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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 2:31:21 PM   
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Yep, you are both right.  It's there.

Makes Me wonder just how much somebody knows about abusive relationships if the OP ran across the above in a professional situation.  It is truly pathetic to think that anybody would be that inept in the medical field.  Those licenses must come out of cereal boxes these days.






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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 3:02:56 PM   
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agree with most of above, unhealthy, she needs to heal first.

the part i don't get - what in the heck to you mean she won't fully submit to you? notwithstanding all the other shit discussed above, you should get her to submit to you by earning her trust. it's probably good that you apparently have not earned her trust, since it doesn't seem you have her best interests at heart. if you do, you will follow the advice, to back off and let her heal, and stop worrying about how you're going to effectuate your next conquest (i.e., get her to fully submit).

you initially came off as caring about this person, so i challenge you to actually do so and be a good friend that helps her heal. if you do that, you will be rewarded with a healthy woman that will adore you for helping her when she needed it.


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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 6:09:06 PM   
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Wow. Well l suppose some explanation might be in order. Reading my note I understand the reaction, and how I could sound like someone taking advantage. But before the lynch mob continues take in some facts that I failed to mention.

First to all who posted with the intent to help I thank you.

For all who felt they need to attack the poster and provided ignorant remarks, please read some more and try to understand. As far as the therapist I actively searched and found her a kink friendly therapist that I pay for myself. He is fully aware of the whole situation, he is also working with her on other family issues. If I was not in her life at this time she will be with her abuser, may be injured and possibly dead. What I mentioned is one of many horrific things she endured, and as much as she wanted to leave him she couldn't. She is addicted to her submission similar to heroin addict is addicted to heroin.

The therapist had suggested that I stay in her life as we have already a trusting relationship. He suggested that I try to get her submission even as she tries she feels less drawn to him. His thoughts are that she has encountered an abuser as her first dominant (pseudo dominant in my opinion) he took her submission by physically abusing her where safe words meant hit more to him. Her therapist believes that she needs to submit to someone who is not abusive, as he felt that we have already an established a connection. He is concerned about her immediate physical safety, about her immediate need for someone who cares enough to try. For the first week, two or three times in the middle of the night she would call me and beg me to stop her from calling him. I go to her house calm her down and put her to sleep. She has not done that in the last two weeks. So for those accusing me of taking advantage we already had a relationship that we were discussing moving forward. Later when the abuse was uncovered she begged me to stay. As far as my marriage, for all those concerned please sleep well tonight you do not have to worry about it, it is not a significant factor and that all I can say about it.

It would have been a lot easier for me to move on, and for several days it was my plan. Yet, as I thought about this awesome lady and her predicament. I had several things to consider. Like they all do her abuser has alienated all her friends and isolated her, the last friend she had he tried to run her over and was lost fearing her safety. There is no family. She was slowly accepting her abuse, and the last time I saw her before the intervention she was severely beaten all over her body, yet she completely thought it was OK. She has a restraining order on him and has filed charges against him twice yet she herself voluntarily goes back to him. May be some of you are thinking she is asking for it she wants the abuse, and at times I felt that way but let me promise you this is not the case, no one likes abuse. When I pressed the issue all her guilt and shame came out, she was desperate. I would like to challenge any man or woman who knows anything about abuse to turn their back and walk away, especially if they know that they have the means to help. Yes I could have walked and washed my hands of the whole situation. Knowing what I know I would have had trouble sleeping at night, and living with myself. .

It is a very complicated situation but as someone said before he has forced her submission he took it without her consent. This lady was submitting at the sound of his voice on her voice mail, or the touch of his finger. Every sub on this site should learn what will happen if they ever fall in the hands of a narcissist with uncontrolled rage, in other words an abuser. By posting here I was hoping that there is some one in this community who would give a crap or someone who might have the insight into a situation that can happen to anyone calling themselves a submissive. Or may be someone who may have encountered a similar situation, and provide useful information rather than make obscene and ignorant remarks. If you have no insight please keep your snide remarks to yourself, no one enjoys them but you. This might be my first post here but I am no noob, and some of the response that I got from this bunch is exactly why I don't waste my time.

Whether I am a physician or not what does that have to do with this issue? I am a man that is who I am, if anyone here has an issue with that let them speak up.

