LadyPact -> RE: Broadening Horizons: A question to Sadists. (9/9/2011 6:41:10 PM)
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Two things before the response. First, I'm proud of you. Second, take into account that My insomnia is in high gear, so if I don't phrase things well here, just ask for clarification. I probably will screw this up. quote:
ORIGINAL: NocturnalStalker My question to those that are heavily into sadism is how they found out that they had that "mean streak" in them. Was it a process of desensitizing yourself steadily/unknowingly? An event that happened with a partner that really opened their eyes? I don't call it a mean streak, so I'm not sure that I can address that. It wasn't a process of being desensitized, either. Quick background, when I got started in all of this, it was from the M/s angle. At that time, I had no interest in sadism, even though the person who got Me involved did happen to be a masochist. We weren't compatible. First dynamic ended and I went back to dating vanilla. Married MP who is not a submissive. At one point, we decided together that I should have one. (No behind the back shit, though "The Talk" that was the catalyst for this decision could have been handled on My end in a *much* better way.) Even though I started involved with groups, I stopped during My vanilla phase. When I got back in, I was doing the private thing. So, basically, I had the exposure to the S/m side of it, but I was M/s during those days. Got back in as M/s, had the s-type, but still didn't have a pull to sadism. The three of us go shopping one day and I fell in love with..... A toy. I already had knowledge of well crafted pieces from My introduction with leather. This one was pretty good, especially considering the price on it. I picked it up to check the craftsmanship, weight, balance, etc and that was My "aha" moment. I wanted to engage in sadism. quote:
While I have your attention, as a sadist, do you find yourself being much more confrontational to other people in general? Maybe you "stir the pot" intentionally? I don't attribute that to the sadism part at all. I put that more to the Dominant part of Me. It's not so much that I'm intentionally confrontational. I am, however, very opinionated and, much like LaT, have had the experiences in My life that taught Me that passive-aggressive doesn't benefit Me. Also the thing we seem to have in common (from banging around these boards together over the years) I have an excellent capacity for pushing just the right buttons. quote:
By that same token, is your sadism strictly sexual gratification? What is it about inflicting cruelty on others (be it physical/mental) that appeals most as best you can describe? No, it's not all about sexual gratification for Me. It can be about that, but it's not a universal truth. I didn't find this out until I topped a woman for the first time. (When sadism hit, I got My ass promptly back to the local community to learn just exactly what I was going to do with it.) I was in Atlanta, had been playing for a bit by then, and she was hoping that I would do a scene with her at 1763 because she had never made it to sub space. I did it as a favor to her as a friend. She made space and I acquired the knowledge that, holy crap, this sadism thing works for Me without a sexual element involved. On the description part, I don't have a good answer. It's the endorphin rush, the fun, the interplay between top and bottom during a scene (we old timers call that "the dance"), the trust level, the 'how far can I go' of what is happening in the moment, and all of the things that tickle My sadistic insides in just the right way. quote:
In psychiatry, sadism is defined by causing pain/degradation to others while getting a sexual charge from it. Is this simply just a blurred out version of abuse? Are partners that indulge in your sadistic tendencies more prone to possessing psychological conditions such as the "battered spouse syndrome?" No, no, and no. The reason that I don't believe so is because of My experiences with different situations and having different descriptors depending on My interactions. Battered spouse doesn't apply for any of the S/m I've engaged in as a casual top. Everything from the old fashioned 'meet and beat' to long term play partners that I had at one time for a duration of five years. The dynamics that I've had have been a range. Still, I don't think kinky folks are any more or less likely to have such issues than non kinky ones. quote:
Alright, so it is more than a single question but I get ahead of myself sometimes. Well, there you go. It's something of a detailed response, but even at that, it's not a complete one. It's long as hell, but probably every sentence made Me think of a dozen other things that have been associated with them.
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