Gem -> RE: molested as child/sub as an adult (6/4/2006 7:18:37 AM)
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Brightest Blessings The way I see it, someone who was abused has two choices. He/she can let it take over their life -or- He/she can put it in the past and move on. I chose the latter. Life is too short to dwell on something you had no control over and can't change.>>>>> Easier said then done many times, congrats to you on your mental health and your ability to take control, many others like us are not so lucky, or have used all their resources just to stay alive. When we heal, or thrive sometimes it is easy to look at others and say "come on get over it and live" because we know how wonderful life can be when we heal, however sometimes we have to step outside ourselves and see with another's eyes, to understand that we are all unique, they have done the biggest hurrdle, they have survived the terror of the 3 rd ring of hell. Some take more time to decide to thrive, and for them we must be a wee bit patient. I have very little respect for people who use childhood abuse as an excuse to drink/do drugs/ be in destructive relationships. If you need therapy- get it. No one can help you until you let them. >>>> There are moments in ones life where you just want to be free of the torment even for just a few hours/days. Many have no idea that they need to let somebody in, or that ingraining of shhh it's a secret if you tell anybody something worse than death will happen: they just know they have a great hurt that doesn't go away unless they are in an altered state. As to destructive relationships, well we learn how to love often times at our abusers knee, thus anger, hatred and abuse become our guide to how relationships are suppose to work. Our thinking is backwards, we do not know what is healthy and what is not, we only know what we were taught. Using BDSM to attempt to heal is bad news. So many things can happen to trigger memories. It is so very important to let your partner know what happened so they can avoid certain things. >>> Sometimes some of us are so far gone that traditional thearpy does not work, sometimes we need to shock our brain paths, others need in house thearpy, some get healthy by talking in groups, or one on one. I will agree that however you choose to heal you need to inform the other party. For me personally, group/one on one/and in-house did not work the demons had to strong a hold, S/m allowed me to deal on my terms, to understand where my mind had gone. I was fortunate enough to have somebody who learned to understand the differance between flashbacks, and reality and to understand that both lived side by side in my world. Also, I just don't understand why someone could be with a Dom/Domme that doesn't care about them. Please help me understand for I could never submit to someone who didn't care about me. Where does the trust come from? >>>> Simply they need only the power dynamic, they are not looking for love, friendship, or even understanding. They need to dominante or surrender all, the drive to serve is strong than the drive for those other things many of us hold dear. The trust comes from knowing themselves, knowing that their instincts will not lead them along the wrong path. Blessed Be Gem
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