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 6:19:08 PM   
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the devil is in the details. while i don't support the negative assumptions that some people made here, your own lack of detail resulted in the inevitable backlash. take responsibility for that - own it.

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 6:30:02 PM   
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Fast reply...

Ahh I get it, you're her methadone. Not sure I would agree with you or the good kink friendly doctor as I have never seen anything like that with any abuse victim. I really hope it works.

If you don't appreciate the responses, maybe you could consider making sure your op isn't as lacking because you can clearly clear up a matter so basically, you failed to express all you had to say. Not that the answers might not have been the same or similar, but it might have helped. Lack of attention to details can really get in the way of good intentions.

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 6:36:34 PM   
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uH .. NO THEY SHOULDNT

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Every sub on this site should learn what will happen if they ever fall in the hands of a narcissist with uncontrolled rage, in other words an abuser


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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 6:40:01 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: JanahX

uH .. NO THEY SHOULDNT

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Every sub on this site should learn what will happen if they ever fall in the hands of a narcissist with uncontrolled rage, in other words an abuser


lol, i don't think he meant first-hand

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 6:40:58 PM   
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Please read my first remark I owned it. None-the-less, I would have expected members here to have the decency to at least inquire before passing judgement. Anyone in this community if they are true to themselves will face prejudice and judgement if they declare themselves to the vanilla masses. Anyone here judging someone else by making assumption based on their own bias is not different from the public making judgement on our lifestyle; both are based on ignorance and hate.

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 6:45:13 PM   
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lol, i don't think he meant first-hand


Thats just one line out of his novel about how everyone here HAD HIM WRONG - and that all these "ignorant remarks" were made - when HE was the one who didnt fill in the blanks. I love it when its everyone else - when it was the OP that left out half the details.

and then of course he posts this -

quote:

Please read my first remark I owned it. None-the-less, I would have expected members here to have the decency to at least inquire before passing judgement. Anyone in this community if they are true to themselves will face prejudice and judgement if they declare themselves to the vanilla masses. Anyone here judging someone else by making assumption based on their own bias is not different from the public making judgement on our lifestyle; both are based on ignorance and hate.


Dood - this is a public forum - not a private chat with one person where questions flow simply back and forth, youre gonna get back what you put out there.

I dont know any therapist/doctor that would suggest a Dom or going into another relationship directly after being in a marriage then an abusive relationship. Something here doesnt ring true. - and then you come here asking people what to do? Your story just keeps getting weirder and weirder the more you write.

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 6:47:15 PM   
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i didn't see contrition, but that's okay, don't worry about it. i forgot to say that if you're really helping this woman out as you say, then kudos to you. i still stand behind my earlier advice to back off on relationship until she's healed more. she needs a friend (like AA) to call, not a dom right now. i think the doctor is kinda quacky and irresponsible suggesting "dom" treatment.

i agree with your sentiment, but disagree on motives of ignorance and hate. the fact is, if you don't spell it out, some people will fill in the blanks with very negative things based on their own experiences (i.e., where their own head is at). it's the interwebs dood.

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 6:48:07 PM   
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Please read my first remark I owned it. None-the-less, I would have expected members here to have the decency to at least inquire before passing judgement. Anyone in this community if they are true to themselves will face prejudice and judgement if they declare themselves to the vanilla masses. Anyone here judging someone else by making assumption based on their own bias is not different from the public making judgement on our lifestyle; both are based on ignorance and hate.


That's a stretch. Judgement and prejudice? How about a number of people that posted have worked in the field of domestic abuse, rape, etc. and your first post was clearly showing us an error. I have never seen this type of therapy.

So now you have a better post and a kink friendly doctor... but what I don't understand is if you have this kink friendly doctor telling you it is good to do this... why would you come ask people here how to accomplish that? Does the kink friendly doctor have any suggestions or did he think you were capable of actually doing what you think you are going to do? If you are going to be working a therapy, maybe you ought to know what the hell you're doing.

This is not prejudice... could be considered judgment and questioning your presentation and facts.

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 7:01:02 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: JanahX

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lol, i don't think he meant first-hand


Thats just one line out of his novel about how everyone here HAD HIM WRONG - and that all these "ignorant remarks" were made - when HE was the one who didnt fill in the blanks. I love it when its everyone else - when it was the OP that left out half the details.

