UncleNasty -> RE: are you submissive because of abuse? (4/4/2008 3:38:54 PM)
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I believe it is almost impossible to get an "overview" of this issue. Abuse has so many forms. Many of them quite subtle. Many people that have been abused don't recognize it as such. We percieve "normal" to be what we grew up with. But, as a friend of mine says "A fish is the last one to discover he's in water." Victims of abuse, either blatant or subtle, are often the last ones to realize it. It matters not at all to me how or why one comes to the lifestyle. More important to me is whether their involvement is healthy or destructive, and whether the rest of their lives are healthy or destructive. I'm also reminded of a cartoon by B. Kliban. A picture of an old man, pointing out into the distance with one hand the other holding a cane. The caption reads "It was hell, recalls former child." Uncle Nasty
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