ThundersCry -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/6/2010 2:41:16 PM)

Been where you are...
At some point you need to maybe just accept yourself for who you..are.
Shame and guilt don`t belong in a relationship...
Be you....be free
Good luck




81song -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/7/2010 10:59:15 AM)

No I do not feel ashamed nor guilt and there is some very good reading about all this on the net and in books. To be a sub it takes a very strong person to give that gift and one has to feel this in R/T and come out the other end. But the feeling of guilt is sometime we all have because of the way we were bought up and what we have been taught. I think in D/s all this comes out of course and maybe or maybe not gets worked out.




OneMoreWaste -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/7/2010 11:29:52 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: HopelesslySub
I'm like a self-destructive drug addict.


Yup. There are a lot of other guys who can relate. Just remember:

quote:

ORIGINAL: DesFIP
I've known many CEOs in my life. The majority of them were married to women who were the heads of households. Nobody wants to work 12 hours a day and then go home and do the same thing for free. In this case, decision making.
(snip)
So yes, submissive to women but successful in their field can very well be the norm.


As long as you can fake Dominance to the rest of the world, you can be successful in life, and then you won't have anything to be ashamed of! [:)]




subanthony2010 -> RE: Do you feel guilty and ashamed of your submissive feelings? (8/22/2010 4:50:31 PM)

Why would you feel guilty?  Is it because of religion or society beliefs?  I think if you feeling ashamed has taken over your life then your right you have set yourself up to fail with Dominant Woman.  It seems like your saying you were born submissive to Women, and if this is the case then this is who you are.  No matter how ashamed you are, you will always be pulled back to this lifestyle.  The more you deny it, or push it away, or try to be "normal" the stronger it will grow inside of you until you find yourself doing all kinds of deviant acts in the darkness of night.  You can't deny yourself, so don't be ashamed, rather accept it, love it, embrace it and go for it, then you will know true happiness.




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