juliaoceania
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Joined: 4/19/2006 From: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: whtsubf4DOM What makes a sub want to fully serve a Master/Mistress? My natural sexuality drove me in this direction, but it took becoming extremely attracted to a dominant to bring out the submissive in me, and I cannot explain that other than being submissive after that door was opened was as easy as falling off a log, it just fit me and I realized what I had been fighting against in my intimate relationships and trying to be something I wasn't quote:
What would want to make subs just bow to another person and/or become someone's "property"? I have never bowed to anyone...smiles. I defer. It feels right. I do not know about the property thing as I am not there yet and I have never been there, although I want to one day. quote:
Do they come to this lifestyle feeling worthless or totally self confident? I think I had a confident veneer, and I still do. I think we all have our moments of insecurity... I am no different than any other average person in that regard... I have never felt worthless in my life, I know better. quote:
My guess would be that there are some real issues and questions of self-worth. Don't you think? It sounds as though you think that submissives are this way because of self worth. I have had many successes in my lifetime, and failrues. I am a frail and weak human animal, just like everyone else. I have flaws, I am mistaken about things, and I accept myself with all my imperfections. I think that embracing my true nature has helped me keep my inner self in alignment with my outer self, I am more authentic now. I did not feel compelled to submit out of desperation. I have people compliment my looks, my intellect, and my character quite often, maybe more often than I deserve. I do not need to obey a man to have one. I choose to because it feels good. In fact I have noticed that men prefer unsubmissive women in the vanilla world, so if I really wanted to "catch "someone I would pretend not to be who I am... but it doesn't feel right. I am not lacking in self esteem in most ways, although I used to suffer from perfectionism and I did have an anxiety disorder with associated depression that I overcame a little over a year ago without medication. It takes self esteem to carry that off let me tell you! We all have periods in our lives when things hit us hard and it makes us question ourselves... but at my age, I never question my intrinsic worth as a human being, nor do I define this by submitting to another human being quote:
From what i've read, it sounds like it's almost intoxicating to get approval from your Master/Mistress when you do something right. If it's not a self-worth issue upon entering, then why do they cling so much to the praise that they may or may not get on a regular basis? I missed this because I am tired...lol... I do not get "praise" on a regular basis.. he states be appreciates me and I reciprocate. I cling to praise the way most people do, most of us love a compliment from one we respect don't we? I think you are mistaken in thinking that we all submit from the same need... like approval.. most people want approval from the one they love.. But I do not feel I need it more than a vanilla person does
< Message edited by juliaoceania -- 9/14/2006 10:50:13 PM >
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