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MsChatelaine -> RE: When is a Slave broken? (6/15/2006 9:14:11 PM)
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As others here have eluded to (I noticed a couple of posters who I can tell are very familiar with this exercise), to do this you are playing with fire. Playing with anyone's mind at such a deep level would require expertise to not leave the subject in a state of "...no longer psychologically able to consider their own welfare." Obviously, that should NOT be the goal. I suspect that the slaves some here have spoken of who have no "being" left in them, have been "broken" in a bad way by someone who had no idea what they were doing. If you strip away someone's fears, those voids must be replaced with something, preferably trust and conviction that will reveal the slave's true strength.
Mind you, I practice a lifestyle based in learning and growth, not degradation and humility, so there certainly may be other perspectives on this. My perspective is that "breaking" should, like equestrian work, never destroy the subject's own spirit/mind, but can be useful in removing inhibitions that the slave may be struggling with and unable to release on their own. The principle isn't much different than military boot camp or pyschological treatment. We all *want* to perform well at what we do, but sometimes life needs a little force to make that happen. If done carefully, everyone should be happy with the resulting "ride".
While I have considerable knowledge and experience in overcoming emotional/social issues using clinical and spiritual methods, I certainly will not be responsible for promoting this practice in the BDSM realm. My purpose in posting to this thread is in hope to prevent someone submitting to some "??dominant's??" potentially destructive and debilitating whim in the interest of being a pleasing and desirable submissive.
BTW, even lost in headspace (sub or dom), I've seen few instances where someone would not have responded to an scream of "FIRE" by heading for the nearest exit. And about those subs left incapable of making a decision on their own.... are you sure they ever could? {snicker}
Princess Chatelaine
------------Beyond anything else, listen to yourself. You are meant to discover reality from inside and to direct your life in this way.-----------
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ORIGINAL: targon
msChatelaine: If you're not careful, I would suspect you could end up with a dependent vegetable form.
Please elaborate. We all depend on each other for different things. What pitfalls are you referring to?
This thread is getting interesting, again...
Targon
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