LadyPact -> RE: Do you have rules/fatish/whatever for mute/space? (10/8/2013 12:22:27 AM)
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First, I'm going to tell you why I understand your post. Then I'm going to answer your original question and some other points that came up during the thread. Some time back, I was prescribed a certain medication. Unfortunately, one of the side effects of that particular med was ringing in My ears and sensitivity to noise. When I say noise, I mean all noise. That was everything from people talking, to the wind blowing through the trees, to hearing the electricity in the house. Normally, I'm hard of hearing, so that meant, to Me, everything was exceptionally loud. The reality of it was that it really wasn't. This side effect was supposed to be temporary and it was hoped that My ears would balance out once I had the proper dosage of the medication in My blood stream. Let's just say that it didn't turn out that way. I had to deal with it for several months. Some days were better than others and some days absolutely sucked. I'm telling you this because I have first hand experience in needing quiet periods because if I didn't get them, I would be in pain. Depending on the noise level the first couple of hours, that could determine whether it was going to be an easier or a tougher day. Pretty much, I woke up with extremely sensitivity to sound and My ears would have different levels of ringing. With that said, there are some things that I agree with you on. Yes, there are some people who honestly can't grab the concept of DON'T TALK. I get where you are coming from when coping with noise is difficult and they will leave the morning news run for hours on end or will sit two feet away from you on the floor and babble to the cat. It used to drive Me insane that the person couldn't occupy themselves with a quiet hobby. I wanted to smack somebody with a carpet cleaner more than once because it was running before noon and was quite tempted to rip the tongue out for every word that honestly wasn't important in any way. What I'm trying to tell you is that just because somebody has an s label on them doesn't mean they are conscientious. Would I have started a dynamic while I was dealing with those side effects? No. Not one where somebody was going to be in My house during those morning hours at any rate. I also know that the condition was making Me less than the best person that I could be, so I wasn't good *new* relationship material. There's more to this D/s thing than one person giving orders and another person carrying them out. You have to build those things. People want to feel connected and some of that is verbal. I would feel that it would be too much to expect of a brand new relationship. Everybody does need space, but that or silence to accommodate your disability (which I assume you have since you accused a number of people of being an ableist, even though none of them were) isn't a fetish. A fetish, by definition, is an object or activity that creates sexual excitement. Speech restrictions for fun, power, and other reasons it turns people on is what makes it a fetish. The same activity to accommodate your special needs isn't the same thing, in My opinion. Is finding such a person who is willing to be mute, and you have periods of needing to be mute and need your space to the level that you've expressed in this thread completely impossible? No. Do I find it highly improbable? Yes. From the thread, it seems like your desire to be a Dominant in a dynamic is based on your health issues, rather than something inside of you that is fulfilling. That generally doesn't work well. Many of the terms that have been used in this thread lead Me to think that your opinions are colored and tend to run in extremes. It doesn't come across that you are much in control of yourself, your living situation, (i.e., the 40 year old man child who effected you so badly after a month that you are still getting over it) and how to deal with reasonable expectations of others. Hey, I've been there and it would have been great if the whole world could have been quiet for My sake, but it doesn't really work that way. There's a difference between ableism and expecting people to go out of their way to adjust for you when what you are dealing with can be rather rare. People with normal energy levels aren't manic or using stimulants just for day to day. I think there are more things to work on than just your desire for quiet and space. Again, not a great position to come from when wanting to be the Dominant in the relationship. If you have reasons to want to engage in BDSM that have nothing to do with your health issues, then you may want to start reading some non fiction BDSM books, attending functions in your local kink community as you can, and start learning some things. If the reason you want to be involved in BDSM is based on "people do stuff, don't talk, and give space," I don't think those are entirely honorable intentions. Somebody isn't going to be very happy in the end. Could be you. Could be the person who gets involved with you. I'd be more likely to say both.
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