Come to think about it - I cant even remember what the hell the original question was.

and then of course he posts this -

quote:

Please read my first remark I owned it. None-the-less, I would have expected members here to have the decency to at least inquire before passing judgement. Anyone in this community if they are true to themselves will face prejudice and judgement if they declare themselves to the vanilla masses. Anyone here judging someone else by making assumption based on their own bias is not different from the public making judgement on our lifestyle; both are based on ignorance and hate.


Dood - this is a public forum - not a private chat with one person where questions flow simply back and forth, youre gonna get back what you put out there.

how do i say this delicately...there's no easy way because i happen to respect you, and enjoy reading your posts, but vehemently disagree with the negative approach of many of them (and usually remain silent).

we all react based on who we ourselves are. you tend to fill in the blanks with negatives. you yourself called BS fishy troll.

frankly, i'm keen to this filling in blanks negatively, because it's happened to me on this board a few times (not with you), with people assuming really nasty shit. I'll leave it at that.

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 7:08:38 PM   
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May be you are correct I should not have posted in a public forum, and I certainly should have presented my case better. At least I got a couple of useful remarks.

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 7:20:00 PM   
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i lied about one thing. this is normal for a large public type of forum, par for the course. forums are initially very unforgiving. i've fucked up many times (here included) by leaving this or that out, or being too vague and brief. it's not a big deal.

and you can get good advice. I've seen the same people who are nasty turn into the most wonderfully helpful people on the same thread to the same OP.

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 7:26:48 PM   
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Whether I am a physician or not what does that have to do with this issue? I am a man that is who I am, if anyone here has an issue with that let them speak up.

Dude, you couldn't keep Me quiet with this f'cked up BS if you tried.

What does it have to do with it?  I want to know what kind of quack doesn't know the resources in their own location, to get somebody help that has a domestic violence issue.  In most states, living together is not necessarily a requirement for that particular charge.  Anybody who knows their ass from a hole in the ground knows that and people in the medical field certainly should.  It's a very effective part of the law that allows for criminal charges when the victim has a tendency to want to drop their pursuit of restraining orders and such.  It's exactly why the law is written that way in most states to begin with.  It is also the quickest way to get her assistance with anything associated with victims rights. 

If the therapist is suggesting that she stay in a relationship with someone who can't fully commit to her because of a marriage, then she needs another one that will look out for HER best interest instead of worrying who signs the damn check to pay the bill.  Just because a therapist is kink friendly doesn't mean they are supposed to be recommending a person who is coming out of an abusive relationship to become dependent on someone else.  One of the keys to helping to break the cycle of choosing bad partners is to learn how to be stable on her own.  Not hook up with the first guy who comes along who doesn't happen to be physically violent.  Somebody with an ill wife isn't exactly the kind of situation that supports her emotional and mental health at this time.

And, don't give Me the nonsense about ignorance and hate.  If you hadn't been ignorant in the first place, you would have known what was available in your own backyard through the leather community.  The NLA hasn't exactly been quiet about the work that they do to combat domestic violence in the BDSM community.  If you were much of a man, you'd have put yourself aside, helped her in getting assistance, and let her heal from the effects of an abusive relationship.  That would have been the priority of someone who had HER best interests at heart.


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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 7:33:54 PM   
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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 8:01:56 PM   
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from what i see she needs a lot of help it would be far beyond anything i could cope with. she needs to heal and find herself before any kind of D/s should be explored. i hope she can heal and find the peace she needs

