daintydimples -> RE: Any survivor want to release anger (9/20/2010 6:34:55 AM)
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To the OP: The assumption that anyone who self identifies as a masochist or a sadist is mentally ill and/or unstable is what gives BDSMers such a bad rap. That is a very common misconception: "If you get off on hurting someone, or being hurt, there is something wrong with you." Many people harbor this misconception, b/c they fail to understand a basic about people, which is that we are all wired very differently, and what is normal for me might not be normal for you. To all other posters: An actual discussion as to why people are wired the way they are could actually be quite interesting. Is it nature, or nurture? Or both? I think most agree it is a combination of both, but how they interact together in the human psyche appears to be quite complex. Now, I will agree that most females subs have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives. This is b/c most females have been sexually assaulted. I will also agree many people into BDSM have been abused as children, but again this is b/c so many children are abused. I would also agree that many trauma victims as well as many predators are drawn to this lifestyle as a way of assuaging guilt and/or finding victims. That doesn't make it right. If you need therapy to get over past trauma, you should get some. I have. Without getting too personal I will admit therapy has helped me tremendously. However, I am still wired the same way. Like everyone else who posted (aside from the OP) I find his guise of using "dominance" and "therapy" as a means to perpetuate past abuse more than a little scary. Unfortunately, he is not that unusual. He is merely being very out front about it. Reasons for being very wary of who you decide to submit to.
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