Awareness
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No. Mostly because my limits are a lot narrower than those of most others. This is partially because my definition of harm extends beyond the physical into areas of psychological health. To my mind, the extreme ends of kink correlate very closely with mental illness. As such, were I to become aware of the desire to torture within myself, I would have severe questions about my own state. If a sub desired to be tortured I would have severe concerns about her mental health. At this point in time, I'm unable to see such desires as anything other than moderate to severe dysfunction that is often repressed and kept inside the individual's own personal heart of darkness. Someone earlier described the transition to seeing their sub as purely an experiment which sounds to me like a descent into sociopathy. Much of this is based upon my own awareness of what drives many people to seek dominion and power. And it's usually the lack of such in their own lives and over themselves. Thus, those without dominance seek power over others. Those without control, seek to control another. And those who desire to torture, should never be trusted with the capacity to do so. Weak people indulging their heart of darkness is how thrill-killing occurs. Strong, complete individuals have no need to see fear or pain reflected in another's eyes. Paradoxically, if an individual needs to dominate another, then effectively they're a slave to their own desires. That would seem counter-intuitive, except the fact that one desires to dominate does not actually make one dominant. There appears to be much confusion over this point.
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