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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 9:20:39 PM   
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I started seeing a 34 year old lady who has discovered that she is a sub only few years earlier when she was in a vanilla marriage. She was unable to sustain her marriage due to her husband's vanilla nature. She divorced and almost immediately started a relationship with a self proclaimed dominant. Initially their experience was more like rough sex, then progressed into escalating abuse. Physical beatings where using the safe word would only cause more violent attacks and also severe mental abuse. I can list the many examples she gave, which would fill page after page. Instead this would illustrate the type of person this guy is: she was driving and talking on the phone to a friend (not a love interest), he becomes irritated and chokes her while driving to the extent that she blacks out, almost causing a wreck. Later when they get home she receives a sever beating. Because of the chocking her eyelids turn blue from blood vessels rupturing. The amazing thing is that he is a boyfriend, they do not live together and she needs him for nothing else. It has been several cycles where the violence escalates she stops seeing him for a while then she invites him back. It is almost like an addiction. My relationship with her started a couple of month ago, she proclaimed being a sub but doing the usual spanking and other dominant activity in a safe and loving manner with her she is able to submit during the session but not enough. We started as a casual relationship, as she was going through the usual cycle with the other guy, where she was just starting to see him again so no abuse yet. Soon I start seeing bruises that are not what you expect from a D/S relationship. At the same time I was beginning to really like her. We discussed us having a monogamous relationship, and I brought up her bruising. After a bit of coaxing she revealed the whole relationship and was in total denial about the abuse. It was her first experience in what she thought was a D/S relationship. Over the course of several days and showing her endless internet and other sources she realized she was in an abusive relationship and how a real dominant should behave. I did a sort of intervention and used what little submission she gave me to separate her from him with the help of one of her friend. She has not seen him in 6 weeks, she is going to therapy, but by no means cured of her addiction although much less. My issue is that my relationship with her suffered for a while as she subconsciously resented me for forcing the issue, but it is coming back slowly. The abusive guy was able to force her to submit by using his large physique to physically subdue her and severely beating her with a belt or a shoe, but he was able to get her full submission. She would feel her submission by merely hearing his voice or him touching her. In the last week I was able to extract some submission from her during our session, but certainly far from a level that I strive for. My plan is to slowly, over a period of a couple of months ease her into full submission. I have been able many times to have the submission of a woman in the various relationships that I had over the years, usually without having to deal with her being already submitted to another person. This has proven a lot harder, as I have to also de-condition her submission to the abusive person, who is now out of the picture. I would appreciate any pointers or suggestions from experienced Doms on the best way to de-condition her strong submission to the abusive guy and retrain her to submit to me?


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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 9:28:02 PM   
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RE: Recovering a submissive - 5/10/2012 9:43:55 PM   
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The last time I saw her before the intervention she was severely beaten all over her body, yet she completely thought it was OK. She has a restraining order on him and has filed charges against him twice yet she herself voluntarily goes back to him. May be some of you are thinking she is asking for it she wants the abuse, and at times I felt that way but let me promise you this is not the case, no one likes abuse. When I pressed the issue all her guilt and shame came out, she was desperate. I would like to challenge any man or woman who knows anything about abuse to turn their back and walk away, especially if they know that they have the means to help.


I would.

I won't go through the details of my history, that's really no-one's business except those I choose to share with and you will just have to take it on faith when I say I know what I'm talking about just as I take it on faith that you are who you say you are and your intentions are what you say they are.

The "no-one likes abuse" line is rhetoric. All of what we're doing under the BDSM umbrella is, on one variant level or another, abuse. We know for a fact that there are people who like abuse. I suspect very strongly because of her orientation and actions that she may be predisposed to liking "abuse"; though this is without yet defining what constitutes as abuse. A beating can be considered abuse. Some people like it. Some people don't. Some people enjoy the emotional states of it even if they don't like the pain of being beaten. Some people are in love with what it represents.

When abuse is ok, we (those experiencing it) call it a kink. When abuse is not ok, we (who are receiving it) walk away. Abused women go back to their abusers for only three reasons. Either the abuser lies or blackmails her emotionally (I've changed; You'll do this if you love me; You are nothing without me), the abuser is actively blackmailing her (come back or I hurt your family; I will destroy your life and the lives of those you love), or they don't. actually. feel. abused. Eliminate what is known to be inapplicable and what you are left with must be the truth.

Feeling that what the guy is doing is wrong is not the same as feeling abused. Admitting shame and guilt, especially under duress, is not the same as feeling abused. Do a quick count of hands of how many people are getting off on shame, guilt and humiliation.

Props to you for being determined to help her, but you cannot help her if you are unable or unwilling to see the whole picture without bias. I do also wonder about the therapist, and you should too, reasonably, responsibly. Times are bad right now. People want to hang on to whatever business they can. How certain are you that the therapist is not just playing things out according to what you, the money guy, want to hear?

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